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Exploring other dimensions - Alex Rosenthal and George Zaidan

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Imagine a two-dimensional world -- you, your friends, everything is 2D. In his 1884 novella, Edwin Abbott invented this world and called it Flatland. Alex Rosenthal and George Zaidan take the premise of Flatland one dimension further, imploring us to consider how we would see dimensions different from our own and why the exploration just may be worth it.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Alex Rosenthal, George Zaidan
Animator
Cale Oglesby
Sound Designer
Chris Acker
Composer
David Housden
Narrator
George Zaidan

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