The Animal Drums

Charting the particular baffled and morbid character of English attitudes to mortality The Animal Drums depicts the specific influence of urban space on the psyche Recalling the tableu filmmaking of Peter Greenaway and the lyrical disjunction of Harold Pinter The Animals Drums is one of the first significant British featurelength poetryfilms of the 21st century London disappears under the ground of the films ambiguous protagonist who is half victim half perpetrator Gently mad positively lost we follow our host through the bounds of a changing moneywashed capital city Fusing documentary technique montage and theatrical set pieces the film features appearances from authors like Iain Sinclair and Stewart Home alongside actors like Edie Deffebach and Lotje Sodderland The Animal Drums is unique representation of modern London in old England