Acera, or the Witches' Dance (1972)
In mud flats along the coast of Brittany we watch acera, small ball-shaped mollusks that are about two inches in diameter. They rest in mud; then, in water, they dance, their skirt-like hood spreading like a dervish's cassock. They spin and spin. The film adds musical accompaniment. We watch them mate and secrete eggs: acera are both male and female, and can form chains with other acera in which they simultaneously mate as a male and as a female. The eggs hatch, and the cycle begins again.
Directors: Jean Painlevé, Geneviève Hamon.
| Directing | Jean Painlevé | Director |
| Directing | Geneviève Hamon | Director |
| Sound | Pierre Jansen | Music |
| Production | Geneviève Hamon | Producer |
| Camera | Geneviève Hamon | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jean Painlevé | Producer |
| Camera | Jean Painlevé | Director of Photography |