Animus Animalis A Story about People Animals and Things

Human beings are the kings of all animals at least if you ask us humans Our vanity is given something to mirror itself in but does not escape without a scratch or two in this documentary which observes a taxidermist a deer farmer and a museum curator at work Three jobs that have one thing in common turning animals into aesthetic objects alive as well as dead When the work is done properly it is impossible to tell the difference Dead pets are mummified At the zoological museum the animals glassy eyes stare back at us from the showcases Even a plastic alligator has its natural place in the human master plan