A Demonstration

A slow, cerebral essay-film that asks you to sit with strange old ways of seeing nature, more to ponder than to enjoy.

Directed by

Beny Wagner, Sasha Litvintseva

Genres

Documentary

Overview

A monster film with no monsters. Inspired by the existence of taxonomies of monsters at the heart of Early Modern European science, the film explores and reinterprets a way of seeing the natural world that is almost impossible to imagine from today’s vantage point.

How it feels

Eerie, earnest and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Science, nature, exploration, faith

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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