Starlife (Captioned)

Traces the long evolution of a star from its birth in the depths of black nebula to its final extinction. Based on photographs taken with highly sophisticated instruments, animated drawings which propel the audience through the vast spaces of the universe, and bombard the eye with extra-terrestrial imagery of great beauty.

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Credits

production company

ONF | NFB

Duration

00:20:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300672

Language

English

Subject categories

Closed captioning

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Astronomy

Sound/audio

Captioned

Colour

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Canada, 1983

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