Project Detail

Evolutionary Jerks and Gradualist Creeps

Synopsis

Two evolutionary biologists, Niles Eldredge and Armand Marie Leroi consider the analogies and differences between the cultural and the biological realms, comparing the history of life within the fossil record with the evolution of pop music. Marquiss draws on Eldredge’s pattern of evolution as a cue for image-making processes and editing structures to transpose scientific enquiry into cultural production.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Experimenta Strand

Details

Year: 2016
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 38 mins
Director: Duncan Marquiss
Editor: Duncan Marquiss
Director of Photography: Duncan Marquiss
Sound: Duncan Marquiss; Sound Mix: Derek O'Neill
Composer: Duncan Marquiss; Trumpet: Phillip Gurrey; Drums: Iain Stewart
Principal cast: Niles Eldredge, Armand Marie Leroi

Genre

Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Duncan Marquiss

duncanmarquiss@hotmail.com

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