Starlife

Traces the long evolution of a star from its birth in the depths of the 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. To illustrate the different evolutionary paths followed by stars of different masses, a variety of stars is studied. The film also details the process of nucleosynthesis and explains red giants, “bursters”, the warping of spacetime and the mysterious “black hole.”

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Credits

production company

ONF | NFB

Duration

00:20:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300789

Language

English

Subject categories

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Astronomy

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1983

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