Kinky multi-legged love in Australia's deepest caves - direct from the filmmakers themselves!
“Giant Tasmanian Cave Spiders and NEIL GAIMAN!! What more could you possibly want???” – GEORGE R.R.MARTIN (Game of Thrones).
Journey into a world like no other, where giant prehistoric spiders the size of dinner plates seek kinky love in the dark. Award-winning cinematography documents the25th anniversary of scientific research into animals that outlasted the dinosaurs, survived the splitting of the continents and have endured the entirety of human civilization in Australia’s deepest caves. A message of hope comes from an unlikely hero beneath one of the world's last great wildernesses,in a magical ecosystem that preceded us and may still outlast us.
A real-world “Charlotte’s Web” featuring master storyteller Neil Gaiman with Kate-Miller Heidke, Stephen Fry, Tara Moss, Mark Gatiss, Adam Hills and scientific researchers and experts from around the globe.
Watch the full version of the EPIC TRAILER:
ALSO see our listings for the tie-in books (dark fantasy and photography)!
“A playful, stunning documentary... as epically gorgeous as it is fantastically artful.” – Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
“A beautiful nature documentary, expertly presented... a masterful feat captured with resonance!” – True/False Film Festival
The disc contents are:
Blu-Ray/DVDdouble sets with reversible cover
Hard copy school and general viewer guide (card insert) to the different versions of the film
DISC 1
SIXTEEN LEGS: Main feature film (98 mins) with subtitles
Arachnophobia featurette
ACS Award Reel
Original2014 Exhibition promo
Trailers:theatrical, short, teaser and Bookend
DISC 2
SIXTEEN LEGS: Journey to the Queen of the Dark younger audience version (52 mins) RATED G, with subtitles
16 Legs:Spider Love (25 min Making Of) with subtitles
The Story of SIXTEEN LEGS with subtitles
The Music of SIXTEEN LEGS
Tribute:Professor Norman Platnick
Stephen Fry: extended interview
Neil Gaiman: 2014 Spider Love Intro
Pitch video & supporter thanks
2021 Exhibition walk through
International excerpts
Disc sets are available in both PAL (native) and NTSC (converted) formats. We will confirm with you the format required prior to postage. (As a general rule, PAL format is the color encoding system used by DVD players and broadcast television in Europe, most of Asia and Oceania, most of Africa, and parts of South America; NTSC is the dominant format in North America, parts of South America, and Japan).
Postage:within Australia AUD$4; New Zealand AUD$8; Rest of World AUD$20. Postage discounts on multiples.
All sales support our school outreach programs and the SIXTEEN LEGS touring educational exhibition, which is currently in regional Western Australia.