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phdcomics.com"Piled Higher and Deeper: Still in Grad School" is the sequel to the film adaptation of the popular comic strip "Piled Higher and Deeper" by Jorge Cham (phdcomics.com - phdmovie.com). Like the comics and the first movie, the film takes a smart and humorous look at the world of Academia through the eyes of four grad students, and features real academics (including a Nobel Prize winner!) in many of the roles. The PHD Movie 2 was funded in large part by Kickstarter backers (including COINS and Papers) and was filmed on location at the California Institute of Technology. The film was produced as part of a continued collaboration between PHD Comics and the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter at Caltech. You can watch more of Jorge Cham's Quantum videos by clicking here.
The PHD Movie 2 looks at themes of competition in research, writer's block, and finding your voice. The Nameless Grad Student is now an integral part of Prof. Smith's Lab. However, the lab is in peril as research funding levels are at an all-time low. The group must travel to an important academic conference and square off against a rival group as they compete for results and grant money. Meanwhile, Cecilia's advisor is going on sabbatical, which means she has to finish writing her thesis or be stuck in grad school another year.
Get a sneak peek behind the scenes of the production of the movie in this image gallery and video:
Iram Parveen Bilal (Director): Iram is the Founder and CEO of Parveen Shah Productions. Her noted first feature length film, JOSH (English title: Against the Grain) was a 2012 Women in Film Awardee and was recently honored to be part of the US Library of Congress Permanent Collection. More on www.thefilmjosh.com.
Jorge Cham (Writer/Producer): Jorge is the creator of the comic strip "Piled Higher and Deeper (phdcomics.com) and the co-founder of the science and discovery outreach collaborative PHD TV. He obtained his Ph.D. in Robotics from Stanford University and is a former Instructor and Research Associate at Caltech.
Main Cast
Alexandra Lockwood, Ph.D. (Cecilia)
Raj Katti (The Nameless Grad Student)
K. Zachary Abbott (Prof. Smith)
Fawzia Mirza (Dr. Sangeeta Singh)
Crystal Dilworth, Ph.D. (Tajel)
Evans Boney, Ph.D. (Mike Slackenerny)
Tony Chu (Prof. Chu)
Katie Condidorio (Mariko)
Barbera Howard (Dr. D)
Special Thanks to all of our Kickstarter Backers! For the full list of contributors, click here.
See you at the movies!
