The world is made of atoms.
It is understood through stories.
PFILM creates documentary film projects exploring science through human stories.
Work
Elemental
With its neat grid mapping out all of the chemical elements, the periodic table is a monument to the universal human urge to impose order on our chaotic existence.
But in reality, the elements are the base ingredients for all of the infinite, messy stories of our lives.
Elemental brings the elements out from the periodic table and uncovers some of the endless ways they shape our lives.
Colliding
Particles
A multi-year project telling the gripping story of the hunt for the Higgs Boson particle from the frontline.
"Blows most science documentaries out of the water" The Guardian
About
PFILM was established by filmmaker Mike Paterson to create ambitious, multi-year science documentary projects. Science inspires wonder in the world around us, and we work with talented producers and award-winning filmmakers to create human stories driven by that sense of wonder. PFILM projects have been funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council, The Wellcome Trust and Sandbox Films.