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- DirectorBob GottfriedStarsEthan GerryDexter HoweChris KerbaA trip to the toy store with his son sparks a young man to reflect on his own childhood, remembering his aggressive father and the sacrifice it took to win his approval. Be A Man explores the evolution of fatherhood and masculinity through three generations of men. This dramatic movie was written and directed by Bob Gottfried PhD. Drawing on his many years as a neuro-cognitive specialist, Gottfried has always been particularly moved by stories of how, as children, his adult patients describe having lied to their parents in order to get their approval and how it has damaged their own self esteem. Be a Man explores issues of bullying, self esteem, lying, disconnection and loneliness, but also offers hope, based on stories of those who were able to learn from their past and, despite their predicaments, live a productive and happy life.
- DirectorNatalie MilbrodtMeet several people with little in common besides an unusual interest in feet. A shoe fetishist, a reflexology expert, a podophobic, a yoga instructor, a cultural historian, a pedicurist and a neuro-psychologist, join with others in a lively conversation about the very bottom of our bodies.
- DirectorAxel RickeHenning RickeStarsDavid WinterReinhardt FirchowVolker LippmannA world, as spotless, bleak and cold as its uniform design is not a good place for a dreamer like Lutz. With as much courage as desperation, relying only on his skills and imagination, he faces a terrible fate and fights for his personal happy end. At the end of the twenty-first century society has given up on the illusion of happiness for everyone. Another ideal has taken its place. Your usefulness for society has become the measure of all things. Based on it's own rating of the citizens, a dehumanized system distributes goods and services to the inhabitants of it's world. Lutz is not cut out for this. He is a romantic aficionado of nostalgic 2D-films of the twenties century. Instead of paying his dues to society, he prefers to sit in front of his antique DVD player and immerses himself into a world where there is still freedom, adventure and heroism. Soon his romantic inclination gets him kicked out of university and loses him his prestigious enrollment at the institute for neuro -informatics. Without perspective or status he finds himself in a situation with no way out. This is where D-I-M picks up the thread of his story and accompanies him in his fight for self-determination. He is dependent on help from his one true friend Jannik, but in the end it is solely up to him if he can defy the system and win a future.
- StarsRex Lewis-ClackJon SarkinTemple GrandinGenius can be both a blessing and a curse. This real-life exploration into the world of exceptional yet troubled individuals will ask the question, "How do they do it?" and through cutting-edge neuroscience attempt to find the answers. Individuals such as Temple Grandin, George Widener and Alonzo Clemens inspire the world with their unique abilities, but sometimes at the cost of their own personal happiness. Scientists will embark on a journey towards understanding the underlying brain mechanisms that can give rise to their remarkable gifts despite significant neurological dysfunction. Each episode we will meet a uniquely talented individual living with some chronic disability whose daily life can either be awe-inspiring or crippling at any given moment.
- DirectorJon AllowayStarsRick AbruzzoForrest J. AckermanLance AlexanderThe story of the Cacophony Society. This documentary follows their evolution from the San Francisco Suicide Club of 1977, the exploits of SF Cacophony, their nexus creating the Burning Man Festival, to the irreverent Los Angeles Cacophony and beyond. This is the history of the most significant American underground cultural movement of our time. 'The Cacophony Society is, 'a randomly gathered network of free spirits engaged in the pursuit of experiences beyond the mainstream.' The credo is 'You May Already be a Member!' It's a non-religious, non-political, non-commercial disorganization of Dada klowns rewiring the neuro-circuits of humanity. The heart of Cacophony is deeply rooted in kitsch, weird, and nihilism.. It's subversion by way of absurdist pranks and fire.
- DirectorMarques T. OwensStarsHoward AlonzoCardell JacksonAlex CantyFive ordinary college boys on a spring break road trip, with the hopes of meeting the girls of their dreams, miraculously encounter a gypsy who can give them a taste of their lustful desires.
