Camille Hamadé, Director, Co-Writer

Sloan Grant(s) Received: 2023, Columbia University, Production Award

Project Type: Short

Genre: Drama

Length: 16 minutes

Field of Science: Engineering, Physics, Technology

Stage: Sales and Distribution

Synopsis: 

Based on a true story set in 1935, Schenectady, New York. After the company he works for refuses to invest in his solar energy project, Lebanese scientist and inventor Camil A. Sabbah is given another opportunity to have his plans funded by the King of Saudi Arabia. He then decides to leave and pursue his dream, only to receive pushback from the company as they own his patents and most of his work. Determined to prove to the world that solar power is a viable source of energy, Camil does what it takes to achieve his objective, but becomes increasingly suspicious of forces that seem to be conspiring against him, to the point of becoming fearful for his life.