Intimate and fragmented moments unfold in a community of zoos and animal rescue centres across Argentina. As histories of these institutions are uncovered, dedicated workers commit both day and night to caring for the remaining enclosed animals, fostering a mutual bond that transcends imagined boundaries between human and animal.
- Directed by
- Jessica Sarah Rinland
- Country & Year
- Argentina, UK · 2026
- Language & Runtime
- Spanish · 104 min
- Status
- Available
Festivals & Awards
- Locarno 2024
- San Sebastián 2024
- Toronto 2024
- BFI London Film Festival 2024
- Rotterdam 2025
- Cinéma du Réel 2025
Stills
Press
An unclassifiable, breathtakingly beautiful work that challenges us to reconsider our place in the world.
A patient and expansive work, organically weaving commentary on labor with rich observations about the dynamics between animals and carers.
The Director
Jessica Sarah Rinland
Argentine-British artist filmmaker, JESSICA SARAH RINLAND (b. 1987) is a recipient of numerous prizes including Special Mention at Locarno and San Sebastian Film Festival, Best Film at DocumentaMadrid, Primer Premio at BIM (Bienale de Imagen en Movimiento Buenos Aires), Arts + Science Award at Ann Arbor Film Festival, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Schnitzer prize for excellence in the arts in 2017. Her work has been exhibited in Solo exhibitions at Tabakalera, San Sebastian and Katoenhuis, Rotterdam in 2024, University of Tennessee’s Downtown Gallery, and Limbo Margate, and in group exhibitions including Southwark Park Galleries, Taipei Biennial, Somerset House, and New Contemporaries. She has had retrospectives of her films at Flaherty Film Seminar, Anthology Film Archives, Open City Documentary Festival, Doc’s Kingdom, Aricadoc, Eureka Film Festival, Curtocircuito, and London Short Film Festival. Residencies include Film Studies Center at Harvard University, Somerset House Studios, Flaherty Seminar Fellow, MacDowell, and Ikusmira Berriak. Her films are held in the British Film Institute’s collections.