Zoo

Robinson Devor
USA
2007

80", HD CAM
Color, English

about the film

Zoo is an extraordinary glimpse into the life of a seemingly normal Seattle family and business man whose secret sexual appetites led to his shocking death. The film explores the ensuing media coverage and public outcry that uncovered a secret community of zoophiles, who call themselves “zoos”. This is an expressionistic rendering of how apparently upstanding citizens banded together and videotaped their journey into the most taboo realms of behavior. Inspired by the events that led up to and followed the Enumclaw horse incident of 2005, Zoo has a distinctly unsensational and philosophical tone and incorporates actual documentary elements such as interviews with those who were directly and indirectly affected –friends of the deceased, animal advocates, law enforcement members, horse rescuers, urban and rural community members, and government officials. Zoo is an exploration of the sometimes enormous gulf between what we appear to be and who we really are.

about the director

Robinson Devor's feature directorial debut, The Woman Chaser, screened at the 1999 New York Film Festival and the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. His second feature, Police Beat, premiered at Sundance in 2005 and was named one of the year's best by the New York Times and the best movie at Sundance by Los Angeles Times. Police Beat earned Devor nominations for a 2005 Gotham Award and a 2006 Independent Spirit Award.

awards

2007 Sundance Film Festival: Nominated for Best Documentary

screenings

February 16 Saturday, 12:30 AM AFM Fitaş Beyoğlu 1

February 18 Monday, 1:00 PM AFM Fitaş Beyoğlu 1

February 22 Friday, 3:30 PM AFM Fitaş Beyoğlu 1

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