FEBRUARY: Man and the beast

Date
11.2.16 → 25.2.16
Location
Exile Room
Entrance fee
Free

It’s time to discover the dark side of nature documentaries, the complete opposite to Richard Attenborough’s zebras and elephants. In “Virunga” the critically endangered mountain gorillas comes face to face with corporate greed, while in “The Creeping Garden” scientists are fascinated by the idiosyncratic intelligence of a very different beast: the plasmodial slime mould!

Virunga

Date
11.2.16 @ 21:00
Location
Exile Room
  • Free
Date
11.2.16 @ 21:00
Location
Exile Room
  • Free
film
Director
Orlando von Einsiedel
Country
UK, Congo
Duration
100'
Subtitles
English

In the forested depths of eastern Congo lies Virunga National Park, one of the most bio-diverse places in the world and home to the last of the mountain gorillas. In this wild, but enchanted environment, a small and embattled team of park rangers are fighting to protect this UNESCO world heritage site from armed militia, poachers and the dark forces struggling to control Congo’s rich natural resources.

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The Creeping Garden

Date
25.2.16 @ 21:00
Location
Exile Room
  • Free
Date
25.2.16 @ 21:00
Location
Exile Room
  • Free
film
Director
Tim Grabham, Jasper Sharp
Country
UK
Duration
82'
Subtitles
No subtitles
Is it an animal? Is is a plant? Is it a fungus? Or maybe a visitor from outer space? This real-life science fiction documentary takes it upon itself to reveal the secrets of this utterly bizarre life form, known as myxomycetes or plasmodial slime mould, which is everywhere around us, although most are unaware of its existence.
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