The films in this Pathway are about the relationship between humans and animals. How we relate to each other. The space we give to each other to inhabit our planet together. How we interact with them, abuse them, and learn from them. They hold up a mirror to us, we recognize ourselves in them, we come to love them, and eventually we eat them.
Distinctively framed, observational footage of a dog rescue center in Serbia, and in particular of the endearing dog Vanja and her anonymous trainer. Can humans and animals learn from each other? And what works best: punishment or reward?
More info
Hunting is the most normal thing in the world for eight-year-old Emily. She wants to shoot her first deer, and her father and older brother lovingly prepare her for her first attempt.
More info
An anonymous supplier of milk becomes a cow with a personality. In this cinema verité documentary, Andrea Arnold (American Honey) follows a cow named Luma as she goes about her daily life. A whispered, but powerful indictment of the dairy industry.
More info
A thoughtful father-daughter portrait in which 10-year-old Na’ama considers her father’s business—he’s a livestock farmer supplying the meat industry. Na’ama loves animals and has questions about their fate. Is it possible to do business differently?
More info
A warm, observational portrait of Lawrence MacEwen, an amiable figure who for several decades ran the picturesque Scottish island of Muck. Now that he’s stepping aside for the next generation, his thoughts turn to the past.
More info
The soul of the stray dog Baasar is free to roam in this poetic travelogue played out around the smoky cities and untamed steppes of Mongolia. Music, myth, social commentary, and philosophical reflections all blend together in this singular film.
More info
A year in the life of Vedette, a cow with a feisty personality who has to face the agonizing truth that she’s no longer Queen of the Swiss Alps. An affectionate documentary about aging that offers an alternate perspective on animals.
More info
In the harsh landscape of the Tibetan Highlands, two adventurers go in search of the rare snow leopard. A moving film about a breathtakingly magnificent wilderness, the animals that live in it, and humanity’s lowly position in this hierarchy.
More info
Three-year-old Janira lives on a goat farm. She has a speech delay and finds it hard to relate to her peers. But her love of nature and animals is infinite. And she doesn’t need words for these feelings.
More info