Achieving the Unachievable
8pm ET/5pm PT
This documentary explores one of the most intriguing enigmas of modern art – the empty circle at the centre of Print Gallery by Dutch artist Mauritis C. Escher. In 1956, Escher challenged the laws of perspective and found himself trapped behind an impossible barrier. Half a century later, mathematician Hendrik Lenstra took everyone by surprise by drawing a fantastic bridge between the intuition of the artist and his own, and completed Escher's work mathematically. Achieving the Unachievable, by documentary filmmaker Jean Bergeron, is the opening night film at FIFA this year.
A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman
9pm ET/6pm PT
An exploration of exile, memory, longing and democracy, as seen through the experiences of the world-renowned writer, Ariel Dorfman.
Curveball: WP Kinsella
10pm ET/7pm PT
A one-hour documentary about Canadian author WP Kinsella, known for writing "Shoeless Joe," upon which the movie "Field of Dreams" was based.
