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Independent Lens: Between the Folds (2010)

Dr. Erik Demaine , Giang Dinh , Vanessa Gould  |  NR |  DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (87 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Dr. Erik Demaine, Giang Dinh, Vincent Floderer & Le Crimp, Miri Golan, Dr. Tom Hull
  • Directors: Vanessa Gould
  • Format: Color, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: PBS
  • DVD Release Date: January 5, 2010
  • Run Time: 60 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (87 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B002NWRMO0
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,100 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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"This film is much more than a loving look at the fascinating, brilliant characters who devote their lives to folding paper. It reveals origami itself as richer and more intricate than you could imagine... and by the end, you find yourself convinced that the mystery of folding could be one of the universe's deep secrets." --Chris Anderson, Curator, TED Conference

"A gorgeous cinematic experience. I was so captivated by the documentary that halfway through I felt intense admiration for humanity, the same tingling I feel when listening to music so exquisite it's almost painful." --Karen A. Frenkel, Talking Science

"Between The Folds is probably the first documentary I've ever watched that I hoped would never end. When the credits started to roll, I was surprised to hear myself let out a sigh of disappointment that such a wondrous experience had come to its conclusion... Because so much of the joy created from this film comes from watching origami in action, it's often hard to describe it in words. 'A taut, beautifully-crafted documentary with jaw-dropping visuals?' That might be a good place to begin." --George Heymont, Huffington Post

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A fascinating documentary about the science and art of origami, BETWEEN THE FOLDS profiles brilliant artists, mathematicians and scientists who are reinventing the ancient Japanese tradition of paper folding. With just one piece of paper, and without the use of glue, tape or staples, these offbeat and provocative minds are creating unimaginably beautiful works of art and thought-provoking mathematical models.

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Beautiful imagery as well. R. Nichol  |  21 reviewers made a similar statement
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59 of 60 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is the most wonderful kind of documentary showing an art form that has become integrated into mathematical and scientific applications. Models of discovery originating with origami have been used in space, in automobile airbags and beyond. Since proteins fold causing diseases like Alzheimer's can medicine cause the proteins to unfold and so cure the disease? The film maker showed the history of origami from an early Japanese practitioner who was the first to use wet folding. His figures look like they are about to breathe they seem so alive. She shows a convention of young people from around the world who are competing with one example of a dragon folded from one sheet of paper with complicated scales. Imagine all the bugs in the universe folded magically before you with all the right number of legs to be anatomically correct...every year the invention with origami gets more complex and more amazing. In the 70's maybe 60 to 80 folds would complete one form. Now maybe 120 to 150 steps are required. And in the future? Over a thousand. She showed the most intricate realistic shapes and then abstract origami. Wow! And its all over the world. She found practitioners in France and Israel all working in very different ways. This documentary would be perfect for use in classrooms to encourage observing, envisioning, innovating and inventing.
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33 of 36 people found the following review helpful
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When this 55-minute documentary - which played on PBS - begins you are amazed at how intricate practitioners of Origami (Japanese art of paper folding) are. You see one single piece of paper (though it could be five feet in length) become a lizard or a violist or a beautiful multi-colored abstract sculpture. (They use special colored paper to create the latter). Origami requires that the artist use a single sheet, no cutting and no pasting. )> The word "Amazing" pops into your head. How o they do this? (Answer: hours and hors of folding and a mind that sees the result long before they start.) The high-definition quality of the original film and its DVD transfer will bring out these astoundingly beautiful images on practically any TV set.

But about half way through the film - when writer, producer and director Vanessa Gould has you mesmerized - we move from the artists to the "mathematicians" who use the paper folding to solve long time mathematical questions and teach students in elementary schools about math through origami. You'll meet the father and son geniuses (the younger becoming a professor at MIT at age 20!) that are using it to help scientists examinethe forms of human body cells and DNA. As the son says, "we may even, someday, find a cure for AIDS". Then there is the teacher who has integrated origami into the math curriculum in all the elementary schools in Israel and the results of test show that it improves the students' scores.

This film won many festival awards and deservedly so.

