The Circle

Original Title: L'Anneau

48' | 2013 (Completed)

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Director:	Bram Conjaerts
Producer:	Hendrik Verthé, Kobe Van Steenberghe
Writer:	Bram Conjaerts

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A documentary about the Large Hadron Collider which follows the 27 km circle above ground, meeting local people with an opinion about what's happening below.

synopsis

A documentary about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a gigantic scientific instrument located near Geneva, where it spans the border between Switzerland and France, about 100 metres underground. It is a 27 km particle accelerator used by physicists to study the origin of everything. The Circle leaves behind the scientific aspect of the experiment and makes a journey above ground. We follow the 27 km circle in a search of local people with an opinion about what's happening below.
Dans les environs de Genève, un groupe de scientifiques a construit le LHC, le plus puissant accélérateur de particule jamais construit. Cet instrument d’une longueur de 27 km implanté dans le sol doit nous en apprendre plus sur l’origine du monde. Dans l’anneau, nous suivons les cercles au dessus du sol dans un voyage existentiel sur l’humanité et le sens de l’expérience scientifique.
In de buurt van Genève bouwden een groep wetenschappers de LHC, de meest krachtige deeltjesversneller ooit. Deze 27 km lange, ondergrondse ring moet ons meer leren over de oorsprong van alles. In L' anneau volgen we de cirkel boven de grond in een existentiële zoektocht naar mensen met een mening over het wetenschappelijke experiment.

Credits

Director
Bram Conjaerts
Producer
Hendrik Verthé, Kobe Van Steenberghe
Writer
Bram Conjaerts
Editing
Jason Boënne
Photography
Lennart Stuyck, Maarten Bernaerts
Sound
Gedeon Depauw
Music
Gedeon Depauw

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Doc
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

2013
Production status
Completed
Original title
L'Anneau
Original language
French, English

Technical specs

Running time
48'
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
stereo (2.0)
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

A TEAM PRODUCTIONS

Muizelhof 28
8531 Hulste
Belgium

hendrik@ateamproductions.be

www.ateamproductions.be

Details
Sales

Andana Films

Le villag
FR-07170 Lussas
France

T +33 4 75 94 34 67
contact@andanafilms.com

www.andanafilms.com
Distribution
- Poland: Planete Pologne (TV)
- Swiss: RTS (TV)
- United States: Shorts TV (DIGI TV)

Festivals & awards

Festivals

2013: Doxa Documentary Festival - Vancouver (CAN) / Hot Docs (CAN) / Docville (BE) / Heartland (USA)

Awards

Best Mid-Length Documentary Hot Docs 2013 (Canada)

Partners

Supported by

The Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Flanders Image, the Flemish Government, Belgian tax shelter financing, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Woestijnvis, Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatique (SACD)