Independent Lens
The Debate
While Bill Nye "The Science Guy" debates the Creation Museum's Ken Ham, a biologist rallies educators to teach evolution in schools.
We Believe in Dinosaurs
The Bible and science collide amid the battleground of a Kentucky creationism museum.
- Series
- Independent Lens
- Premiere Date
- February 17, 2020
- Length
- 90 minutes
Producer/Director
Clayton Brown
Clayton Brown is a documentary and narrative filmmaker interested in exploring the stories and compelling characters that emerge when people pursue their passions. His fiction work includes Galileo's Grave and The Darkening Sun. He is a co-founder of 137 Films, and co-directed The Atom Smashers, The Believers, and We Believe in Dinosaurs.
- Other ITVS Films
- The Atom Smashers
- The Debate
Producer/Director
Monica Long Ross
Monica Long Ross is a filmmaker and playwright. She is a co-founder of 137 Films, and co-directed and co-produced the award-winning documentaries We Believe in Dinosaurs, The Atom Smashers, and The Believers. She was a founding member and playwright for Childsplay in Tempe, AZ, and the Arizona Women’s Theatre Company.
- Other ITVS Films
- The Atom Smashers
- The Debate
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The Film
We Believe in Dinosaurs tells the story of the building of an enormous, $120 million Noah’s Ark at the Creation Museum in rural Williamstown, Kentucky, an exhibit designed to prove the Bible is scientifically and historically accurate. Along with detailing the Ark's preparation, the film follows several Kentuckians: Doug and his team of artists and designers who create lifelike animals; Dan, a geologist who blows the whistle on the Ark’s hiring practices; David, a former creationist and lifetime museum member who blogs critically about beliefs he once held; and atheist activist Jim Helton, co-founder of Tri-State Freethinkers, who leads a protest rally outside the Ark on opening day. As the citizens of Williamstown wait for the economic boon promised by the Ark’s founders, creationists spread the gospel of a 6,000 year-old Earth. We Believe in Dinosaurs explores the roots of our beliefs.
