LIFF Archive

Culling

A student film from the writer and director, Matty Crawford. This disarming and enthralling black and white film follows a young man as he tries to save a cow from slaughter, whilst two boys trawl through a treacherous and desolate terrain, as they try to escape an invisible threat. This collaborative film uses the paintings, drawings and collages of artist Eden Kötting, creating a celebration of difference and glorification of persistence. Assisted by her award-winning director father Andrew Kötting, and a small animation team, we’re taken on a phantasmagorical journey into a world of Eden’s making, and then beyond.