Right Between Your EarsSheila Marshall

May 21, 2011: some said it would be the end of time. How can you be so convinced of something that everyone else contradicts? A film about how an idea can be transformed into a certainty and how it can ultimately be treated as the truth. Including interviews with supporters...who all survived.

A father of a young family, a philosophy student who is about to graduate, a trader who is so convinced that he quits his job after 18 years. Will they enjoy their last day on earth or will they see the sun rise yet again on the 22nd of May? By now, we know the answer to that last question, but the more intriguing question is: how did people become so absorbed in their ideas? The way in which the believers admit that the idea was purely psychological is reflected in the many testimonies. How does it get that far? Sheila Marshall gives sociologists and neuroscientists the opportunity to create more context. It not only sketches the thinking pattern of a certain community, but also an image for all of us about how broader beliefs and thoughts can come about. 'Have you ever been convinced or something, beyond all doubt?'



Science Critical thought Philosophy Religion Dutch spoken or subtitled


This screening will be preceeded by the short documentary


Personal Truth
Charlie Lyne VS 17 min.

In december 2016 vond de climax van “Pizzagate” plaats. Na maanden vol online complottheorieën – enkele toppolitici van de Democratische Partij zouden een lokale pizzeria gebruiken als uitvalbasis voor een pedofilienetwerk – voegde Edgar Welch de daad bij het woord. Waarom geloofde hij zo rotsvast dit onwaarschijnlijke verhaal?

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Vertoond op editie(s) 2018
Screened at edition(s) 2018

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Directed by Sheila Marshall
UK, US
2016 62 min.
English
Subtitles: Dutch

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ScienceDocs

credits
Director

Sheila Marshall

Producer

Kris De Meyer, Sheila Marshall

Editing

Ariadna Fatjó-Vilas , Marianne Kuopanportti , Sheila Marshall

Music

Jorge Puig

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