The Herd
Brutal award winning short horror film with a purpose.
Role: DMP Digital Matte Painting & Rotoscoping
Written & Directed by Melanie Light
This film is particularly close to my heart. It is very well made and jarringly captivating. A reflection of the horrifying treatment of animals in industrialised agriculture - the endless cruelty and appalling conditions. Known as the first feminist vegan horror film.
Synopsis: A number of kidnapped and trafficked women find themselves imprisoned in a squalid medical facility. For Paula her continued survival relies on her basic human function.
Escape, on any level, is seemingly impossible as the women are condemned to a life of enforced servitude at the whims of their captors; for one reason only – their milk.
The Herd replaces female cows with female humans, and by doing so hopes to promote a greater understanding of the suffering inflicted upon cows in the dairy industry.
