Adam and Eve

An animated film using abstract cutouts, symbolising life, reproduction, growth and destruction from creation to the end of the world in an explosion, then the beginning of a new cycle.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

director

Dusan Marek

production company

Fontana Films

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1962

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000103

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Australia

Experimental

Experimental → Experimental films - Australia

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Creation

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

Collected

1 times

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Australia, 1962