74 min
Fauna
74 min
In a forest on the outskirts of Barcelona an old shepherd and his flock live alongside a high-tech laboratory for animal experimentation. Two opposite worldsfacing each other. Two worlds that are two sides of the same coin. While the shepherd, afflicted with a bone disease, witnesses his profession disappearing,scientists are busier than ever researching the covid vaccine. Fauna is a sciencefiction fable about the relationship between humans, animals and science in post-pandemic times.
Pau Faus is a filmmaker, visual artist and architect. He reaches the world of cinema throughaudiovisual projects linked to contemporary art, social movements and political communication.The multi-award-winning film Ada for Mayor (2016) was his debut as a director and scriptwriter. Fauna (2023) is his second documentary featurefilm.