A scene from the documentary. The actor portraying Charles Darwin as a young man is on the right.
Directed by
Steve Murray
Written by
George Marriott Steve Murray
Produced by
Ben Suter Carl Wieland
Narrated by
Matthew O'Sullivan
Distributed by
TVF Ltd, Fathom Media
Release date
2009 (2009)
Running time
52 minutes
Language
English
The Voyage That Shook The World is a 2009 dramatised documentary film commissioned by Creation Ministries International, a Christian Young Earth creationist organisation, and produced by Fathom Media. It was released to mark the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his seminal work On the Origin of Species.[1][2]
The film includes interviews with scholars, academics and scientists covering a wide range of views. These include some who accept the scientific consensus on evolution as well as proponents of intelligent design and young Earth creationism. It features wild-life footage from the Galapagos Islands as well as on-location footage from Argentina, Chile, Tierra del Fuego and the United Kingdom. The film's dramatised sequences were shot on location in Tasmania, Australia.[3]
A historian featured in the film has stated that the creationist backing of the film had been concealed when he agreed to take part, that the editing of his words could give a false impression of his views, and that the film presents a historically distorted portrait of Darwin. Creation Ministries agreed that they had set up a "front company" to approach experts.[2] They denied any deception and stated that one of the interviewees had admitted that while the producers choose comments they "didn't distort what we said", and compared their approach to that used by the BBC in making documentaries.[4]
The three historians featured in the film subsequently issued a statement that they had been misrepresented by the film company's selective reconstruction of Darwin's voyage.[5]
CMI countered these claims with extended quotes from the interviews of the historians. Their response was described as appearing to be sound in specific aspects by American skeptic Jim Lippard, who had not seen the film at that time.[6][7] Having seen the film, he described it as trying to hide its own creationism, which becomes increasingly apparent as the film progresses.[8]
^"The Voyage that shook the world". Ballyemoney and Moyle Times. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
^ abCrawley, William (21 June 2009). "Creationists defend Darwin film". BBC. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
^"The Voyage That Shook the World". Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2009. "Making of The Voyage" video
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^"Darwin historians not misrepresented". Creation Ministries International. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
^Lippard, Jim (24 July 2009). "Creationist Darwin docu-drama and allegations of misrepresentation". Retrieved 27 July 2009.
^Lippard, Jim (31 July 2009). "The Lippard Blog: The Voyage That Shook the World". Retrieved 6 August 2009.
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