Beautiful Young Minds

Beautiful Young Minds
The words "BEAUTIFUL YOUNG MINDS" written in a white font on a black background.
Genre Television documentary
Directed by Morgan Matthews
Composer(s) Sam Hooper
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s) Richard Klein
Edmund Coulthard
Grant McKee
Producer(s) David Brindley
Editor(s) Joby Gee
Location(s) United Kingdom
Slovenia
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 90 minutes
Production company(s) Blast! Films
Distributor BBC
Broadcast
Original channel BBC Two
Picture format PAL (576i)
Original airing 14 October 2007
External links
Website
Production website

Beautiful Young Minds was a documentary first shown at the BRITDOC Festival on 26 July 2007 [1][2] and first broadcast on BBC 2 on 14 October 2007.[3] The programme follows the selection process and training for the British team to compete in the 2006 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), as well as the actual event. Many of the young mathematicians featured in the film had a form of autism, which the documentary links to mathematical ability. The team goes on to win numerous medals at the olympiad, including four silver and one bronze. It was directed and shot by Morgan Matthews, edited by Joby Gee, and featured music by Sam Hooper. It was also screened at the Bath Film Festival in October 2007. The documentary inspired the 2014 film X+Y, based on participant Daniel Lightwing.[4][5]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResult
2007Prix EuropaTelevision DocumentaryNominated
2008British Academy Television AwardsBest Single DocumentaryNominated
RTS Craft & Design AwardBest Tape and Film Editing: Documentary/FactualNominated
RTS Television AwardBest Observational DocumentaryNominated

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