The extraordinary story of the planet’s most famous contemporary scientist, told in his own words and by those closest to him. Made with unique access to Hawking’s private life, this is an intimate and moving journey into Stephen's world, both past and present.
Acting
Hawking's own cheeky narration — nobody roasts him better.
Direction
Finnigan lets the silence breathe where other docs would panic.
Editing
Seamless jumps between 1960s Cambridge and present-day chair.
Director
Stephen Finnigan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hawking recorded his narration using his cheek-controlled speech system, one word at a time — the film's pacing subtly mirrors this labor.
Released the same year as *The Theory of Everything*, this documentary was Hawking's attempt to reclaim his own narrative from Hollywood's gloss. He reportedly found Redmayne 'handsome.'
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