In Gunda, master
filmmaker Viktor Kossakovsky reminds us that we share our planet with billions
of other animals. Through encounters with a mother sow (the eponymous Gunda),
two ingenious cows and a scene-stealing, one-legged chicken, Kossakovsky
movingly recalibrates our moral universe, reminding us of the inherent value
of life and the mystery of all animal consciousness, including our own. Joaquin
Phoenix serves as an executive producer of the film, which was shot in
black-and-white and without dialogue.
The film had its world premiere at
the Berlin International Film Festival on last February, and was
nominated in the best European documentary film category for The European
Film Awards.
