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Allan Wilson was the Pukekoe-raised scientist who revolutionised the study of evolutionary biology. Inspired by birds, he developed molecular approaches to 'clock' evolutionary change, and raised the hypothesis that humans evolved from one 'Eve' in Africa about 200,000 years ago. He is the only New Zealander to win a pretigious US MacArthur “genius” Award. The Listener called the film, a "shrewd insight into the man himself: the quintessential pioneering expat Kiwi individualist." It was made in partnership with UC Berkeley where Wilson was based for 35 years.
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Television, 2006 (Full Length)
This doco explores Polynesian evolutionary roots via DNA analysis
Television, 1980 (Full Length)
Wilson began by studying differences between birds
Short Film, 1972 (Full Length)
A 1972 doco on atomic scientist Ernest Rutherford
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