While Darwin Sleeps...

While Darwin Sleeps...

Release date : January 1, 2004
Runtime : 5m
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Original Language : English /
Director : Paul Bush /
Writers :
Production companies : Ancient Mariner Productions /
January 1, 2004 5m Documentary English More
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More than three thousand insects appear in this film each for a single frame. As the colours glow and change across their bodies and wings it is as if the genetic programme of millions of years is taking place in a few minutes. It is a rampant creation that seems to defy the explanations of evolutionists and fundamentalists. It is like a mescalin dream of Charles Darwin's. The film is inspired by the insect collection of Walter Linsenmaier in the natural history museum of Luzern. As each insect follows the other, frame by frame, they appear to unfurl their antennae, scuttle along, or flap their wings as if trying to escape the pinions which attach them forever in their display cases. Just for a moment the eye is tricked into believing that these dead creatures still live . . .
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  • title:While Darwin Sleeps...
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 2004
  • Runtime:5m
  • Genres: Documentary · Animation ·
  • Countries of origin:
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Paul Bush /
  • Writers:
  • Production companies: Ancient Mariner Productions ·
  • Overview:More than three thousand insects appear in this film each for a single frame. As the colours glow and change across their bodies and wings it is as if the genetic programme of millions of years is taking place in a few minutes. It is a rampant creation that seems to defy the explanations of evolutionists and fundamentalists. It is like a mescalin dream of Charles Darwin's. The film is inspired by the insect collection of Walter Linsenmaier in the natural history museum of Luzern. As each insect follows the other, frame by frame, they appear to unfurl their antennae, scuttle along, or flap their wings as if trying to escape the pinions which attach them forever in their display cases. Just for a moment the eye is tricked into believing that these dead creatures still live . . .
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