Director/Cinematographer: Sarasa Kikuchi
Featuring: Hal, Emma Angen Rose, Maryann Thompson
Featuring: Hal, Emma Angen Rose, Maryann Thompson
Hal is a short documentary examining the emotional bond between a family and their senior dog Hal. Centered on a widowed mother and her adult daughter, the film explores how Hal functions as an emotional anchor. Through intimate moments of daily care, quiet companionship, and shared memory, the film reveals how the dog mediates grief, attachment, and intergenerational connection. Hal attends to affect, showing how love, loss, and protection are projected onto the animal, blurring boundaries between human and companion animal within the family structure.
