Getting Bombed, produced by Ovrture – the digital content studio of 44 Blue Productions, has been officially selected as part of the Raw Science Film Festival 2020 lineup, and shortlisted for Best Educational Media.
Getting Bombed features casual conversations over drinks with nuclear, cyber and national security experts about the existential threats that keep them up at night.
The show, taped in Los Angeles, is a joint production between Hollywood, Health & Society, a program of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, and Ovrture.
The Raw Science Film Festival (RSFF) is an annual event that takes place in Los Angeles, California that brings together luminaries of science, technology, media, and entertainment to honor the best science films from around the globe. The mission of the Raw Science Film Festival is to humanize science and bring fact-based experts to the forefront of popular culture by celebrating the best science storytelling in the world. The top festival winners are awarded theatrical Oscar qualifying runs. The event was first made possible by the National Academy of Sciences and The Science and Entertainment Exchange. The festival includes a red carpet awards ceremony for winning filmmakers, the expo “Raw-Con” with exhibits, speakers, panels, and filmmaker Q+A, and the Latin American Film Market.
Ovrture is a digital content studio based in Los Angeles, with credits including IMDB’s Celebrity Watchlist and branded content for clients including Bumble and Google Pixel. Ovrture is part of 44 Blue Productions, producers of shows including A&E’s Wahlburgers, Animal Planet’s Pit Bulls & Parolees and Netflix’s Jailbirds.