ME & ISAAC NEWTON Documentary Competition

Michael Apted’s latest documentary is an exhilarating journey to the center of the lives of seven brilliant scientists, exploring the personal and spiritual underpinnings of their intellectual quests.

This captivating, accessible film covers the spectrum of sciences, from theoretical physicist Michio Kaku’s search for the equation for “the theory of everything,” or string theory; to Patricia Wright, a housewife whose pet monkey led her to a career in primatology and a life in the rainforest; to Ashok Gadgil’s quest for a cheap way to end cholera in poor countries. As Apted discovers, these scientists’ one commonality is an intuitive faith in their own curiosity, or what Einstein calls an appreciation for mystery.

A companion to Apted’s INSPIRATIONS, ME & ISAAC NEWTON is both a snapshot of contemporary science and a moving meditation on human intelligence and idealism.