Most people know the name Nikola Tesla, but few know much about his place in modern science and technology. The Croatian scientist, who came to America with just the clothes on his back and briefly worked with Edison, was devoted solely to discovery and relished the role of a showman or marketeer. Which is why Tesla, the man who designed the alternating-current (AC) electric system, which is the predominant electrical system used across the world today, and generated ideas that transformed daily life and created multiple fortunes, himself died nearly penniless. Tesla's vision was for a world free of pollution and climate problems, with energy available in abundance, free for all.
Slovenian direct Janja Glogovac’s new film TESLAFY ME, released on November 5th, features William Terbo (NASA Engineer, Tesla’s great-nephew), Branko Terzič (Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center), Leonardo DiCaprio (actor, environmentalist), Marina Abramovic (artist, writer, filmmaker) and Gramatik (composer, producer, DJ)
This film shows how Nikola Tesla kicked off the industrial revolution by pioneering the ideas behind electric energy and wireless communication. Though generally uncredited for his inventions, his ideas continue to shape our future. Gentleman, society figure, and engineer see how his personal life influenced his discoveries, and how scientists are still finding new uses for his technology to solve global issues.
TESLAFY ME is available on iTunes and all major VOD platforms.
““The civilization we are living in today stands on Nikola Tesla’s discoveries and patents. The fact that most of people connect Nikola Tesla’s name only with a car, but using his work every day and taking it for granted, made me think more and more about that subject. After finding out also about injustice that happened to him in his life, I said I have to make people aware about Nikola Tesla and his work. I wanted to do a documentary to inspire people to start researching by themselves about Nikola Tesla, because I know that in understanding of his work there is also a key for our future. He was the father of renewable energy and all of his work was to prevent a big problem we are facing today - climate change. He was observing nature and its laws and made his discoveries upon that..and that was the most inspiring influence for making this documentary film.” ”
