Genesis 2.0
2018. 113 minutes. Documentary. NR
Wednesday, Mar 20, 2019 7:00 PM
Followed by a Q&A with Prof. David Burke, Ph.D. from UM Human Genetics Department.
Wednesday, March 20 at 7 PM.
Part of the Science on Screen Program, an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre presented with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Arbor Research Collaborative for Health.
Winner of the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography at Sundance 2018! Genesis 2.0 is a documentary film made by Oscar-Nominated Swiss director and producer Christian Frei. On the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, hunters search for tusks of extinct mammoths. When they discover a surprisingly well-preserved mammoth carcass, its resurrection becomes the first manifestation of the next great technological revolution: genetics, and it may turn the world upside down. Presented in English, Russian, Yakut, Korean and Chinese.