The Professor and the Spy

Institute History

  • 2023 Sundance Institute | Sloan Episodic Fellowship

Description

The Professor and the Spy is about Maria Mayer, Columbia University’s ambitious first female physics professor, who joins the Manhattan Project – only to discover that her research partner is a notorious Soviet spy. As Maria cooperates with the FBI to counterspy on her colleague, she must question the ethics of her country, and thus her own moral fiber.

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