Gunda (2020)
Experiential cinema in its purest form, GUNDA chronicles the unfiltered lives of a mother pig, a flock of chickens, and a herd of cows with masterful intimacy. Using stark, transcendent black and white cinematography and the farm's ambient soundtrack, director Victor Kossakowsky invites the audience to slow down and experience life as his subjects do, taking in their world with a magical patience and an other worldly perspective. GUNDA asks us to meditate on the mystery of animal consciousness, and reckon with the role humanity plays in it.
Primary Title
- Gunda
Date Broadcast
- Monday 31 July 2023
Release Year
- 2020
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 15
Duration
- 105:00
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
- Experiential cinema in its purest form, GUNDA chronicles the unfiltered lives of a mother pig, a flock of chickens, and a herd of cows with masterful intimacy. Using stark, transcendent black and white cinematography and the farm's ambient soundtrack, director Victor Kossakowsky invites the audience to slow down and experience life as his subjects do, taking in their world with a magical patience and an other worldly perspective. GUNDA asks us to meditate on the mystery of animal consciousness, and reckon with the role humanity plays in it.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- No linguistic content.
Subjects
- Human-animal relationships
- Cognition in animals
- Animal rights
- Animal welfare
- Food animals
- Livestock
- Documentary films--Norway
Genres
- Animals
- Documentary
Contributors
- Victor Kossakovsky (Director)
- Victor Kossakovsky (Writer)
- Ainara Vera (Writer)
- Anita Rehoff Larsen (Producer)
- Joaquin Phoenix (Executive Producer)
- Tone Grøttjord-Glenne (Executive Producer)
- Victor Kossakovsky (Director of Photography)
- Egil Håskjold Larsen (Director of Photography)
- Victor Kossakovsky (Editor)
- Ainara Vera (Editor)
- Sant & Usant (Production Unit)
- Louverture Films (Production Unit)
- Norwegian Film Institute (Funder)
- Fritt Ord Foundation (Funder)
- Artemis Rising Foundation (Funder)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (Funder)
- Empathy Arts (Funder)
- Hailstone Films (Production Unit)
- Storyline Studios (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Human-animal relationships
- Cognition in animals
- Animal rights
- Animal welfare
- Food animals
- Livestock
- Documentary films--Norway