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The Real Superhumans and the Quest for the Future Fantastic

Numéro d'article (ISN) :

429035

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Date :

2007

Numéro d'article (ISN) :

429035

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Fonds/collection :

CANADIAN TELEVISION FUND

No d'acquisition :

2008-0076

Support :

Vidéo

Titre original :

The Real Superhumans and the Quest for the Future Fantastic

Partie :

1 of 1

Date de production :

2007

Date de diffusion :

2007-11

Compagnie de production :

Proper Television Inc.

Générique (équipe de production) :

director/producer/script, Robin Bicknell; script/creator/co-producer, Elizabeth Trojian; executive producer, Guy O'Sullivan; photography, Geoff Lackner; editing, Robert Kennedy; sound, Paul Gosse; music, Chris Dedrick; narrator, Peter Outerbridge; 2D animation, Chuck Gammage Animation Inc.; CGI animation, Gene Dreitser; art director, Samuel Chou; additional writing, Guy O'Sullivan; research, Sarah Boyd; associate producer, Robert Scott

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No species has had the ability to direct its own evolutionary course until now. The Real Superhumans and the Quest for the Future Fantastic explores the theory and the implications of new technologies that are putting the genetic engineering process into our own hands. Since the beginning of life on Earth, evolution has been dictated by Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection. And now, humanity is on the brink of a change so radical, so rapid and unlike any other stage in human history. And while most of us are waiting at the precipice, have some already taken the leap? The Real Superhumans and the Quest for the Future Fantastic reveals the amazing stories of real people with extraordinary super powers, including a Swiss woman who combines senses so that she can “taste” music and a painter in Turkey compared with Renaissance master Brunelleschi who happens to have been blind since birth. The real-life superheroes in this special are harbingers of the type of advanced humans we could become in the not-so-distant future by examining the unique gifts they possess today, what can we learn about what humanity will be like tomorrow? "The Synaesthete": Elizabeth Sulser, of Zurich, Switzerland, is a 29-year old synaesthete. Synaesthesia is an extremely rare neurological condition characterized by the fusing of senses. For Sulser, this means the involuntary fusion of sound, sight and taste."The Blind Painter": Esref Armagan, of Ankara, Turkey, is a 53-year-old blind painter. Blind since birth, Armagan is a gifted visual artist who can draw and paint in three dimensions; drawing comparisons to Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi, the first artist to master three point perspective."The Human Calculator": Rüdiger Gamm of Welzheim, Germany, is The Human Calculator! At 35 years old, he can instantly solve complex mathematical formulas inside his head. Gamm can multiply higher powers and divide two prime numbers to 60 decimals -- 84 to the power of 17; 42 to the power of 100; 31 divided by 61."The Iceman": Wim Hof, a 47-year-old man who lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is the Iceman. Hof can endure extreme cold temperatures and has broken two world records to prove it. He once spent more than an hour buried up to his neck in ice. Then, only a few weeks later, he swam under the surface of a frozen lake for more than 50 metres wearing only trunks and goggles.Ray Kurzweil, is an inventor and futurist who predicts a point in time in which technological change will be so rapid and profound that human existence on this planet will be irreversibly altered. Kurzweil refers to this point as the "Singularity" and says that it will occur around the year 2045.The Real Superhumans and the Quest for the Future Fantastic is about true superheroes, genetic engineering and the future of human evolution. See how the rules of evolution are on the brink of fundamental change, how it will happen, and ultimately how it provokes the question of what it means to be human. <91mn>

Langue :

English

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1. Produced with the participation of Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada (Telefilm Canada : Equity Investment Program) and the Canadian Cable Industry (CTF : License Fee Program); and the assistance of The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit; The Government of Ontario : The Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit.~2. Produced with the participation of Discovery HD; Discovery Networks Europe; Discovery Channel.~3. Awards: Rockie Award for Best Canadian Programme - Banff World Television Festival Awards, B.C., 2008.~4. Synopsis taken from Channel Canada Website - http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2249.html~5. DVD and BetaCam copies received.

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No. de voûte (ISN) :

528326

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VIDEO

Détails de l'inventaire :

6614AV

Entrepôt :

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Nombre de pièces :

1

Type de son :

SOF

Durée :

91:00

Tiré de :

DEPOSIT

Statut :

MASTER

No. de voûte (ISN) :

528327

Support :

VIDEO

Détails de l'inventaire :

6615AV

Nombre de pièces :

1

Type de son :

SOF

Durée :

91:00

Tiré de :

DEPOSIT

Statut :

REF

No. de voûte (ISN) :

1156329

Support :

VIDEO

Détails de l'inventaire :

429035.MXF

Nombre de pièces :

1

Tiré de :

6614AV

Statut :

MASTER

No. de voûte (ISN) :

1156330

Support :

VIDEO

Détails de l'inventaire :

429035.MP4

Nombre de pièces :

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