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Science and technology can offer earth-shattering discoveries with massive implications for humankind. but how do you tell a television audience these stories if your protagonist is a microbe and not visible to the human eye? We show an approach to this dilemma featuring the russian professor Andrey Shestakov and his biotechnology lab on the quest to harness bacteria and change the world. We ask, is this film successful and why? What are the ingredients to get the audience involved, to draw a young and curious media consumer? How do you produce exciting and interesting documentaries about science? And does a film that works in Russia also work in another country? Embark on a journey into the world of bacteria between the Caucasus and the White Sea.