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Kingdom Protista

Synopsis

A few drops of pond water rich in bottom sediments seen under a magnifying glass can quickly confirm the existence of another world. In dimensions that fall between those of bacteria and the smallest of animals there exists a realm of life so diverse that you have to sit and wonder.

Details

Year
2001
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
5 mins 5 secs
Format
Betacam Sp
Director
A Kotting
Producer
A Kotting
Editor
Russel Stopford
Screenwriter
Andrew Kotting
Director of Photography
Andrew Lindsay
Sound
Andrew Kotting
Composer
Toby McMillan
Modelling
Andrew Lindsay

Categories

Fiction Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Kotting

52 Bence House
Pepys Estate
London SE8 5RU
UK

T 020 8691 7262/ 020 7357 8050 (work)

Sales Company

A Kotting

52 Bence House
Pepys Estate
London SE8 5RU
UK

T 020 8691 7262/ 020 7357 8050 (work)

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