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Bugs and Beasts Before the Law (2019)
Directed by Sharlene Bamboat
· 33m
Bugs and Beasts Before the Law explores the history and legacy of the “animal trials” that took place in medieval Europe, in which animals—and other non-humans, such as insects and inanimate objects— were put on trial for various crimes and offences, ranging from trespassing and thievery, to assault and murder. This history of colonial law-making forged political and sometimes profane relation- ships between humans and animals. Bambitchell’s essayistic film reimagines common perceptions of legal history and, in doing so, produces a world where past and present, fiction and non-fiction, human and animal fuse.
Crew
- Director
- Sharlene Bamboat
- Director of Photography
- Iris Ng
- Editor
- Alexis Mitchell
Details
- Release date
- 2019-09-14
- Runtime
- 33m
- Original language
- EN
- Countries
- Canada, Germany