Origins of Life

Alternate Title(s): Ocean Origins

bigImage ORIGINS OF LIFE invites us to an extraordinary adventure: 4 billion years in the ocean, from the very beginning of life up to this incredible moment when the first vertebrate emerged onto dry land and opened path to the conquest of the continents. With fascinating footage applying micro and macro-cinematography techniques, enhanced by spellbinding music, our "stars" are sea-creatures that are still alive today.

* Premiere was held in Paris (La Geode) on June 26, 2001.

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Film Info

Type: Documentary

Release date: June 26, 2001

Run time: Approx. 40 minutes

Format: 1570

Genre: Science

Director(s): Gerald Calderon

Producer(s): Francoise Bellanger, Christian Oddos

Distributor: Big Films Inc., XLargo

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A Production by Les Productions Dussart and Les Productions de la Geode, in association with Groupe 47, The Centre National de la Cinematographie, Cofimage and Canal +. Producers: Francoise Bellanger, Christian Oddos. Director: Gerald Calderon. Distributed in Europe, Middle East and Africa by XLargo Distribution. (North American distributor: Big Films Inc.) Editor: Florence Ricard. Directors of Photography: Claude-Julie Parisot, Jack Tankard (helicopter), Laurent Guenoun (underwater). Writers: Gerald Calderon, Bernhard Elsner. Score: Eric Mauer. Executive Producer: Bertrand Dussart.