Update: 1/24/12

The Believers "Test Screening" at the Gene Siskel Film Center happens February 11 at Noon!  Become a 137 Films Backer to get in for free!

Our friends at the Chicago Council on Science and Technology have partnered with us to present this screening. Monica and Clayton will be on hand to discuss the film and answer questions.  We hope to see you there!

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The Believers begins in March of 1989, when two respected chemists from the University of Utah stand in front of a wall of reporters; flashbulbs pop as the pair --- one shy, the other cracking jokes--- announce a startling claim: they have solved the world’s energy problems using seawater, batteries, and the mysterious glass contraption they hold proudly in their hands. “Cold Fusion” is born. Within days, Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann are on the cover of Time Magazine. But in three short months, their careers are in tatters, their reputations ruined, and Cold Fusion is synonymous with "bad science."

Twenty-two years later, despite mainstream science's continued disdain, professional and amateur scientists, a high school whiz kid, and a Hollywood-based internet DJ are confident that Cold Fusion can still save the world, and that we are closer than ever to the Holy Grail of civilization. They're the Believers. 

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• Forbes: 2012 "The Year of Cold Fusion?"

The topic is heating up!  Forbes's article wonders if 2012 will be the year of Cold Fusion. Our timing with The Believers couldn't be better.

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• "The Believers" test screening February 11

Our friends at the Chicago Council on Science and Technology have partnered with us to present a work-in-progress screening at the Gene Siskel Film Center on Saturday, February 11, at noon. 

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