This program of short films is a compendium of work made over a span of one hundred years by international artists and scientists, as well as pioneers and practitioners of experimental film. The common element to these titles is that the main non-human characters – all “little beasts” – were filmed in remarkable ways that commend their beauty and intricacies, and incite awe in the viewer. Titles include several works by French pioneering scientist Jean Painleve of sea creatures never before captured with moving images; the 1912 stop motion animation The Camerman’s Revenge by Wladyslaw Starewicz; Stan Brakhage’s 1963 classic of the Avant Garde, Mothlight; and several shorts by contemporary film artists who turned their lenses to the marvelous and stunning lives of insects, amphibians, birds, and the like. 16mm and 35mm prints shown when available; otherwise, works shown digitally. Total running time approximately 75 minutes.