28th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
5 MARCH → 15 MARCH 2026
Tributes: Nicolas Philibert
France 1994 59 35mm Color
The Zoology Gallery of the National Natural History Museum in Paris was closed to the public for a quarter of a century, leaving hundreds of stuffed animals in a forgotten twilight zone: mammals, fish, reptiles, insects, amphibians, birds, crustaceans... The film was shot during the renovation work in the gallery (from 1991 to 1994), and describes the resurrection of its strange residents.
Awards
Best Research Film – Festival dei Popoli 1994, Italy
Okomedia Prize 1995, Germany
Golden Gate Award – San Francisco IFF 1995, USA