Laughology (2009)

Directed by

Albert Nerenberg

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 07m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary explores the science and history of laughter as a human behavior. It looks at how laughter spreads between people and the role it plays in building connections.

whimsicalplayfulcuriousupbeatlightheartedthought-provokingengagingwarm

What happens

Laughology is a 2009 documentary film about the contagiousness of human laughter by Canadian filmmaker and Laughologist Albert Nerenberg. It is the first feature-length documentary about laughter. The documentary makes the case that laughter is the original peace signal and the human ability to share and transmit laughter may have been key to the rise of human civilization. The film chronicles unusual laughter phenomenon such as Holy Laughter, Laughter Parties and the Tanzanian Laughter Epidemic. The film is produced by Elevator Films which operates out of Lac Brome, Quebec, and Cache Film and Television. The film made its world premiere at HotDocs Film Festival in Toronto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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