Robin Petré, ‘Flee’ Producer Monica Hellström Pitch ‘Wolf Moon,’ Exploring How Wildlife Turns Nocturnal to Evade Humans (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Lise Pedersen Danish director Robin Petré (“Only on Earth,” “From the Wild Sea”) and Oscar-nominated producer Monica Hellström (“Flee,” “A House Made of Splinters”) have unveiled “Wolf Moon,” the third in a loose trilogy exploring the relation between humans and animals.

Presented at CPH:FORUM, the industry event of Copenhagen’s international documentary film festival (CPH:DOX), the doc explores how human activity is reshaping animal behavior causing wildlife to be more active at night to avoid humans.

Pitched to key industry figures in Copenhagen’s historic Grand Teatret, “Wolf Moon” was described by Petré as “a sensorial, immersive, visceral journey that goes deeper and deeper into the night, into the dark – closer and closer to the animals.” “We’re more alone than ever,” the Danish director tells Variety, citing WWF figures, which reveal a staggering 69% global decline in wildlife since 1970. “Yet the entire history of humankind is so inextricably connected to animals.

There’s an inherent, deep need in humans to be surrounded by animals and nature. And this runs through the film: this longing to reconnect with nature that we’re increasingly getting distanced from,” she says.