RES CREATA - Humans and other animals

Technological advances and cultural development have disrupted the balance between humankind and other animals. Instead of looking at similarities, we focus on differences. Co-existence has been replaced by dominance. We have forgotten that we live in a house that does not belong only to us. However, the ties between humans and other inhabitants of the animal kingdom have not been irreversibly broken. In his visual essay, which is both intimate and philosophical, Alessandro Cattaneo focuses specifically on those things that connect us. The statements of thinkers and idyllic shots of interspecies interactions indicate that if we change the way in which we think about animals, it will be beneficial for the entire ecosystem.

 

 

“I loved animals, but from a distance. The film was an exploration of a new territory when we started to shoot the film. From that day on, I experienced being so close to so many animals. You feel really naked when you are two feet away from black horse and a man riding him without a saddle.” A. Cattaneo

Alessandro Cattaneo, an Italian cinematographer, traveler, and maker of visually refined films, previously filmed commercials for prestigious clothing brands. In 2015, he completed his first feature-length film – Wide Blue Delivery – about the crew of a cargo ship traveling between Italy and Africa. In his next documentary, Nuovo Alfabeto Umano (2016), he tracked the life of immigrants in a Milanese refugee camp.