FilmGate Fusion at Frost Science presents

Bugs and the Macabre

February 27, 2025

Doors Open at 6 PM Networking + Cocktails

Program Begins at

7 PM

Frost Planetarium at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science

Unveil the mysterious world of Bugs and the Macabre this February with "FilmGate Fusion at Frost Science." Delve into our dome experiences, including "Swarm" and "Dancing with Dead Animals" by Maarten Isaäk de Heer, and prepare for a chilling adventure through the enthralling landscapes of insects and the macabre that will leave you spellbound.

If you have a dome project for this subject, submit to www.filmfreeway.com/FilmGateInteractive

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Featured Projects

Swarm

Directed by Maarten Isaäk de Heer | Germany | 2021

Swarming is a behavioral phenomenon to survive, but more than often, it is a prelude for extinction. Fly with the flock as they travel from Germany, over the Alps, to the Mediterranean Sea. Small birds migrate over exhausted and exploited landscapes. Robins, tits and sparrows do not usually migrate this far, but in a near future, they might.

Dancing with Dead Animals

Directed by Maarten Isaäk de Heer | Germany/Netherlands | 2022

Dead animals were 3D-scanned and re-animated in a paradisiacal celebration of life that walks the line between tableaux vivant and danse macabre.

Within

Within is an animated work created in collage technique in characteristic, surreal style.
In kind of visual suite it depicts inside feeling, emotional and mental stages of experiencing
fear, stress, curiosity, passion, getting lost, identification or calmness and reaching stability.

Featured Creator

Maarten Isaäk de Heer

Maarten Isaäk de Heer is a Berlin-based new media artist.

His awarded works range from installations of animated paintings,
360°, Fulldome, VR, lenticular print and animated wildlife documentary.

In 2020 he started Menetekel Film; a production company with a focus on bad omens.

Ari Dykier

ARI DYKIER is visual artist based in Poland. He attended Camerimage Film School and most of his career works as filmmaker. With passion for animation he focused himself on creating animated visuals in technique of collage referring to tradition of surrealism and tradition of art itself.