If animals were in power, would they base their behaviour on humans? Would they practice excessive, unfettered consumption to the point of destroying their environment? Would they adopt human flaws? Would they have the same thirst for power, the same cruelty? Would they choose to govern through demagoguery, terror, or totalitarianism? What would images mean? Art and cinema, or surveillance and questionable doings? Would they get along with the ‘ancients’—meaning the humans—or would they enslave them? Would they have empathy for their fellow creatures and all the living beings with whom they share the planet?
Director Rithy Panh will be present in both screenings.
