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The Creeping Garden

Synopsis

A creative documentary exploring the work of fringe scientists, mycologists and artists, and their relationship with the extraordinary plasmodial slime mould. The slime mould is being used to explore biological-inspired design, emergence theory, unconventional computing and robot controllers, much of which borders on the world of science fiction.
Fantasia International Festival 2014 - World premiere
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Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Features
Running time
81 mins
Format
HD
Director
Tim Grabham, Jasper Sharp
Producer
Tim Grabham, Jasper Sharp
Editor
Tim Grabham
Director of Photography
Tim Grabham, Clare Richards
Composer
Jim O'Rourke, Woob

Genre

Experimental Climate / Environment Science

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Cinema Iloobia

Sales Company

108 Media (CA)

Suite 200B
225 Commissioners Street
Toronto
Ontario M4M 0A1
Canada

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