The DVD includes a collection of "deleted scenes" (my favorite is the genius son who says he does this only because it has to be fun) as well as a six-minute short film (also by Gould) about the Israeli school program.

Whether you appreciate art or science or just want to be fascinated for an hour, this is film that I can highly recommend!

Steve Ramm
"Anything Phonographic"
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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars From theory to art to science to practical applications December 13, 2009
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This documentary stays focused on origami however, it is much more a documentary on interdisciplinary art. What is more interesting is that what make origami art can be applied to just about any art or discipline.

The one big plus about this documentary is that it is not a collage of meaningless soundbites. We can almost use this as a training film or at least a professional class.

We start out with the kitsch factor of origami then go through the different forms of origami. Then we get to meet the man that really changed the concept of origami Akira Yoshizawa. From there we learn that there can be more than meets the eye with the mathematical application of origami and the origami application on geometry. We apply origami to potentially all forms of science. Then we even apply it to practical applications as folding of air bags for automobiles.

Now let us slow down and see that the individual artists and engineers presenting this program also are presenting the evolution of how people become experts in their field. We see that everything starts out (concise or otherwise) as a series of simple skills and progress into complexity. We try to imitate reality. Later we realize that am imitation is just that and drop the effort to imitate in place of capturing its essence. You see this in artists and writers that appear to have gone off the deep end. It also applies to practicality when we stop making robots to look like people and instead capture the functions needed.

If we do not take the time to contemplate the impact of origami on the world, the documentary is just fun to see what you can make or maybe purchase in the world.

I would really have liked to see an expanded documentary on papermaking.

Dr. Erik D. Demaine ... Computational origamist and theorist
Martin L. Demaine ... Computational origamist and theorist
Vincent Floderer ... French paper artist
Miri Golan ... Origami artist and teacher
Vanessa Gould ... Narrator
Dr. Tom Hull ... Origami artist and mathematician
Paul Jackson ... Origami artist
Eric Joisel ... Origami artist
Michael LaFosse ... Origami artist
Dr. Robert J. Lang ... Origami artist, scientist and theorist
Christopher K. Palmer ... Material artist
Richard L. Alexander ... Papermaker
Brian Chan ... Origami artist
Satoshi Kamiya ... Origami
Sam Nathans ... Origami artist
Bernard Peyton ... Bear biologist and origami artist
Jonathan Schneider ... Origami artist/Mathematician
Akira Yoshizawa ... Origami artist (archive footage)
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Mind = blown
Quite an incredible piece. The film itself is standard fare. Lots of nice footage of the artwork and the artists in their element, and some deeply insightful interviews about... Read more
Published 11 days ago by Matt Schoen
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing
This documentary was absolutely amazing. It show the story of origami by breaking it down to many points of view that are all equally wonderful. Read more
Published 17 days ago by devkopp
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm keeping it simple here...
I was impressed with this documentary and found it both interesting, engaging and very informational. Read more
Published 23 days ago by William D. Harasym
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing documentary and an eye opener.
I loved the discussion of how origami can be used as an introduction to geometry and math in schools. I enjoyed this DVD very much.
Published 1 month ago by David Laurent
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing art!
An intriguing watch. Worth many viewings. For all ages. I am encouraged to try paper folding just for the relaxation and focus. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Patricia M Vargas
4.0 out of 5 stars math dudes and their girlfriends rejoice
math chicks and their boyfriends also rejoice. it starts out a bit kitchy and makes you feel like what nerds these people are. then you realize oh s***--i'm the loser. Read more
Published 1 month ago by David N Wild
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
I love this DVD - all the other teachers are using it now as well so I got my own copy
Published 1 month ago by Darlene A. Stoll
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
This is simply one of the most interesting, horizon-expanding, wonderfully intriguing documentaries I have ever seen. Well worth your time!
Published 2 months ago by Anne Stephenson
5.0 out of 5 stars art that feeds and is enjanced by math and science
this is a wonderful film. I am a scientist in background but also am a hobbyist at poetry, music and photography. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Neal Buelow
5.0 out of 5 stars Between the Folds
I like watching documentaries and found this fascinating and inspiring. I would recommend this movie. Its creative and they interview several artists
Published 3 months ago by Rosie
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