The Creeping Garden

A REAL-LIFE SCIENCE-FICTION MOVIE EXPLORING A WORLD CREEPING RIGHT BENEATH OUR FEET, WHERE TIME AND SPACE ARE MAGNIFIED AND INTELLIGENCE REDEFINED.The Creeping Garden is an award-winning feature-length creative documentary exploring the extraordinary world of the plasmodial slime mould as revealed through the eyes of the fringe scientists, mycologists and artists who work with them.Long overlooked by biologists, in recent years this curious organism has become the focus of much research in such areas as biological-inspired design, emergence theory, unconventional computing and robot engineering, much of which borders on the world of science fiction. The film transports us from the laboratory into its natural habitat, depicting these otherworldly lifeforms using startling time-lapse macro-cinematography to reveal hidden facets of the world around us.Co-directed by the artist film-maker Tim Grabham (KanZeOn) and author and film critic Jasper Sharp, with an original soundtrack composed by celebrated musician and producer Jim O Rourke (Sonic Youth, Grizzly Man), The Creeping Garden is a unique exploration into a hitherto untapped subject matter, immersing the viewer within the worlds of the observers and the observed.DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentationsOriginal 2.0 audio (uncompressed on the Blu-ray)Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingAudio commentary by directors Tim Grabham and Jasper SharpBiocomputer Music, a short film by Grabham on the first biocomputer music system, allowing a two-way musical dialogue between man and slime mouldReturn to the Fungarium, a featurette revealing further treasures of the fungarium at Kew GardensFeeding Habits of Physarum, a featurette on the feeding preferences and dislikes of slime mouldsThree cinema iloobia short films: Milk (2009), Rotten (2012) and Paramusical Ensemble (2015)Angela Mele s animated slime mouldsGalleryUS theatrical trailerReversible sleeve featuring two pieces of original artwork