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Beautiful Young Minds was a documentary first shown at the BRITDOC Festival on 26 July 2007 and first broadcast on BBC 2 on 14 October 2007. The documentary follows the selection process and training for the U.K. team to compete in the 2006 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), as well as the actual event in Slovenia. Many of the young mathematicians featured in the film had a form of autism, which the documentary links to mathematical ability. The team goes on to win numerous medals at the IMO, including four silver and one bronze. It was directed by Morgan Matthews, edited by Joby Gee and featured music by Sam Hooper. It was also screened at the Bath Film Festival in October 2007. The documentary inspired the 2014 film X+Y, which was also directed by Morgan Matthews, based on IMO participant Daniel Lightwing.
Original Release
10/01/2007
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Simon Baron-Cohen | Self - Autism Research Centre |
| Tom Eccles | Self - UK Team Member |
| Tony Gardiner | Self - UK Team Trainer |
| Jos Gibbons | Self - UK Team Reserve |
| Saul Glasman | Self - UK Team Member |
| Jonathan Lee | Self - UK Team Member |
| Carolyn Lightwing | Self - Daniel's Mum |
| Daniel Lightwing | Self - UK Team Member |
| Zhiyu Liu | Self - Chinese Team Member |
| Joseph Myers | Self - UK Team Trainer |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Simon Baron-Cohen | Self - Autism Research Centre |
| Tom Eccles | Self - UK Team Member |
| Tony Gardiner | Self - UK Team Trainer |
| Jos Gibbons | Self - UK Team Reserve |
| Saul Glasman | Self - UK Team Member |
| Jonathan Lee | Self - UK Team Member |
| Carolyn Lightwing | Self - Daniel's Mum |
| Daniel Lightwing | Self - UK Team Member |
| Zhiyu Liu | Self - Chinese Team Member |
| Joseph Myers | Self - UK Team Trainer |
| Imdad Sardharwalla | Self - UK Team Reserve |
| Jack Shotton | Self - UK Team Member |
| Geoff Smith | Self - UK Maths Team Leader |
| Lee Zhuo Zhao | Self - UK Team Member |
| Yan Zhu | Self - Daniel's Girlfriend |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Edmund Coulthard | Executive Producer |
| Richard Klein | Executive Producer |
| Grant McKee | Executive Producer |
| Morgan Matthews | Producer |
| David Brindley | Producer |
