Insider Brief
- The Quantum Insider announced a new feature-length documentary, Our Quantum Future, which explores the origins, evolution, and societal implications of quantum science ahead of its global release in Q1 2026.
- The film features voices from Google, Microsoft, AWS, IonQ, Nobel laureates, and global policymakers, highlighting how quantum technologies are moving from labs into national strategies, enterprises, and everyday life.
- Released in coordination with UNESCO’s International Year of Quantum, the documentary aims to close the global “quantum communication gap” through storytelling that fosters public understanding, education, and participation in the emerging quantum era.
A new feature-length documentary, Our Quantum Future, is set to debut, exploring the origins of quantum science, its rapid evolution today, and how it could shape our future. Produced by The Quantum Insider, the film takes audiences on a visually rich and intellectually compelling journey through the past, present, and future of quantum innovation – framing the science through personal stories, geopolitical dynamics and urgent ethical questions.
In an era when quantum tech is a staple of Marvel blockbusters — from Doctor Strange warping reality to Ant-Man diving into the Quantum Realm — Our Quantum Future confronts a real-world paradox: quantum computing and sensing are entering public conversation, yet most people still don’t understand how they actually work. A recent EU-commissioned YouGov survey underscores this disparity – 78% of respondents in France and Germany said they were aware of quantum technologies, but just 29% felt they understood them. The film aims to close that gap.
With exclusive access to major players across the quantum ecosystem, the documentary includes voices from tech powerhouses like Google, IonQ, Microsoft and AWS, global government bodies and a slate of Nobel Prize-winning scientists. These contributors trace quantum’s path from foundational discoveries to today’s race for supremacy, spanning advances in medicine, energy, climate modeling and digital defense.
“We’re at an inflection point,” said Evan Kubes, director of the film and founder of The Quantum Insider. “Quantum technology is no longer confined to the lab—it’s becoming part of national strategies, enterprise roadmaps, and even science fiction plots. But if the general public can’t follow the conversation, we risk missing out on the broader societal participation this moment requires.”
Our Quantum Future humanizes the science by weaving together stories of curiosity, failure, resilience, and discovery. Viewers are introduced not just to equations and hardware, but to the motivations and dilemmas of the people behind them, from idealistic graduate students to national policymakers trying to navigate an emerging tech arms race.
The documentary is being released in coordination with UNESCO’s International Year of Quantum, part of a global effort to elevate public understanding of the field and encourage youth engagement in STEM. It’s one of several initiatives designed to bring quantum into mainstream discourse, alongside educational programs, public lectures, and digital media campaigns.
Bridging the Communication Gap
The production team argues that clear, strategic communication is now as essential to the field as new qubit architectures or hardware breakthroughs. The film uses media, education, and entertainment to build “quantum literacy”—a baseline level of understanding that allows individuals, institutions, and societies to make informed decisions.
“Quantum technology touches on everything from national security to cancer research,” said Evan. “We need to move beyond hype or fear and toward grounded understanding—and that starts with storytelling.”
Our Quantum Future features insight from Nobel laureates including Alain Aspect, Eric Cornell, and William D. Phillips, as well as leading academics like John Doyle and Peter Knight. Tech insiders and entrepreneurs also provide a window into the challenges of commercializing complex quantum systems.
A Collective Responsibility
The film is also a call to action: for governments to invest in education and public engagement, for media to avoid sensationalism and for technologists to communicate more clearly. Without these efforts, the so-called “quantum communication gap” could slow talent development, undercut public trust and limit the technology’s impact on global challenges.
The documentary makes the case that bridging this gap isn’t just a technical or educational challenge – it’s also a social one. By translating abstract ideas into relatable human experiences, the film hopes to turn confusion into curiosity, and curiosity into collaboration.
“Quantum technology is too important to be left to specialists,” Kubes continued. “We need everyone at the table: scientists, teachers, business leaders, students, and citizens. That’s the only way we’ll get the quantum future we want.”
The full documentary is expected to be released in Q1 2026 and will be available on
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