True Stories - Season 2009 Episode 6 Act of God
Jennifer Baichwal's electrifying film aims to discover both the spiritual and physical after effects on those hit by lightning.
It's all well and good commenting that lightning doesn't strike the same spot twice, but tell that little upbeat factoid to someone who happened to be standing there the first time around.
Roughly 45 people are struck every year, and this documentary delves into the deep metaphysical end to explore the life-changing ramifications of such an event.
One such victim was James O'Reilly, a playwright who goes on to vividly describe the moment he was struck 30 years previously, and Paul Auster, a writer who managed to survive a strike that also killed his friend.
Part weather documentary, part human interest story, part biology lesson and part X-File, Baichwal's film is a thorough, charged and stimulating investigation into the raw, untamed and life-changing power of nature unleashed.
Electrifying stuff.
First Air Date: Jan 01, 1970
Last Air date: Aug 23, 2013
Season: 10 Season
Episode: 95 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
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Language: English
Keyword : anthology
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