Particle Fever

Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Fri, Mar 7, 2014 4:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Fri, Mar 7, 2014 6:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, Mar 8, 2014 6:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sun, Mar 9, 2014 1:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sun, Mar 9, 2014 6:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Mon, Mar 10, 2014 6:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Tue, Mar 11, 2014 2:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Tue, Mar 11, 2014 9:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Wed, Mar 12, 2014 6:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Thu, Mar 13, 2014 4:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Fri, Mar 14, 2014 3:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, Mar 15, 2014 5:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sun, Mar 16, 2014 3:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sun, Mar 16, 2014 8:45 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Tue, Mar 18, 2014 9:15 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Thu, Mar 20, 2014 9:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sun, Mar 23, 2014 8:45 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Mon, Mar 24, 2014 9:15 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Thu, Mar 27, 2014 3:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Fri, Mar 28, 2014 3:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sun, Apr 20, 2014 1:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Tue, Apr 22, 2014 8:45 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Fri, May 9, 2014 6:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, May 10, 2014 12:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Mon, May 12, 2014 9:15 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Thu, May 15, 2014 8:45 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, Aug 30, 2014 1:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Mon, Sep 1, 2014 8:45 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Tue, Dec 30, 2014 6:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Fri, Jan 2, 2015 3:45 PM
Film Info
Runtime:99 minutes
Country Listing:USA
Copyright:2013
Rating:STC
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Mark Levinson
Cinema Extra
Distributed by:FilmsWeLike
Featuring:Martin Aleksa, Nima Arkani-Hamed and Savas Dimopoulos

Description

Cinema Eye Nominees: Audience picks for the best non-fiction feature films from the past year.

Imagine being able to watch as Edison turned on the first light bulb, or as Franklin received his first jolt of electricity. Particle Fever gives audiences a front row seat to a significant and inspiring scientific breakthrough as it happens. Following six brilliant scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider, the film tracks the start of the biggest and most expensive experiment in the history of the planet. As they seek to unravel the mysteries of the universe, 10,000 scientists from more than 100 countries join forces in pursuit of a single goal: to recreate conditions that existed just moments after the Big Bang and find the Higgs boson particle, potentially explaining the origin of all matter. In addition to this challenge the researchers begin to confront an even bigger question: have we reached our limit in understanding why we exist? Particle Fever is a celebration of discovery, revealing the very human stories behind this epic machine.

Media Coverage

Additional Information

Winner—Audience Award, Sheffield Doc/Fest 2013


"Fascinating." – The Hollywood Reporter