Rapid Motion Through Space: An Incomplete History of Speed (2023)
• January 27th, 2023 • 1h 57min
Documentary
Overview
With input from an eclectic mix of scientists, engineers, sportspeople (and about thirty thousand snails) the film focuses on the many incarnations of speed and how it affects us all on land, sea, sky, space and even in our thoughts.
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