This free title is available exclusively to Hot Docs Members. Join our community to unlock access to this and more premium programming on Hot Docs at Home.
Willem Dafoe narrates this strange and surprisingly beautiful Hot Docs Festival favourite about a group of donkeys recovering from abuse in a sanctuary. In entrancingly rhythmic prose, Dafoe gives a perspective on the donkey—deterring us from adding human values to their behaviour with subversive and mind-bending words. An attempt to restore dignity to these often-misunderstood animals, Do Donkeys Act? becomes increasingly attuned to their point of view, asking us to try to see and listen to the world as they do—to give the donkey its due. Taking its cues from the experimental cinema of Chris Marker, and performance art of Marina Abramovic, this experiential masterwork will transform the way you think about animal consciousness.
This film will be available for 48 hours from when you start the stream. Please note streaming is only possible from inside Canada. Need assistance? Visit our FAQ page or email us at streamingsupport@hotdocs.ca.