science inspired filmmaking & writing
To see my latest films, please visit The Wellcome Trust's various websites, or visit our YouTube Channel.
A once only screening as part of the Short Circuit festival. ditto is the result of leading international artists and musicians collaborating on a multi-media exploration of the human condition, taking inspiration from iconic literature and poetry. I've been invited to create a new piece based on CERN's Large Hadron Collider, entitled The Great Escape. I also created the viral used to launch ditto's campaign - A Call to Arms.
An innovative blend of fact and fiction, drama and documentary, Routes is a groundbreaking exploration of genetics and bio-ethics that uses a variety of platforms to engage a young audience.
I'm directing, filming and editing the eight Routes documentaries starring comedienne, Katherine Ryan - winner of the Nivea Funny Women Awards, 2008. This truly original, multi-platform project is a collaboration involving Oil Productions Ltd, Mind's Eye, Channel 4 and The Wellcome Trust. Find out more...
3 Minute Wonder: Life After Coma (Channel 4, 15th-18th Dec, 7.55pm)
Coma, a profound loss of consciousness, is the result of some form of serious shock or trauma to the body, frequently the brain. A person in a coma looks asleep – they are motionless and unresponsive, still. But for many this state is temporary, lasting only days or weeks at most. Life After Coma explores the continuing lives of four individuals, all of whom were in a coma but have returned to various states of consciousness.
Produced by Mosaic Films, Life After Coma was directed and filmed by Dr Barry J Gibb, a.k.a. digitalis media, now a full time filmmaker, writer and consultant, specialising in merging science with the documentary form.
He says, “Consciousness, being aware, is something we take seriously for granted. In these films, each of the main characters became comatose after a serious incident, but all have managed to fight their way back to some form of awareness – continuing to improve and inspire those around them.”
Check Out My Robot Arm, Current TV, Sky 183 & Virgin Media 155 from Tuesday September 16th, 23:00 hr
In this short documentary, we get to grips with the reality and fiction of cyborgs. Featuring an interview with cybernetics researcher (and occasional cyborg), Professor Kevin Warwick and some amazing footage from Touch Bionics - pioneers in prosthetic limb technology - we examine the state of the art in cybernetics and ponder the future of organic humans...
dr barry j gibb: science filmmaker & writer