Finalist
2020
2020
Entry 20-113 | Lithuania | 2018 | 69’ | Subtitles: Estonian
Animus Animalis. A Story About People, Animals and Things
Animus Animalis. Lugu inimestest, loomadest ja asjadest
A taxidermist, a deer farmer and a zoology museum worker live in the surroundings where the line between reality and artificiality has almost become imperceptible. While the dead beasts compete for the most vivid posture and the most real look in their eyes, the human keeps trying to stop the time and bring back life to things in which life has long been absent.
Original title: Animus Animalis. Istorija apie žmones, žvėris ir daiktusDetails
Director
Aistė Žegulytė
Cinematography
Vytautas Katkus
Editing
Mikas Žukauskas
Composer
Gediminas Jakubka, Mindaugas Urbaitis
Producer
Giedrė Burokaitė
Production Company
Meno avilys
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Awards
I PrizeA unique personal and intriguing view of homo sapiens as the only predator that hunts other animals in order to admire and share with other humans the dead bodies as trophies.
Best Director
Morbid, yet paradoxical themes are observed here with courage, with playful humour and with a strong sense of form, characteristic of a strong director with a unique style.
