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Pig Tales (2023)

2023 · Ephemeral film · 11 min · dir. Emma Baus

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Synopsis

Pigs are animals that we think we know well, but our representations of them are sometimes far from the truth. Extremely intelligent and sensitive, they share many similarities with humans, not only genetic. Meet five piglets and follow their lives from birth to adulthood. A miniature domestic pig in California, a truffle pig in France’s Périgord, a feral pig returned to the wild in the United States, a wandering pig in a village in northern Laos, and a “tourist attraction” pig on a small island in the Bahamas. What part of their instincts do pigs keep despite their domestication? What type of interactions can they have with Man? Five pigs, five destinies, five realms. This touching wildlife documentary weaves together five compelling stories that reveal little-known secrets about pigs.

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Details

Director
Emma Baus
Studio
Nord-Ouest Documentaires
Released
2023-01-01
Running time
11 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
0743_Pig_Tales_18_35_37_00

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · Pigs Will Be Pigs · Dodsworth the Cat · 2022-12-29

These Frith farm films, the best of them anyway, are just long enough to hold youngsters' interest. Kids love animasl and the animals in Frith shorts all have names, just like they are cuddly pets. The piglets in this film are cute, and narrator Don McNamara fills viewers in on pig trivia in between snorting sound effects. Meat and lard (and fertilizer) come from pigs, but, don't worry viewers, the pigs in this film are for sex purposes (breeding) only. Hurray! Curly wins a blue ribbon at the fair as the film ends. Youngsters should enjoy this one.

★★★ · Oink indeed · Spuzz · 2012-10-31

Fun little Frith film as, yes, we go to a pig farm and find out what goes there. We see two baby pigs named, YES, Pinky and Curly as they grow up around the farm, feeding, bathing and just getting into trouble. Of course, the film is edited and narrated to fit the pig's behavior. All the Frith films are like this. No complaints about it, just don't expect anything, you know, educational.