Creation

Five weeks today sees the release in UK cinemas of Creation, a film about the life of Charles Darwin directed by Jon Amiel (The Core, Entrapment). The screenplay is by Jon Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World), based on the book Annie’s Box by Randall Keynes (Charles Darwin’s great-great-grandson). It stars real-life husband and wife Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly as Charles and Emma Darwin, and is an emotional journey into the grief that shaped one of the great scientific minds of the last 200 years. See the official film website.

Icon Film Distribution has commissioned Damaris to produce resources related to Creation, which you can find more information about at www.damaris.org/creationmovie. The resources will include:

A Film and Focus event, with leader’s guide and full publicity material (available 11th Sept)
A special episode of Pollard on Film
A special episode of Culturewatch TV on the real Charles Darwin (available 4th Sept)
Church service outline featuring footage from the film (available 28th Aug)
Café-style Church meeting outline featuring footage from the film (available 4th Sept)
Three sets of notes for House Group meetings on different themes (first two available on 11th Sept)
Open access Tools for Talks resources with downloadable clips from the film and suggestions for use in your meetings (available 4th Sept)

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