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Dir(s): Albert Nerenberg
Program: Canadian Spectrum
Run Time: 65 | Canada | Language: English
Laughter. Plato hated it, the Bible discouraged it, scientists avoided it, psychologists once thought if it didn't kill you, it would drive you insane. With his trademark blend of humour and serious investigation, Albert Nerenberg drops in on cutting edge neuroscientists and cardiologists, a joyous yoga teacher, and Christian holy laughter groups in search of its origin and meaning. He visits the site of a severe laughter epidemic in Africa and reconvenes the folks who created The Nanny's laugh tracks. Ultimately he finds the man with the most contagious laugh in the world. Laughology wittily weaves research, archival stills, television clips, and a hilarious send-up of the use of re-enactments in docs. Nerenberg's quest to rediscover his own laugh has produced a film that will undoubtedly play a major role in a "global laughter trend at a crucial time when the world needs a good laugh." Lynne Fernie.
Co-presented with World of Comedy Film Festival.
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Director(s) : Albert Nerenberg
Producer(s) : Erin Faith Young, Jennifer St. John, Albert Nerenberg
Cinematographer(s) : Robin Bain
Editor(s) : Eamonn O'Connor, Francois Aubrey
Composers(s) : Fish-Fry
Laughology deals with the following subjects: Sociology
Laughology will be presented at the following times and locations.
| Time | Films | Venue | Tickets | Calendar |
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| 7:30 pm Fri, May 1 |
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| 7:15 pm Sun, May 10 |
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The following titles are in the Canadian Spectrum category along with Laughology.
People who added Laughology to their My Hot Docs calendar also added the following films.
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