There's nothing wrong with loving animals… they're lovable! But there's a line you don't cross. The Sundance Film Festival annunced its non competitive line up recently, but one film I didn't notice in the Documentary section, was a film called "Zoo". Its a documentary about a man who died having sex with a horse.

"The unusual death, that garnered its share of infamy when it occurred in 2005, is the topic of Seattle filmmaker Robinson Devor's new documentary that will be one of several films premiering at the Sundance festival in January, Editor & Publisher reported."

You know what? I'm not sure why… but I find myself strangely intrigued by this! I know very little about the incident, having caught only speculative rumours at the time and tossed them aside as perverse nonsense, but a man dying, whilst having sex with a horse… At the least, its not the kind of film you'd usually find at sundance. That being said, Geoff Gilmore, the director of the festival has been quoted saying: 

"We are witnessing a broadening of the traditional independent arena. In this year's festival there is a breadth of subject matter, vision and innovative storytelling that is transforming the old idea of the American indie film"

I'm looking forward to hearing some reviews of this movie, and fully expect a lot of Mr Ed and Wilbur jokes to boot!

 Source: IESB