PULSE

One of Europe’s largest deer farms lies hidden in the hills of southern Hungary, housing more than 1,500 red deer. The animals were first caught in the surrounding forests only 25 years ago, meaning they are essentially still wild with all their natural instincts intact. Through the perspective of the deer, PULSE reflects on domestication, human-animal relations, and our approach to nature. The film loosely follows the rhythm of the animals’ heart rate fluctuating in synchronicity with the seasons.

director / cinematographer / editor Robin Petré | sound designer Rudolf Varhegyi | composer András Emszt | producer Robin Petré and DocNomads | creative consultants Tamás Almási, Péter Forgács, Attila Kékesi, Karen Everett, Tamás Kollányi 

Available for streaming on Doc Alliance and GuideDoc

DOK Leipzig
⭐︎ Silver Dove for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution
FICMEC Canary Islands Intl. Environmental Film Festival
⭐︎ Best Short Documentary Film
FIKE Évora Intl. Short Film Festival
⭐︎ Best Documentary
Ji.hlava Intl. Documentary Film Festival
⭐︎ Silver Eye Award/Best Short Documentary
Doclisboa
⭐︎ Green Years Award
ECOFEST
⭐︎ Best Short Film
Festival Intl. Signes de Nuit
⭐︎ Special Mention for the Signs Award
Listapad Minsk Intl. Film Festival
⭐︎ International Film School Award (shared prize)
Sheffield Doc/Fest
Nominated for the Student Doc Award
Visions du Réel
Nominated in the Premier Pas competition
Minimalen Short Film Festival
Nominated in the Nordic Competition
Docudays Intl. Human Rights Documentary Film Fest
Nominated for the Docu/Short Award
RAI Film Festival
Nominated for the Wiley Blackwell Student Film Prize

Mecal Pro Barcelona Intl. Short Film Festival
Nominated in the International Competition
Intl. Environmental Film Festival Green Vision
Nominated in the International Competition
Ethnocineca
Nominated for the International Short Film Award
Apricot Tree Intl. Documentary Film Festival
Nominated in the International Competition
ForadCamp Cinema & Nature Exhibition
Nominated for the International Shorts Award
Bozcaada Intl. Festival of Ecological Doc.
Nominated in the International Competition
FIC AUTOR Author’s Intl. Film Festival
Nominated in the Intl. Short Documentary Competition
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
BOGOSHORTS Bogotá Short Film Fest
European Film Festival Palic
International Film Festival Innsbruck
CinemAmbiente
Ecofalante Environmental Film Festival
Cinéma Vérité Iran Intl. Documentary Film Festival
Cinema Planeta Festival Intl. de Cine y Medio Ambiente
Tokyo Documentary Film Festival
KineDok
United Change
Lakeside Doc Festival
Docu Memento
Whakapapa Film Festival
Hebrides Intl. Film Festival
FIDÉ Festival Intl. do Documentário Estudanti
BIDF Budapest Intl. Documentary Festival
DOCfeed
World Film Festival
MOV Intl. Student Film Festival of Pernambuc