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A project by the Explorers collective, which seeks to bring science filmmaking to general audiences, Cell Worlds (2022) is an engrossing tour of the ‘strangers housed in each and every one of us’. Compiling some of the most magnificent cellular footage ever captured by scientists around the globe, the film shows the oft unseen ways that cells move, divide, differentiate and even communicate in rich, bioluminescent detail. Offering an expansive look at what we understand about the building blocks of life, as well as the limits of our knowledge and what the future of cellular biology might hold, the result is a rare science film that’s both visually striking and deeply insightful.
Directors: Terence Saulnier, Renaud Pourpre
Website: Explorers
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