A Sidewalk Astronomer
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| director = Jeffrey Jacobs
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| starring = John Lowry Dobson
| music = John Angier
| cinematography = Jeffrey Jacobs
| editing = Jeanne Vitale
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| released = {{Film date|2005|04|19|Singapore Film Festival}}
| runtime = 79 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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A Sidewalk Astronomer is a 2005 documentary film about former Vedanta monk and amateur astronomer John Dobson.{{Cite web|title=A Sidewalk Astronomer {{!}} Bullfrog Films: 1-800-543-3764: Environmental DVDs and Educational DVDs|url=http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/side.html|access-date=2021-01-17|website=www.bullfrogfilms.com}} The film follows Dobson to state parks, astronomy clubs, and downtown streets as he promotes awareness of astronomy through his own personal style of sidewalk astronomy. The documentary includes voice overs by Dobson himself promoting his unorthodox views on religion and cosmology.{{Cite web|title=San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers - John Dobson: A Brief Biography|url=http://www.sfsidewalkastronomers.org/index.php?page=john-dobson-a-brief-biography|access-date=2021-01-17|website=www.sfsidewalkastronomers.org}}
Crews
- Produced and directed: Jeffrey Fox Jacobs{{Cite web|last=Scheib|first=Ronnie|date=2005-05-18|title=A Sidewalk Astronomer|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/a-sidewalk-astronomer-1200525722/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Variety|language=en-US}}
- Director of photography: Jeffrey Fox Jacobs
- Editor: Jeanne Vitale{{Cite web|title=A Sidewalk Astronomer|url=https://openskyproductions.com/a-sidewalk-astronomer/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Open Sky Productions|language=en-US}}
- Music: John Angier{{Cite web|title=A Sidewalk Astronomer (Short Version) {{!}} Bullfrog Films: 1-800-543-3764: Environmental DVDs and Educational DVDs|url=http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/side2.html|access-date=2021-01-17|website=www.bullfrogfilms.com}}
- Release: Jacobs Entertainment Inc
- Running time: 78 minutes
Review
"An inspiring film about an inspired teacher".. New York Times
Screenings
Shown at: Tribeca Film Festival 2005 ; Singapore Film Festival 2005; Maine Film Festival 2005; Avignon Film Festival 2005 ; Green Mountain Film Festival 2006{{Cite web|title=A Sidewalk Astronomer {{!}} 2005 Tribeca Film Festival|url=https://tribecafilm.com/festival/archive/512ce3221c7d76e046000ac2-sidewalk-astronomer|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Tribeca}}
References
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External links
- [http://telescopepictures.com Official Movie Website]
- [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/06/movies/06side.html "A Stargazer Who Exhorts the World to Gaze With Him"] by Dana Stevens
- [http://www.sfsidewalkastronomers.org/ The San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers]
- {{IMDb title|0450369}}
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Category:2005 documentary films
Category:American documentary films
Category:Biographical documentary films
Category:Documentary films about outer space