Private Screening of 'Particle Fever' with Producer Q & A to benefit Waldorf School of the Peninsula

CUPERTINO, Calif. - May 12, 2015 - PRLog -- Contact:          Sandy Olson

         Development and Outreach Director, Waldorf School of the Peninsula

         Sandy Olson sandy.olson@waldorfpeninsula.org

         www.waldorfpeninsula.org

Particle Fever: Film Screening with Q&A by film’s producer David Kaplan (http://waldorfpeninsula.org/event/preparing-for-life-wsp-film-premier-30th-anniversary-reception/)

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

7-9 PM
Bluelight Cinema

Oaks Shopping Center

21275  Stevens Creek Bld

Cupertino, Ca 95014

On Wednesday, June 3 at 7:00 pm, Waldorf School of the Peninsula (WSP) invites the public to a screening of Particle Fever, followed by a question and answer session with the film’s producer David Kaplan. Tickets are available for purchase online at: https://particlefeverscreening.eventbrite.com, $25 for adults / $15 for 18 and under.

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?

Directed by Mark Levinson, a physicist turned filmmaker, from the inspiration and initiative of producer David Kaplan and masterfully edited by Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The English Patient, The Godfather trilogy), Particle Fever is a celebration of discovery, revealing the very human stories behind this epic machine.

All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Waldorf School of the Peninsula (WSP.) WSP was established in 1984 by a small group of parents and educators, who were motivated by the great need, in the highly technological area of Silicon Valley, for a school that would address the heart and will as well as the mind of the child. WSP currently serves 330 students in our nursery through high school programs.