New Documentary, Dr MegaVolt: From Geek to Superhero, to Premiere at Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival 2015
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 6,
2015 -- Filmmaker Victoria Charters announces the world
premiere of her documentary, Dr MegaVolt: From Geek to Superhero, on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival (http://www.comic-con.org/cci/film-festival).
The 1-hour, 12-minute screening will take place in the Grand Ballroom D
of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, 1 Market Place, San Diego, California,
from 2:35 pm - 4:05 pm. The independent film features Austin Richards,
PhD, aka Dr MegaVolt, a physicist who has been enchanting friends,
colleagues, and the media since 1997 with his high-voltage performances
employing Tesla coils while he is enclosed in a metal Faraday suit. The
result is a spectacular "lightning" show.
The film chronicles Austin
Richards' journey from a precocious and curious young boy who loved to
play with electricity, to a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley where he
built a giant Tesla coil. The movie highlights Dr MegaVolt's escapades
as a legendary and popular performing artist at the Burning Man Festival
in Nevada, as the guest star on many science-minded TV specials, and
when he added a female performer, Victoria Charters, to his performance,
delighting the audience with "his and her" high voltage adventures.
According to
writer/director/producer Victoria Charters, "This is a story about the
spirit of science and the intersection of art and science in Industrial
Art. Themes explored include love of extreme experiences, a driving
passion to understand the physical world through science, creativity and
collaboration, invention, and ultimately the responsibility of "passing
the baton" in a world where tactile learning is out and digital is in."
Dr MegaVolt: From Geek to Superhero digital video is now available for pre-order purchase on VHX: https://drmegavoltfromgeektosuperhero.vhx.tv/buy/dr-megavolt-from-geek-to-superhero; the scheduled release date is July 17, 2015.
