I'm happy to find out that this Coxeter documentary is now available online.

I'm happy to find out that this Coxeter documentary is now available online.

Originally shared by Ian Agol

I went to the Bolyai bicentennial conference in 2002, which was the last conference that Coxeter spoke at at 95 years old. He was being filmed for a documentary, and I always wondered what happened with the film. I happened to sit across from the filmmaker tonight at dinner, who is also a recent biographer of John Conway. It was fun to see the conference footage and spot myself in it as well as many colleagues. 
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