"Newton"
(EXPERIMENTAL - 14 minutes)

In three acts, this experimental film explores Sir Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion and their potential to veer towards chaos. With the look and feel of a trusted educational film, the short begins with an explanation of these laws by an actual Physics professor. The documentary-style of this film quickly switches gears to become a character-driven narrative that not only illustrates Newton's laws in motion and the how the break-down of these laws exerts chaos on the participants, but also cleverly pulls each storyline together to create a true connection between science and humanity.

Filmmaker Profile: Peter Sattler

Hailing from Lafayette, IN, Peter Sattler is a directing graduate from the North Carolina School of the Arts, where he authored several short films while studying film production. Newton is his senior thesis film for which he was director, co-writer, and co-sound editor. He plans to continue a diverse career in filmmaking, graphic design and art.

Contact Information:

phone: 765/583-0119
e-mail: psattler@hotmail.com
web: www.newtonfilm.com

Local Connections

• Hailing from Lafayette, IN, director Peter Sattler is a directing graduate from the North Carolina School of the Arts, where he authored several short films while studying film production.
  
• Producer/Co-Screenwriter Jeff Mason is a native of Hendersonville, NC.
  
• Film was produced at Winston-Salem's North Carolina School of the Arts.
  
• The physics professor featured in Newton is Dr. William Kerr, a physics professor at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC.