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Inorganica (2013)

Duration: 15:39    Category: Science, Scotland, Short   Opportunity: Bridging the Gap

Professor Lee Cronin is trying to create synthetic life in a Glasgow laboratory – giving non-living materials like sand, rock and metal the ability to divide and multiply like biological cells. If he succeeds he will have answered two of science’s biggest questions: how did life on earth start? And could there be life on other planets?

But Lee has a problem – despite being a highly successful chemistry professor, people are beginning to question how realistic his theory is. And worse than that, he has publicly set himself a deadline, which has now arrived…

Screening Formats: HD Cam, Digi Beta, QT file, DVD

Screenings:
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013
OFFICIAL SELECTION – AFO 49th International Festival of Science Documentary Films
OFFICIAL SELECTION – RiverRun Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – CineGlobe 2014
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival 2014
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2014
OFFICIAL SELECTION – New Hampshire Film Festival

Links:
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To arrange a screening please contact: festivals@scotdoc.com

 

This film was developed through Bridging the Gap, an opportunity for emerging filmmakers based in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Director: Valerie Mellon
Producer:Ruth Reid (SDI Productions)
Exec Producers: Sonja Henrici & Noe Mendelle
DOP: David Liddell
Editor:Maja Borg

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