Neighboring Animals

A cool, cerebral video essay that rewards close watching, drifting between clinical imagery and poetic text like a strange, unsettling dream.

Directed by

Mary Helena Clark

Overview

The title piece is a two-channel video centered on the mouth – as a tool to bite and chew, as an instrument of speech, and as a site of disgust and desire. It incorporates footage of animal dentistry, bite mark analysis, and a reliquary containing the tooth of Mary Magdalene. Projected alongside is a text collaging language from psychological studies on disgust, philosophical inquiries on human nature and animality, and poetry.

How it feels

Eerie, melancholic, absurd and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Identity, obsession, morality, art

Content

Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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