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    From the LUX collection: Darwin-related films

    From the LUX collection: Darwin-related films

    This year is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, author of On The Origin of Species and pioneer of the theory of evolution. The anniversary has been widely marked around the world, with both celebrations and reassessments of Darwin’s life and work. Along with the many documentary highlights, a number of museums and galleries are staging interesting exhibitions inspired by Darwin. We thought it would be nice to highlight a couple of recent films from the LUX collection which, in one way or another, have tackled Darwin’s complex legacy.

    Origin of the Species
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    Ben Rivers
    UK 2008
    colour, optical sound 17mins 16mm
    Origin of the Species
    The film investigates someone profoundly interested in human beings, but who has decided to live separately from the majority of them.
    While Darwin Sleeps
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    Paul Bush
    UK 2004
    colour, sound 5mins 35mm / video
    While Darwin Sleeps
    More than three thousand insects appear in this film each for a single frame.
    Kingdom Protista
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    Andrew Kotting
    UK 2000
    colour, sound 5mins video
    Kingdom Protista
    In dimensions that fall between those of bacteria and the smallest of animals there exists a realm of life so diverse that you have to sit and wonder.
    Biogenesis
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    William Latham
    UK 1993
    colour, sound 6mins video
    Biogenesis
    Biogenesis shows the evolution of artificial life forms in a synthetic universe where ‘survival of the fittest’ is replaced by ‘survival of the most aesthetic‘.