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A Language of Shapes

Emi, a young girl with a stomach upset, enters the magical, microscopic world inside a zebrafish and aids the defenders of her cells to outwit the invading Shigella bacteria. At a time when there is increased anxiety around the viral attack on our cells by Coronavirus, this enchanting fairytale film decodes and celebrates the research happening in The Mostowy Lab at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. In an accessible and engaging way it aims to convey cutting edge research about how our cells defeat invading pathogens, and how these scientific discoveries can improve wellbeing and save lives around the world.

A film by Samantha Moore, based on the research of the Mostowy Lab. Produced by Animate Projects and supported by a Wellcome Trust Research Enrichment Grant and by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

  • Samantha Moore
    Director
    Treasure (2021), Bloomers (2019), Loop (2016), An Eyeful of Sound (2010)
  • Samantha Moore
    Writer
  • Abigail Addison
    Producer
  • Serge Mostowy PhD
    Chief Scientific Collaborator
  • Hutch Demouilpied
    Composer / Sound Designer
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Fantasy, Science, Family Friendly, Female Director
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 9 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 9, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Green Man Festival, Einstein's Garden
    Brecon Beacons
    United Kingdom
    August 20, 2022
  • Bloomsbury Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    October 14, 2022
  • Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival
  • Imagine Science Film Festival
  • Sunderland Short Film Festival
  • International Exhibition Of Film And Science
  • London International Animation Festival
  • 19th International Animated Film Festival Tindirindis
  • Borderlines Film Festival
  • 18th Athens Animfest
  • Brighton International Animation Festival
  • Cosmo Genetics Film Festival
  • Northampton Film Festival
  • Wolverhampton Film Festival
  • Project-Nerd Film Festival
  • Fest Ança
  • Women Over Fifty Film Festival, 26-30 September 2023
    London
    United Kingdom
    October 26, 2023
  • Braga Science Film Fest
    Braga
    Portugal
    November 18, 2023
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Samantha Moore

Sam is an award-winning animated documentary maker. She loves the joyfulness and eclectic nature of animation. No one ever finds animation intimidating, and yet it can convey complex or challenging ideas to a wide audience in an engaging way. Sam has made work on diverse subjects, from competitive sweet-pea growing, to cutting edge microbiology, and her own experience of having twins. Her film Bloomers (2019) was about a knicker factory in Manchester and has won several awards including ‘Best British Film’ at London International Animation Festival and was nominated for a British Animation Award. https://vimeo.com/samanthamoore

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