Origin of the Species
Ben Rivers UK, 2008, 16', 16 mm
A film begun as a portrait of S, 75 year old man living in a remote part of Inverness-shire. S has been obsessed with Darwin's works for much of his life. Since a child he has wondered at life on Earth and, though he never became an academic, found in Darwin many answers to his questions. The film images concentrate on the mysterious geography of his worlds; his garden – from the microcosmic to the grand; the contraptions and inventions he's made; his isolated patch of land where he has built his house after a life of travelling and working around the world.
Wed 23/9 Kino SC 18:00
