Sea Ballerinas

Synopsis

Two kinds of starfish, the brittle and the feather. The brittle star moves its arms alone, without the aid of suckers. Underneath is a single opening. Stalks move food close to the mouth and move waste away. We see vents, used in reproduction and breathing. We watch the hatched young expelled into the water. The camera shows us brittle stars' intricate patters. We observe feather stars in clusters, like ferns. One turns over slowly; arms have branches with stalks for breathing and gathering microscopic food. Reproductive organs are inside branches. We see eggs develop at 1,400 nature's speed. Larvae emerge, 0.1 mm long. They grow. A feather star takes a walk.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Jean Painlevé Geneviève Hamon
Sound	Original Music Composer	Pierre Conté
Camera	Director of Photography	Geneviève Hamon Jean Painlevé
Editing	Editor	Geneviève Hamon Jean Painlevé
Department	Role	Name

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