"It anchors my week, it provides structure in my life that would otherwise be lacking because I'm self-employed and somewhat undisciplined...it gives me people to care about...I've always wanted to help."
The film explored the history of the Jesuits and their relation to astrophysicists, as well as, the rivalry between science and religion centering around the trial of Galileo.
Rose spent three years making the film, staying in motels and meeting men and women who frequented the area.
[2] In June 2015, Rose released Star Men, a documentary that follows a reunion of four astronomers as they embark on a nostalgic road trip in the American Southwest.
Aging is another theme the film explores; the astronomers, all in their twilight years, confront physical deficiency and terminal illness, with Wal Sargent dying seven months after the reunion.