USA – 2013 – 99 MIN – COLOUR - FEATURE - IN ENGLISH
A FILM BY MARK LEVINSON & DAVID KAPLAN

Imagine being able to watch as Edison turned on the first light bulb, or as Franklin received his first jolt of electricity.

For the first time, a film gives audiences a front row seat to a significant and inspiring scientific breakthrough as it happens. PARTICLE FEVER follows six brilliant scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider, marking the start-up of the biggest and most expensive experiment in the history of the planet, pushing the edge of human innovation.

As they seek to unravel the mysteries of the universe, 10,000 scientists from over 100 countries joined forces in pursuit of a single goal: to recreate conditions that existed just moments after the Big Bang and find the Higgs boson, potentially explaining the origin of all matter. But our heroes confront an even bigger challenge: have we reached our limit in understanding why we exist?

 

PARTICLE FEVER makes the Globe and Mail’s “top 5 docs” of 2014 list!
- THE GLOBE AND MAIL

"...an unexpectedly gripping story of the CERN Large Hadron Collider”
"Their excitement is infectious and the entire endeavour both mind-bending and tremendously human…”
- THE GLOBE AND MAIL

“...the film expertly juxtaposes the mind-boggling scale and technical precision of the LHC (in a visually stunning scene one of its main detectors is described as a “five-storey Swiss watch”) with our yearning to understand our place in the universe."
- THE GLOBE AND MAIL

“...Fascinating.”
- THE TORONTO STAR

"PARTICLE FEVER is highly effective at generating appreciation for the tenacity and vision of scientists and the power of curiosity to determine an entire life’s path.”
- NOW MAGAZINE

“...documentary director and former particle physicist Mark Levinson has a big-picture understanding of Higgs as well as cinema, which makes PARTICLE FEVER a welcome fusion of entertainment and education — with a big bang of emotion.”
- POSTMEDIA - CANADA.COM

“...profoundly fascinating..." 
- EXCLAIM!

"With a focus on the human aspect of discovery, and how it could change the world, this is an incredibly entertaining documentary.”
- TORONTO FILM SCENE

“...truly compelling..."
- CRITICIZE THIS!

“[Mark Levinson] has made an intimidating subject absolutely identifiable and open"
- WYLIE WRITES

"PARTICLE FEVER, from scientist-turned-filmmaker Mark Levinson, takes you right to the front lines of one of the most riveting and terrifying scientific discoveries in history."
- THE FISHBOWL

"Surprisingly accessible and suspenseful take on what should be an impenetrable subject.”
- WAY TOO INDIE