The most complex creatures within the animal kingdom are examined through a new lens in HUMAN / NATURE, a programme dedicated to exploring human behaviour in all forms. This collection of anthropomorphic fables delve into our hidden desires, inner anxieties and emphasises our connection with the natural world. In the wild, children and friends go missing, never to be found, a maned wolf is displaced and searches for a home. Humans living near the sea face an environmental crisis as microplastics invade their ecosystem. Questions about gender shake the bedrock of an elderly Malaysian-Tamil couple and a young woman’s obsession grows.
Dammen, dir. Grégoire Graesslin
France, 15 min
Two friends enjoying a sunny day at the lake find their relationship suddenly shifting in unexpected ways.
(Content Warnings: Strong language, brief nudity)
El pütì pèrs, dir. Paolo Baiguera
Italy, 13 min
A carpenter ventures deep into the woods of Fobbia, searching desperately for his long-lost son.
Como Ler o Vento, dir. Bernardo Ale Abinader & Sharon Hakim
Brazil, 15 min
In a polluted coastal future, Marjorie learns ancestral healing from a curandeira.
(Content Warnings: Vomiting, brief gore)
The Tragedy of the Maned Wolf, dir. Kimberly Palermo
Brazil, 18 min
After losing everything, a maned wolf journeys across Brazil in search of a new home.
(Content Warnings: Alcohol use)
Bleat!, dir. Anath Subramaniam
Malaysia / Philippines, 15 min
An elderly couple discovers their goat, destined for slaughter, is unexpectedly pregnant.
Crazy For You (Loquita por Ti), dir. Greta Díaz Moreau
Spain, 19 min
In rural Spain, Alma navigates the intensity of adolescent desire while longing to be seen.
(Content Warnings: Strong language, mild bloody gore)
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