Animus

Animus

A Dialectic in Five Illustrations

2026 · 24 min · ★ 10.0 · Thriller, Drama

In a dystopian near-future where animal species are on the brink of extinction, a violent sociopath is interviewed by an institutional psychologist after confessing to a brutal attack. In search of a motive, the psychologist realises he must sink his teeth into the one thing that his subject finds meaningful: an obsessive fascination with animal nature and evolution.

Directed by Jamie Murray · Written by Jamie Murray

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