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An ironic take on the origins of humanity, filled with humor.

An entertaining visual metamorphosis starting from the Big bang to every stage of biological evolution from the earliest forms of marine life, to dinosaurs, mammals and dogs to the eventual creation of Homo sapiens, all springing fort from a shirt collar.

I truly love this film. The first time I saw it I was taken aback by the beauty of the 3000 illustrations in the film, which were all achieved in India ink and a Windsor Newton series 7 brush! Well timed, excellent use of the frame, with stunning drawings, Claude Cloutier is truly a master illustrator.

A must have for all film animation enthusiasts.

Wow. I saw this short right before seeing Jan Svankmajer's new film 'Lunacy'. And they were both probably the best films I've in the entire festival, maybe the best films I've seen all year. I've have no idea where this film came from or how it started out, but it rocks, I hope there's more where this came from! I guess it could be classified as an art house comedy, similar to something like napoleon dynamite with animation that looks like something Daniel Clowes would draw up. But seriously, this short is very smart and funny, and it looks like it was a lot of fun to make in the process. The mundane has never been so interesting.

I just saw this film at the Montreal fantasia film festival. And this being Svankmajer's most recent film, I jumped for tickets. Absolutely amazing. Something of a political comment, the film show's us to ways of running an insane asylum. I have always loved Jan Svankmajer for his use of macabre animation (using raw meat, bones and eye balls). And it's use in context with 'Lunacy' is chilling. Truly one of the best horror films I've see all year. It's not the sort of horror that is entertaining to watch or bring your girlfriend. But if you love films and your looking for a horror film that will keep you thinking...then find a way to see this film.