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Act Social

2021-02-28 · 90 min · Not rated

Documentary · Comedy

Civil discourse is vanishing from modern society. Improv comedians heal the divide in this documentary feature film starring Colin Mochrie (Whose Line is it, Anyway?) that explores the use of improvisation for conflict resolution. Republican Karl Rove performs improv with Colin Mochrie and endears himself to a room half-full with Democrats. Police officers do improv with local youth in order to learn listening skills. Dr. Daniel J. Wiener brings couples back from the brink of divorce using improv. Dr. Charles Limb places Second City improv comedians in a functional MRI machine to see what happens in the brain when we improvise.

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Directors
Sean A. Mulvihill
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United States of America
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Colin MochrieColin MochrieHimself
Barbara TintHerself
Sean A. MulvihillHimself

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