Animal Behaviour
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| Original Name | Animal Behaviour |
| Translation Name | Zoothérapie |
| Region | Canada |
| Original run | June 11, 2018 |
| Directed by | Alison Snowden, David Fine |
| Written by | Alison Snowden, David Fine |
Animal Behaviour is an animated short film produced by Alison Snowden and David Fine. It began airing at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 11, 2018.
Plot Summary
In a psychiatric clinic, animals with different mental illnesses participate in a weekly support meeting. Dr. L Clement, a dog doctor, leads the sessions and relieves the anxiety of each patient, guiding Todd the pig, Lorraine the leech, Cheryl the praying mantis, Linda the cat, and Jeffrey the bird to talk about their psychological problems and relieve their anxiety. Midway through the session, new member Victor the gorilla rushes in to resist the healing process, stirring up the repressed emotions of all the animals.
Character Profile
| Dr. L Clement | |
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Dog, labrador retriever. psychotherapist. Although he likes to sniff other dogs' butts, he is able to control this bad impulse. |
| CV：Ryan Biel | |
| Lorraine | |
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A leech. suffers from separation anxiety, is insecure and cannot leave her husband. Because she also suffers from asthma, she needs to breathe deeply with small pockets to feel safe. |
| CV：Leah Juel | |
| Todd | |
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A pig. eating disorder, always wanting to eat themselves can not stop. His favourite is chocolate, but Dr. L Clement advised him to hold off on it. |
| CV：Toby Berner | |
| Jeffrey | |
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A blue jay. Because of his childhood shadow, he often feels lonely and has an Oedipus complex. When he was young, he killed his brother because he was afraid of not having food. |
| CV：James Kirk | |
| Linda | |
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A cat, tabby cat. suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, thinks he's unclean, licks his fur constantly and can't stop. |
| CV：Alison Snowden | |
| Cheryl | |
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A praying mantis, a single mother with a thousand children but a tendency to commit sexual violence and kill her partner in the heat of pleasure. Because there are too many children, no animals are willing to take over. |
| CV：Andrea Libman | |
| Victor | |
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An ape. suffers from mania, is impatient and unwilling to communicate. Throws tantrums for no apparent reason, but is guilty of hurting other animals afterwards. |
| CV：Taz Van Rassel | |
Other
- In January 2019, the film was nominated for the 2019 Academy Award for Animated Short Film.
- The author uses the habits of the animals themselves to correspond to the psychological problems of human society.
