Bryan Nelson

Documentary Filmmaker  &  Video Producer
Founder, Catachresis Productions

Featured Film

Quantum Consciousness and the Origin of Life
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Human Interest • 2025

Quantum Consciousness and the Origin of Life

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Anesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff explores a bold theory of consciousness tied to life’s origins — and teams up with NASA scientist Dante Lauretta to look for evidence in ancient asteroid samples.


Selected Films

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Dark Energy & the Ultimate Fate of the Universe
Dark Energy & the Ultimate Fate of the Universe
Space & Astronomy • 2026
Footprints From the Past
Footprints From the Past
Human Interest • 2022
🏆 Emmy Award Winner
🏆 Edward R. Murrow Award Winner
Philosophy of Fiction
Philosophy of Fiction
Human Interest • 2024
🏆 Emmy Award Nominee
On the Origin of COVID
On the Origin of COVID
Health Sciences • 2024
🏆 Emmy Award Winner
Snow4Flow: Studying Glaciers From Arizona
Snow4Flow: Studying Glaciers From Arizona
Nature & Environment • 2025
🏆 Emmy Award Nominee
Reinventing Plastics
Reinventing Plastics
Innovation & Technology • 2024
Europa Clipper
Europa Clipper
Space & Astronomy • 2025
Event Horizon
Event Horizon
Space & Astronomy • 2022
🏆 Emmy Award Nominee
Making of the James Webb Space Telescope
Making of the James Webb Space Telescope
Space & Astronomy • 2021
🏆 Emmy Award Nominee
SPACEWATCH
SPACEWATCH
Space & Astronomy • 2023
🏆 Emmy Award Winner
Viola and the Brain
Viola and the Brain
Education • 2022
🏆 Emmy Award Nominee
Comic Book Chemistry
Comic Book Chemistry
Education • 2022
🏆 Emmy Award Winner
An Unequivocal Truth
An Unequivocal Truth
Nature & Environment • 2021
🏆 Emmy Award Winner
Space Robots
Space Robots
Innovation & Technology • 2022
Mirrors for Magellan
Mirrors for Magellan
Innovation & Technology • 2021
🏆 Emmy Award Winner

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission Coverage

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Fred Fox School of Music Series

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New Frontiers: Full Episodes

TV show I produced featuring University of Arizona stories
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Independent Originals

Personal projects and self-produced work
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