Evolution (1971 film)
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Evolution is a 1971 Canadian animated short by Michael Mills, offering a humorous portrayal of evolution
. Evolution was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 44th Academy Awards
, and received nearly 40 international film awards. A film without words, Evolution was animated, directed, written and produced by Mills during his tenure at the National Film Board of Canada
, which began in 1966 and lasted until he formed his own animation company, Michael Mills Productions, in 1974.
The film begins with a single cell organisms in the oceans, followed by the first creatures to emerge into land, up until the dawn of modern man
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Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
. Evolution was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 44th Academy Awards
44th Academy Awards
The 44th Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1972 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Jack Lemmon. One of the major highlights of the evening was the appearance of Betty Grable, who was battling...
, and received nearly 40 international film awards. A film without words, Evolution was animated, directed, written and produced by Mills during his tenure at the National Film Board of Canada
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
, which began in 1966 and lasted until he formed his own animation company, Michael Mills Productions, in 1974.
The film begins with a single cell organisms in the oceans, followed by the first creatures to emerge into land, up until the dawn of modern man
Anatomically modern humans
The term anatomically modern humans in paleoanthropology refers to early individuals of Homo sapiens with an appearance consistent with the range of phenotypes in modern humans....
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