BECOMING is a short film about the miraculous genesis of animal life. In great microscopic detail, we see the ‘making of’ a salamander in its transparant egg from fertilization to hatching.
The first stages of embryonic development are roughly the same for all animals, including humans. In the film, we can observe a universal process which normally is invisible: the very beginning of an animal’s life. A single cell is transformed into a complete, complex living organism with a beating heart and running bloodstream.
The salamander embryo (an Ichthyosaura Alpestris) was followed very closely in a combination of timelapse and film. All stages of embryogenesis can be seen in this film: cleavage, gastrulation, neurulation and organogenesis. Time was condensed from about 3 weeks to 6 minutes.
Becoming has been screened at more than 20 international film festivals and received the Award for best short documentary at the Innsbruck nature film festival 2018.
Short preview HERE
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How cute! aww…
Cleavage, ya say?
“Becoming”…That’s going to piss off Mooch.
I thought these were AMAZING and wanted to share as well:
https://youtu.be/gbycQf1TbM0
https://youtu.be/XI8m6o0gXDY
https://youtu.be/ovzGmRrtVys
Reminds me, I need to get an abortion.
Cassdandra –
Fido can’t get you preggers.
Isn’t it amazing how animals are recognizable in just 6 weeks….
“Speaking the truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act.” Geo. Orwell
.45-70; probably not for lack of trying…