Mathematics Movies

Nine chapters, two hours of maths, that take you gradually up to the fourth dimension. Mathematical vertigo guaranteed!

The computer animation Outside In explains the amazing discovery, made by Steve Smale in 1957, that a sphere can be turned inside out by means of...

In an age when genius is a mere commodity, it is useful to look at a person who led a rich life without the traditional trappings of success. A man...

With the help of Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician, the concepts of a million, a billion and a trillion are not so quite so intimidating.

A mathematical play on one repeated movement. It imparts a sense of possibilities: that something simple can produce complex and unexpected patterns....

Four mathematicians are gathered and meet with a top official of the United States Department of Defense. After some discussion, the group agrees...

A humor-inflected history of the of the number one, covering military applications in ancient Rome, the measurement of distances in India, and the...

An unprecedented cloud has appeared in the sky. As a result, numbers begin to disappear one by one. İlhan, seeking revenge for the trauma he...

Have you ever wanted to make a million dollars? Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician is ready, willing, and able to explain the nuts and bolts --...

A documentary about the life and works of the artist M. C. Escher. Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) usually referred to as M. C. Escher, was a...

M.C. Escher is among the most intriguing of artists. In 1956 he challenged the laws of perspective with his graphic Print Gallery and his uncompleted...

A video puzzle using mathematical principles and prime numbers, daring the audience to decode it's journey.

In a system where citizens are always counted as "1", a child discovers "0"s.

A train with all the passengers disappears in the subway. Sometimes the sound of a passing train can be heard in the tunnels, but no one sees it. A...

In April 2013, a lecturer at the University of New Hampshire submitted a paper to the Annals of Mathematics. Within weeks word spread: a little-known...

A short mathematical romance about two flat beings who bond over their shared fascination of the hypothetical third-dimension.

The salutary tale of a genius mathematician who discovers that mankind is heading for environmental disaster. Ignored by all, he sets out to prove it...

Created as a demonstration of multi-disciplinary thinking, this film was produced in association with UCLA Mathematics professor, Ray Redheffer. With...

2ⁿ is a story about the exponential growth of numbers raised to powers. Part of the Mathematica Peep Shows, one of five films made to accompany...

“If abstract films are really abstract films… they deal exclusively with those abstract relations that can be expressed in terms of...