Edwardian Insects on Film

Overview

In 1908, amateur naturalist and pioneering filmmaker Percy Smith stunned early cinema goers with his footage of the juggling fly. Hailed as the father of Natural History film, Smith was a hugely influential visual pioneer, inventing many techniques that are still used today. Being both a genius and an eccentric, we follow his life from his earliest films, to the collapse of his house from his mould experiment to his ultimate suicide. We also meet Natural History icon Sir David Attenborough, who was so amazed by Smith’s films in the 1930s that they inspired him to get into natural history.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 19, 2013

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC,Mentorn Media,BFI National Archive,National Media Museum,National Media Museum, BFI National Archive, BBC, Mentorn Media

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2784666