The Fly Room Plot

The fly room is a 2014 american independent biographical film written and directed by alexis gambis.

The fly room plot.

The story helps bring to life one of the most important scientific laboratories of the 20th century taking place predominantly in one location. Two elderly men the boss and mr. Betsey s fly room betsey was ten when she first visited the lab with her father. The fly room is a sweeping yet intimate portrait of the complicated relationship between calvin bridges father of modern genetics and his wide eyed ten year old daughter betsey.

Woodifield are in the midst of their regular tuesday social catch up at the boss s office in london. Zoe brooks as betsey age 10. The original fly room laboratory at columbia university. She remembers it being very dark and cluttered and vividly recalls the putrid smell of bananas.

Having retired after a stroke woodifield enjoys visiting his former workplace to converse with the boss. While at first she feels closer to him than she ever has she ultimately discovers secrets about him that will transform their relationship forever. The film recounts the life of calvin bridges from the perspective of his daughter betsey. Fruit flies failed to interest her.

Young betsey is forced to spend the day with her father in his laboratory the fly room where scientists study fruit flies unlocking the laws of heredity that later became the foundation of modern genetics.