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Prehistory and Evolution (4)

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5 years old
18 years old
  • From the Big Bang to Tuesday Morning
    From the Big Bang to Tuesday Morning
    Claude Cloutier 2000 5 min
    Propelled by Claude Cloutier’s signature drawing style and absurdist humour, this animated short offers an overview of the evolution of life on Earth from rock to human, with some surprising twists in between.
  • Goddess Remembered
    Goddess Remembered
    Donna Read 1989 54 min
    This documentary is a salute to 35,000 years of the goddess-worshipping religions of the ancient past. The film features Merlin Stone, Carol Christ, Luisah Teish and Jean Bolen, all of whom link the loss of goddess-centric societies with today's environmental crisis.
  • How Dinosaurs Learned to Fly
    How Dinosaurs Learned to Fly
    Munro Ferguson 1995 5 min
    The dinosaurs were headed for trouble. They ate nothing but junk food. They never brushed their teeth. They stayed up all night. And though they loved jumping off cliffs, they didn't like the landings much. The early mammals tried to warn them. "Keep that up and you'll all be extinct!" they said. But the dinosaurs just laughed... and over time, they evolved into birds.
  • ORA
    ORA
    Philippe Baylaucq 2011 15 min
    ORA is a stunning meeting between the artistic worlds of choreographer José Navas and filmmaker Philippe Baylaucq. It is the first film to use 3D thermal imaging, producing visuals like none that have ever been seen before: the luminous variations of body heat seen on skin, bodies emitting a multitude of colours, a space filled with movement that transforms itself.

    Warning: Although this film was shot in 3D, the streaming and downloadable versions are available in 2D only.