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Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

Fri, 04 Jun 2021

David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth's biodiversity collapse and how this crisis can still be averted.

Nazi Overlord

Nazi Overlord

Tue, 13 Nov 2018

A D-Day rescue mission turns ugly when a band of Allied soldiers battle with horrific experiments created by the Nazis.

Butterfly Tale

Butterfly Tale

Thu, 12 Oct 2023

A pair of rival butterflies form an unlikely friendship.

Microcosmos

Microcosmos

Fri, 06 Sep 1996

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees collecting nectar, ladybugs eating mites, snails mating, spiders wrapping their catch, a scarab beetle relentlessly pushing its ball of dung uphill, endless lines of caterpillars, an underwater spider creating an air bubble to live in, and a mosquito hatching.

Human Experiments

Human Experiments

Fri, 19 Oct 1979

A demented prison doctor performs gruesome shock therapy experiments on inmates.

Bug Therapy

Bug Therapy

Sun, 24 Oct 2021

Citronella, a mosquito who faints at the sight of blood, nervously waits outside her first group therapy session, while the Pill Bug therapist, Dr. Pill tries to calm a neurotic group of bugs, each suffering from a mental-health issue: An OCD germaphobic Fly freaks when he runs out of hand sanitizer. A Dragonfly couple struggle with co-dependency; she's literally on top of him. A Grasshopper, addicted to coffee, is so jumpy, he launches himself in mid-sentence. A Praying Mantis who doesn't pray because she thinks she is God. A terrified Spider is deathly afraid of -- spiders. And, a perfectly-camouflaged Stick Bug complains that no one ever "sees" him. Throughout all this, Citronella battles her urge to flee - while Dr. Pill implores her to share her "embarrassing" problem.

Late Anthropocene

Late Anthropocene

Thu, 20 Oct 2016

Hand processed expired Kodak 7291, Camera: Beaulieu R16, Lens: Angenieux 12-120mm with +3 Diopter, Polarising filter for the clouds. Hand processed in C-41 chem using a Lomo UPB-1A tank. Still haven't mastered removal of the rem-jet anti-halation layer (thats all the white 'static' on the film). The film expired about 40 years ago.

A Journal of the Outdoors No. 11

A Journal of the Outdoors No. 11

Sun, 01 Mar 1953

Wildfowl and wallabies in the wild, exotic animals in the office.

All the Little Things

All the Little Things

Fri, 06 Dec 2024

An accomplished molecular biologist moves out of the lab in a quest to make an encyclopedia documenting all the fruit fly species in North America.

Summer Meadow

Summer Meadow

Sat, 30 Mar 2024

A close look at flowers and pollinators on a sunny summer morning.

Insectarium

Insectarium

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A town without flies

A town without flies

Thu, 01 Jun 1950

A teaching film for social studies, which was developed as a new educational subject in 1947. At an elementary school in Hokkaido, children have started a fly extermination campaign to improve school hygiene. In order to eliminate the causes of flies, the entire town is working to improve the sanitary environment. The short was filmed with the cooperation of Mizukaido Elementary School in Joso City and is the first film in the "Social Studies Teaching Film System" by Iwanami Film Productions.

Brooding

Brooding

Mon, 12 Feb 2024

When wildlife photographer Tara returns home from a photo trip to the California mountains, she's beset by violent agoraphobia. Her boyfriend Matthew tries to get her into treatment as she escalates episodes of self-harm, convincing herself that her house has become home to a dark insect brood.

CARNIVALE

CARNIVALE

Wed, 09 Apr 2025

Mes voisins sauvages

Mes voisins sauvages

Sat, 01 Jun 2024

You don't have to travel to faraway countries to observe wildlife, because the fauna of the big city also provides surprises every day. Contrary to expectations, many bird, mammal and insect species have adapted to the concrete jungle. They have become experts of the urban space. “My Wild Neighbors” takes a poetic look at the lives of animals in the city.

Thaumetopoea

Thaumetopoea

Fri, 01 Jan 1960

A look at the life of pine processionary moths.

The Nightwatchman

The Nightwatchman

Fri, 01 Jan 1993

A nightwatchman who works at a pesticide plant manipulates chemicals (of which he treats a strange garden of marrow-like vines in his apartment) , causing evolution to accelerate, in this short illustrating the harmful effects of human interference with nature.

Desynchronized

Desynchronized

Thu, 04 Nov 2021

Recent studies show that insects are in decline across the globe and there may be a direct connection between the current climate crisis and these declining populations. DESYNCHRONIZED focuses on Pope Canyon Queens, a beekeeping and queen breeding company in Northern California. Pope Canyon Queens is currently trying to rebuild after the 2020 LNU Lightning Complex fires destroyed their farm, shop, and half of their hives. Their crucial work to breed honey bee queens with stronger genes fortifies beekeepers' hives across the country while they face the effects of climate change and unregulated industries. Dr. Nicholas Teets, PhD Entomology, explains how shifts in phenology are predicted to cause bigger issues. Howard Goldstein, Senior Forest Ecologist at the Prospect Park Alliance explores how community gardens and green spaces in large metropolitan areas may help insect populations recover from loss of habitat and food scarcity.

Tale of a Tendril

Tale of a Tendril

Wed, 11 Nov 1925

A bug’s life laid bare in this charming cut-out animated tale.

Garden Friends and Foes

Garden Friends and Foes

Fri, 01 Jan 1943

How to distinguish and deal with various insects that destroy vegetables.