Small Wonders
Small Wonders is an abstract narrative film short following British microbiologist Terence Preston's 50 year journey into discovering how amoebae move at the air water interface. The film uses as its centrepiece a hypnotic view through the microscope of these single-celled organisms shot on 16mm cine film by Terence in 1972 combined with retro found footage of people interacting with water to make a meditative piece on time and scientific exploration.
- Runtime
- 15m
- Released
- 2013
Details
Release year: 2013
Storyline
Small Wonders is an abstract narrative film short following British microbiologist Terence Preston's 50 year journey into discovering how amoebae move at the air water interface. The film uses as its centrepiece a hypnotic view through the microscope of these single-celled organisms shot on 16mm cine film by Terence in 1972 combined with retro found footage of people interacting with water to make a meditative piece on time and scientific exploration.