The Animal Project

This inventive new indie, which just premiered in Toronto, is about about a frustrated theater director (Aaron Poole), and what he calls his “misfit” troupe. They seem to have stalled creatively. He decides to put his actors in animal costumes (furries, anyone?) and send them out on the street to interact with humanity. Quirky, subtle, funny and moving, this character-driven drama is a telling reminder that we can try to hide from our problems, but they certainly aren’t going to hide from us. (2013; 90 min)

Country: Canada
Director: Ingrid Veninger

The director is scheduled to attend the Nov 12 screenings.

32nd Three Rivers Film Festival
November 8-23, 2013