Our Studio
COMMITTED TO SCIENCE
HHMI Tangled Bank Studios was founded in 2012 by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as an extension of our longstanding commitment to science education. HHMI is the largest private nonprofit supporter of science education and biomedical research in the United States. Twenty-eight current or former HHMI scientists have won the Nobel Prize.
HHMI Tangled Bank Studios delivers captivating and visually stunning stories to audiences worldwide. Our team works with some of the world’s best filmmakers to craft exceptional films about science for broadcast, theatrical and digital distribution.
We select our projects based on scientific importance, originality, story, and the project’s potential for impact. We focus primarily, but not exclusively, on the life sciences, and prioritize around four main themes.
PIONEERS OF SCIENCE
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
THE HEALTH OF OUR PLANET
COUNTERING DENIALISM
Our Team
Sean B. Carroll
Power of Storytelling
"Humans have always communicated through stories. Its how we share, how we laugh and how we learn. Our studio places storytelling at the heart of everything we do. We truly believe in the power of stories to captivate hearts and inspire minds."
It is interesting to contemplate a tangled bank, clothed with many plants of many kinds, with birds singing on the bushes, with various insects flitting about, and with worms crawling through the damp earth, and to reflect that these elaborately constructed forms, so different from each other, and dependent upon each other in so complex a manner, have all been produced by laws acting around us.
Collaborate with us
We work with leading production companies, directors, writers, journalists, scientists and mission-oriented partners to ensure that our projects have broad reach and meaningful impact.