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Examiningtherelationshipbetweenourselvesandtheotherspecieswesharetheplanetwithhasopenedupnewwaystounderstandourplaceintheworld.'BecomingAnimal'isanattempttogivesomeofthesenewwaysofthinkingacinematicform.AnessaybasedonafieldtriptoWyoming'swildnature,inthecompanyofthebio-philosopherDavidAbramandthetwovisionaryfilmmakersEmmaDavieandPeterMettler.Andwithanabundanceofbison,mooseandbirds.Bothformandthoughtareunchainedinafilmthatendsupmoving(far)beyondman'sself-centredviewofnature,andintoastateofalmostpsychedelicreceptiveness.AsMettlerasksinadiaristicnote:Arelanguageandmoderntechnologyabarrieroranopendoorbetweenourselvesandtheworldthatsurroundsus?Andwhataboutthemediumoffilmitself?Throughouthismanyyearsasafilmmaker,Mettlerhasdealtwithabstractphenomenasuchasnorthernlights,ecstasyandtimeitself.WithDavieasfellowfilmmakerandAbramasatravellingcompanion,'BecomingAnimal'(namedafterAbram'slandmarkbook)isafilmthatmakesyouseeeverythingwithslightlydifferenteyes.