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Animalium

Two brothers on a road trip through Texas argue about the existence of morality.

  • Fatima Hye
    Director
    Surveillance Girl, Black Mass Comedy, etc.
  • Fatima Hye
    Writer
  • Fatima Hye
    Producer
  • Sam Stinson
    Key Cast
    My All American, Modern Society
  • Brian Bogart
    Key Cast
    My All American, Everybody Wants Some
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Feature, Short
  • Genres:
    Buddy Movie, Horror, Arthouse, Nature, Philosophy, Road Trip, Texas
  • Runtime:
    48 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 7, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital HD
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Premier Screening at Alamo Drafthouse Houston
    Houston
    United States
    August 1, 2017
    World
  • Festival Screening at Victoria Texas Independent Film Festival
    Victoria, Texas
    United States
    April 6, 2019
Distribution Information
  • Vimeo, Tubi, Plex
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: Internet, Video on Demand, Console / Handheld Device
Director Biography - Fatima Hye

Fatima Hye is a Bangladeshi-American Muslim female filmmaker who grew up in Houston, TX. She got her BA and MA from the University of Houston, majoring in Philosophy, minoring in Psychology and Media Production. She teaches Philosophy, Humanities, and Filmmaking at San Jacinto and Houston Community Colleges, and is a Screener for Cinespace and a Programmer for Ashland.

Her films tend to be artsy/philosophical, but with a darker or edgier style/atmosphere. Her featurette "Animalium" went to the Victoria, TX Independent Film Festival before streaming on Tubi, and her psychological horror feature "Abortifacient" was picked up for distribution by Summer Hill Entertainment. Recently, her experimental short "Count the Ways" premiered at the Lost River Film Festival, and she is in post-production for an art horror anthology called "Cryptic Triptych", which was awarded a Feature Film Production Grant from Austin Film Society.

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Director Statement

This short film is a love letter to the Texas landscape, a philosophical road trip, a meditation on the nature of morality, and a fascinated look at the act of killing. Aside from the locations being set in and around Houston, Austin, and College Station, it features an all-Texas cast, crew, and original music by Southern Blues/Rock guitarist Marty Monte who performed at the premier screening, but sadly passed away a year later.