Our Brain is Playing Tricks on Us
October 20 @ 10:30
France, 2025 | 53 min.
A journey into the world of optical illusions, card tricks, and the greatest trick of all – our own perception.
To believe our eyes show us the whole truth would be a greater illusion than any sleight of hand in this film. Our brain presents the world to our consciousness through a distorted, selective and deeply subjective lens, shaped by what we have learned. A series of familiar illusions shows how this happens and why it’s not a flaw. But one question remains: How can we live together when we all see reality differently? The first half of this French TV series offers an accessible introduction to cognitive science, revealing how the human brain works.
DIRECTOR: Vincent Amouroux
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Emmanuel Thery
MUSIC: Villeneuve & Morando
SOUND: Christophe Baudry, Joël Berton, Yannick Berlie, Christophe Foulon, Alexandre Perrier, Damien Perrolaz
EDITING: Cyril Viart, Vincent Amouroux
PRODUCTION: Karina Si Ahmed, Guillaume Allary
