'Unforgettable'
(Room JW Grand Ballroom 2)
07 Jul 18
7:30 PM
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10:30 PM
Featured on 60 Minutes and dubbed “the Human Google” by Good Morning America, Brad Williams is only the second person ever studied by neurologists for the newly identified syndrome called “highly superior autobiographical memory,” or "HSAM" — the ability to remember the events of the individual days of his life in extraordinary detail. In the feature documentary, Unforgettable, screenwriter and filmmaker Eric Williams follows his brother Brad’s travels as his rare mental gifts vault him from small-town anonymity to sudden mid-life notoriety. A radio newsman used to covering stories, Brad now finds himself becoming the story, and the quirky talent which he always felt had “no practical value” — which couldn’t even bring him victory on Jeopardy! — suddenly opens him to opportunities he could never have imagined. Featuring appearances by memory expert and author Harry Lorayne, television legend Dick Cavett, and Jeopardy! uber-champion Ken Jennings, Unforgettable is both an intimate and funny portrait of a unique individual and a broader exploration into the mysteries of the mind. Following a screening of the movie, Brad and Eric Williams will conduct a question-and-answer session.