The Divided Brain

Dr. Iain MGilchrist  asks – is there a growing imbalance in our brains? McGilchrist through his research,  believes the left hemisphere of the brain, over centuries, has been gaining power over the right hemisphere. What does this mean? Why is it important?

Manfred was born in 1960 and grew up in postwar Germany. After studying journalism and film at the University of Dortmund, he arrived in Toronto in 1983 for a one-year practicum at a commercial production house and decided to stay in Canada. He began his long association with the National Film Board, co-editing The Journey with Academy Award winning director Peter Watkins (Berlinade, TIFF 1987). In 1991, Manfred became principal editor for Barna-Alper Productions for their non- fiction work. In 2001 Manfred decided it was time to step into the light and create his own films. He has directed and written a dozen documentaries for television, which have been screened at festivals around the world, and received numerous nominations and awards, like Fatherland (Munich Filmfest 2007), which received the Donald Brittain Gemini for best social-political Documentary in Canada.