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Behind the Scenes: The Documentary

Play VideoOur documentary was inspired by the book, A Beautiful Mind, which did tell the wonderful story of John Nash. Our story is similar in that it does follow the arc of his life. We obviously had to make choices to fit his life into a 52-minute show and so we are sticking to the rise to genius, his falling into the depths of his illness and his reawakening and being recognized for his effort, his work by winning the Nobel prize. It's really that same three-act structure that you find in the book, but there are differences. Obviously, we are telling a story in a visual way.





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