📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
2013-03-19
⌚ Running Time:
59 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
9.0
Beloved Cast
Self - Presenter
Charlie Hamilton James
Self
David Attenborough
Self - Science Museum, London
Dr Tim Boon
Self - Film Archivist
David Cleveland
Self - Entomologist
Tim Cockerill
Self - Curator, Silent Film, BFI
Bryony Dixon
Self - Film Archivist
Jenny Hammerton
Self - National Media Museum
Michael Harvey
Self - archive footage
Percy Smith
Self - Scientist & Collector
John Winder
