Halifax, N.S. Nov. 4, 2008. The documentary, CUBERS, will have its world television premiere on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Newsworld on Tuesday, November 25 at 10:00PM ET/PT.
CUBERS is a story of obsession and the need to belong set against the backdrop of two World Rubik’s Cube Championships. CUBERS is a universal story about the drive of the human spirit to overcome great obstacles. Battling to win; battling to fit in. For Cubers, people who can solve the puzzle in under 20 seconds, the World Rubik’s Cube Championship isn’t just a game.
CUBERS travels to Budapest, Paris, Orlando, Toulouse, Tel Aviv, Chicago, Toronto and beyond while delving into the minds and lives of speed-cubers. “This film took more than five years to make,” says director, Richard LeBlanc. “I had no idea it would take so long, but in the end, persistence paid off as I discovered characters whose journeys were sometimes sad, sometimes funny, and often surprising. I’ve traveled the globe to make CUBERS and I’m ecstatic to bring it to Canadian homes.”
CUBERS will repeat on The Lens on 1AM and 4AM on November 26. Following the CBC broadcasts, it will air on Biography, G4 Tech, Access, the Canadian Learning Network and the Saskatchewan Learning Network. CUBERS is produced and co-directed by Walter Forsyth and is distributed by re:think Entertainment and the CFMDC. It was made possible with generous support from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Canadian Television Fund, Film Nova Scotia, the Government of Canada, the Government of Nova Scotia, the Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund, the Linda Joy Media Arts Society and the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative.
Source: Red Cube Productions
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