Particle Fever

In 2008, physicists were on the cusp of a groundbreaking discovery as they prepared to launch the Large Hadron Collider for its first time. The film "Particle Fever" follows the experimental physicists at CERN and theoretical physicists like Nima Arkani-Hamed and Savas Dimopoulos, who attempt to provide a conceptual framework for the LHC's results. As the experiment begins in 2008 and concludes with the successful identification of the Higgs boson in 2012, the film weaves together two narrative threads: the challenges faced by experimental physicists trying to get the LHC running properly, and the competing theories that try to explain its findings. The result is a thrilling and accessible portrayal of science on the brink of revolution.