"The film tells the story of an overlooked genius: Claude Shannon. In a blockbuster paper in 1948, Claude Shannon introduced the notion of a 'bit' and laid the foundation for the information age. His ideas ripple through nearly every aspect of modern life, influencing such diverse fields as communication, computing, cryptography, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, cosmology, … Continue reading The Bit Player: Claude Shannon
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Searching for Sugar Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7idcKLbdIY "Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez." -IMDB Touching documentary. Rodriguez sounds like someone it would be cool to hang out with.
Salafistes
"Salafistes is, from start to finish, a gruesome film. Originally shot in Timbuktu after the town fell under jihadist control in 2012, the documentary takes place over the course of four years—first, with live footage of life under Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Mali; later, using propaganda videos from the Islamic State in … Continue reading Salafistes
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. Documentary Film
"Drawn from a cache of personal video recordings from the past 22 years, director Steve Loveridge’s Sundance award winning MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. is a startlingly personal profile of the critically acclaimed artist, chronicling her remarkable journey from refugee immigrant to pop star." —https://www.miadocumentary.com/see-the-film Excited to see this film. M.I.A. is such a lovely … Continue reading MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. Documentary Film
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