On April 29, we finally were able to present our film at CERN. After the Amsterdam IDFA première in November ‘09 and the broadcasting on Dutch television in February last, this was another exciting highlight of our HIGGS story: showing the documentary at the very place where we shot most of its footage.
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At 7 pm, more than 100 Cern scientists showed up, in the Main Auditorium, to watch our artistic impression of the quest for the Higgs boson and of the curiosity, passion and imagination in fundamental science. It turned out to be quite an extraordinary experience to show the film for an audience of sheer insiders but everybody seemed to like it a lot. (more…)
Bij CMS zit de stemming er in. Na allerlei tegenslagen hebben wij ons eerste resultaat gepubliceerd. De analyse van de botsingen die de Large Hadron Collider eind 2009 heeft geproduceerd heeft enkele maanden geduurd, maar nu is iedereen binnen de collaboratie (dus meer dan 2500 natuurkundigen) ervan overtuigd dat de resultaten solide genoeg zijn om met de rest van de Deeltjesfysica-gemeenschap te delen. Maar wat hebben we nou precies gemeten?
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The documentary ‘Higgs - Into the heart of imagination’ was broadcasted the 4th of February 2010 bij HUMAN on Dutch television. From today of on, the Dutch version of the documentary can also be watched online.
The documentary ‘Higgs - into the heart of imagination’ was broadcasted on Dutch television by HUMAN Media. The film by Jan van den Berg and Hannie van den Bergh was shown on Nederland 2 on Thursday February 4th at 22.50 hrs. Watch the documentary online here.
‘Higgs’ is a documentary about the quest for the Higgs particle, also known as ‘The God Particle’. It is considered the missing link in particle physics. ‘Higgs’ is a film about the curiosity, the passion, and the imaginative power of science.
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And there he was: the one and only Higgs. Aka professor Peter W. Higgs, aka the titular hero of our recently premiered documentary film, aka the namesake of the H-mechanism, H-field and H-boson – aka the magic triangle in particle physics – aka the special guest at the last IDFA-screening of our H-film.
From left to right: Prof. Peter W. Higgs, Jonny Higgs, Hannie vd Bergh and Jan van den Berg
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At the very same moment at which our HIGGS documentary had its most succesful world première at the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam, particle beams started once again circulating in the world’s most powerful particle accelerator at CERN. Both in Amsterdam and Geneva the champagne tasted very well! Now, the latest news is that the first low-energy collisions are expected for today.
Who said that good documentary making is all about timing?
More info on the screening dates of Higgs during the festival you find on IDFA’s website. See below for the trailer.
Picture: one of the characters in the documentary prof. dr. Stan Bentvelsen (more…)
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