Product Details

• Actors: Wangari Maathai, Turk Pipkin, Joseph Rotblat, Amartya Sen, Richard Smalley
• Directors: Turk Pipkin
• Writers: Turk Pipkin
• Producers: Turk Pipkin, Christy Pipkin, John McCall
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Monterey Video
• DVD Release Date: November 21, 2006
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FL6YU4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,635 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Nobelity" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Esquire

...Nobelity...leaves you wanting more and thinking...if Pipkin's nine were in charge, we'd leave a better world indeed.

Product Description

A stunning look at the world's most pressing problems through the eyes of Nobel laureates, Nobelity follows filmmaker Turk Pipkin's personal journey to find enlightening answers about the kind of world our children and grandchildren will know.

Filmed across the U.S., and in France, England, India and Africa, Nobelity combines the insights of nine distinguished Nobelists with a first-person view of world problems and the children who are most challenged by them.

Written By: Turk Pipkin

WITH THE INSIGHTS OF:
Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize, 2004
Sir Joseph Rotblat, Nobel Peace Prize, 1995
Amartya Sen, Nobel Prize in Economics, 1998
Rick Smalley, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1996
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize, 1984
Harold Varmus, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1989
Steve Weinberg, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1979
Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize 1997
Ahmed Zewail, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1999

Directed By: Turk Pipkin

Special Info:
5 Theatrical Exhibition and Events commenced on Earth Day in over 30 states including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Seattle, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Santa Fe, and Salt Lake City.

Bonus features:
Slide Show
Call to Action Statement
Nobelist's Bios
Director’s Statement
Trailer

Including songs by Willie Nelson and Bob Schneider

Awards:
SXSW Film Festival Official Selection
Maui Film Festival Official Selection

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS FILM, September 19, 2006

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A. Perkowski (nyc, ny United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nobelity (DVD)

This is a great film, pure and simple. And it is a great film because of its purity and its simplicity. Director Turk Pipkin relentlessly travels the globe to find answers to the very difficult questions regarding man's survival here on earth. In his travels he interviews nine Nobel Prize winners, some with complex answers to Pipkin's question, and others with a very simple view on our reality. The interviews are quite riveting, combines with superior cinematogrophy, and editing make this film a must see. And will get the viewer asking, "What can I do?"

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Extremely Moving Film, November 20, 2006

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KB (Chicago, Ill) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nobelity (DVD)

Director Turk Pipkin realizes there are many problems with the world. To find the solutions to those problems, he does not go to politicians or corporations. He instead tries something new, and asks some smart people: Nobel Laureates. He travels the world, and finds surprisingly simple solutions to some of the worlds greatest troubles. After seeing how easy it is to do something that could be so great, you will feel compelled to act.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must See Movie, September 14, 2007

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Peter Calvet (Rhode Island, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nobelity (DVD)

This movie should be seen by the whole family, especially the kids. Even though kids under 12 might have a few problems understanding some of the "big words" used by the nobel laureates, they will understand enough of it to make it worth while. I was afraid this movie might be a bit too preachy or overly sentimental but I was wrong. It fundamentally gives us hope in humanity. The one thing that makes this really diverse group of Nobel prize winners similar is their optimism, even though they all are facing in one way or the other, very difficult and complex problems. What struck me was that Nobel prize winners are not necessarily genius types (although being a genius is helpful) but some of them are just ordinary people doing extraordinary things. I was particularly struck with the African lady, winner of the Nobel peace prize, who started a simple movement that resulted in the planting of over 3 million trees by mostly impoverished women.

This film deserves every accolade, should win prizes, but I'm afraid it could be forgotten due to all the hype surrounding so many other films. Unlike Al Gore and Michael Moore, who are masters of promotion, Turk Pipkin is just a gentle man trying to present serious issues in a fairly entertaining format. Perhaps high school teachers will pick up this film and make it a centerpiece of classroom discussions, but I think it is mostly appropriate as a family experience.