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Death by Design: The Life and Times of Life and Times (1995)

Death by Design: The Life and Times of Life and Times poster
Original title
Death by Design: Where Parallel Worlds Meet
Directed by
Peter Friedman, Jean-François Brunet
Genre
animated documentary
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
9.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary explains how cells are programmed to die and why that process is essential for life. It uses animations and interviews with scientists to explore cell biology and the role of death in living organisms.

educationalcontemplativefascinatingneutralinformativescientificquiet

What happens

Death by Design is a 1995 science documentary directed by Peter Friedman and Jean-François Brunet of the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris which focuses on cell biology, with an emphasis on programmed cell death and why our lives depend on it. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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