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SCREENING: Revelation Perth International Film Festival
SCREENING: Revelation Perth International Film Festival
Revelation PIFF presents over 200 international films at cinemas and bars across Perth and Fremantle, Western Australia.
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ANIMUS is a 24-minute psychological thriller currently in festival circulation. A Dialectic in Five Illustrations. "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." This channel contains official trailers, selected behind-the-scenes material, and director’s notes. ───────── Written & Directed by James Murray Starring Fenn Leon & Chris Hardy Producer — Kaytee Elliott Director of Photography — Calum Stewart Production Designer — Emily Kemp Editor — James Murray ───────── A 2026 State of Mind Film in association with K29 Studios and 376 Films
[SPOILERS!] READ: Indie Shorts Mag "Short of the Day" Review ****
[SPOILERS!] READ: Indie Shorts Mag "Short of the Day" Review ****
Jamie Murray’s Animus, is a dystopian thriller set against a backdrop of ecological disaster. Premised on dialogue between a cannibal subject and his state issued psychologist, what they really discuss are the contours of morality.  Subject A-652 (Fenn Leon, mixing apathy with a subtle childlike vulnerability), a sociopath who surrendered himself after cannibalising an elderly […]
READ: IndyRed Review ****
READ: IndyRed Review ****
IndyRed - Providing critic reviews for independent film since 2009.
READ: Film Threat Review. 8.5/10
READ: Film Threat Review. 8.5/10
Written and directed by James Murray, Animus is a lean, mixed-media thriller that doesn't just ask questions; it pins you to the chair and waits for your answer, the cinematic equivalent of a gun to your head. This short film opens as a brutal assault unfolds in a warehouse car park, all of which was
READ: FilmInk Press Release. ANIMUS - Where Moral Reasoning Slips Into Instinct
READ: FilmInk Press Release. ANIMUS - Where Moral Reasoning Slips Into Instinct
A Dialectic in Five Illustrations
READ: UK Film Review.
READ: UK Film Review.
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Short film about a violent sociopath is interviewed by a prison psychologist to ascertain the motive behind a brutal assault.
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