- DirectorEric LeiserStarsEd K. GildersleeveNikki HaddadJessi HaddadDr. Reineger is a child neuro-psychologist who has become confident that the twin Anna has a form of autism called Asperger's Syndrome, rendering her unable to cope with reality. As for her blind sister, Sarah, the Doctor cannot say for sure why her visions map so closely to Anna's. At home, their father leaves the family. To escape the pain, the girls sink deeper and deeper into their imaginations. When a major earthquake takes their mother's life, Reineger is left with helping the now-orphaned twins cope, while at the same time dealing with his own struggle concerning the girls' prophetic visions. The girls escape the institution. The subsequent search party can't track them. Have they indeed transcended the physical realm?
- DirectorBen ByerStarsStanley AppelBarbara ByerBen ByerDiagnosed with ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease, film-maker Ben Byer starts documenting his life. One of the most intimate and powerful films you will encounter on a degenerative illness.
- DirectorNicolas BoukhriefStarsAndré DussollierMarthe KellerJulien BoisselierA retired police inspector is stricken with Alzheimer's and decides to move into a residential clinic where he is puzzled by the sudden deaths of several patients.
- DirectorSusan DouglasStarsJulie HoultPaul AthertonA six year journey, investigating an illness 20 million suffer from, with no cure!
- DirectorAric CoppolaStarsSarah Allyn BauerSimon BensonRobert ColemanThe Government has made a break-through in human neuro-psychology - it is now possible to control the minds and actions of people against their will. An intelligence agent initiates the first use of the experimental procedure in an assignment to assassinate a high-value target. The agent selects a young Veteran returning from a war overseas who is turned into an automaton of state power.
- DirectorMartin BeldersonStarsSusan BlackmorePat CrossBudd HopkinsHave nearly four million Americans been abducted by aliens? A poll in 1994 claimed that one in forty of the US population are the victims of abduction by an alien race called 'The Greys'. In the last ten years, thousands of people, from around the world, have come forward to describe an experience that is astonishing in its detail and consistency. 'Close Encounters' is an exploration of the paranormal alien abduction belief by psychologist Dr. Susan Blackmore and was made for the BBC's science flagship series Horizon. Sue Blackmore has spent over 20 years investigating the paranormal but, in all that time, has found nothing that really convinced her that anything paranormal was going on. Her search takes her from alien abductees to UFO researchers, then to a leading psychiatrist who believes the abductees, on to hypnotists, psychologists and victims of supernatural apparitions. Finally, Susan is shut in a sound-proofed chamber where a neuro-biologist induces a terrifying encounter by creating an hallucination using electromagnetic waves. This mimics the natural misfiring of the brain and convinces her that, rather than looking to the skies, we should look inside ourselves at the still poorly understood workings of the brain and memory for an explanation.
- DirectorAnna WatersStarsSheena GordonCelia Harding RussellIn medieval literature the house is used as a representation of the psyche of the woman. Avery pulls on this metaphor as we step through her story. As the house closes in on her one light bulb, one neuro synapse, guides Avery to see things that were not as clear before. The path straight toward another being is illuminated; however, Avery has lost touch with how to express what she feels for this figure. Finding herself nested deep in the ethereal truths of the world Avery's dysfunction manifests itself dangerously quickly without the friction of reality to sooth the blow.
- DirectorJon MooreThe way the human brain works is still a mystery. Even neuro-scientists can only guess at the complexities of memory, sleep, motivation and creativity. But we humans have always been impatient to understand more. All of our moods and behaviours are affected by neurotransmitters, the brain's chemical messengers. Research now suggests that food can affect the levels of these neurotransmitters. It could mean that what we eat may make our brains perform better. Food For Thought explores this idea and attempts to unravel some age-old mysteries. How can stress be good for us? What can we do to help improve our memory? Why is sleep so important? What can we learn from robots? And most interestingly, is there anything we can eat to help us learn? Firefighters, a jazz pianist and a Memory Champion all come together to try to solve one of mankind's most intriguing questions. Can we improve the performance of our brain?
- DirectorRupert SandersStarsScarlett JohanssonPilou AsbækTakeshi KitanoIn the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.