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Oscar® Nominee, Best Short Film (Animated), 1971

Evolution

1971 10 min
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This short animation film about the evolution of life on Earth would make Darwin himself chuckle. It's funnier than any learned treatise, and yet it’s all here - from the single-celled amoebae romping about the ocean depths, to the first amphibious creatures crawling onto land, to the forefathers of Homo sapiens.

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This short animation film about the evolution of life on Earth would make Darwin himself chuckle. It's funnier than any learned treatise, and yet it’s all here - from the single-celled amoebae romping about the ocean depths, to the first amphibious creatures crawling onto land, to the forefathers of Homo sapiens.
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  • director
    Michael Mills
  • producer
    Michael Mills
  • script
    Michael Mills
  • animation
    Michael Mills
  • executive producer
    Robert Verrall
  • animation camera
    Kjeld Nielsen
  • sound editing
    Peter Hearn
  • music
    Doug Randle

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