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Panthera Britannia

One of the intriguing, enduring, and maybe potential cryptozoological mysteries is the concept that alien massive cats could also be roaming the British countryside. Sightings and photographs — naturally, the latter are sometimes unclear or lack dimension perspective —  are plentiful, and witnesses normally have little to revenue from by reporting what they’ve seen. Author/director Matt Everett’s documentary Panthera Britannia is a slick, impressively crafted look into the historical past of cryptid felidae, exploring sightings from the reign of King Henry VIII to the current day. The cranium of the Beast of Bodmin Moor, captured by British troopers within the 1790s and imprisoned in a jail till it died, offers bodily proof of the potential for ABCs, and the Harmful Wild Animal Act of the Seventies noticed homeowners letting their unique pets unfastened within the wild. Professionals starting from animal behaviorists to genetic anthropologists to different wildlife consultants are interviewed, and a number of other completely different, clever viewpoints for and towards the potential for massive felines working wild in the UK are introduced. In a single partaking section, a bunch makes an attempt to lure a giant cat into the open utilizing bait and complicated digital tools. Everett retains the proceedings on a fair keel, with a rational, skilled, television-ready presentation that makes for one of many finer cryptid documentaries in latest reminiscence.

Elusive

Among the many flood of Bigfoot documentaries, high quality ranges from poor and slapdash — generally with apparent shenanigans — to well-produced and thought scary. Author/director Christopher Turner’s Elusive (AKA Elusive: Bigfoot Overseas) definitely falls into the latter camp, presenting intriguing particulars and absorbing interviews with each eyewitnesses and people researching sightings of a big, furry hominid in the UK. Turner opts to deal with analysis reasonably than sensationalism, and his documentary is the higher for it. Speaking-head opinions run the gamut from Bigfoot being a flesh-and-blood undiscovered creature to an interdimensional being, so there’s not loads new in that facet, however what makes this a novel watch is listening to accounts of a mysterious cryptid dwelling within the wilds of the UK the place, as one interviewee posits, most creepy occurrences are put all the way down to ghosts. Historic accounts of werewolves, furry males, and dogmen are additionally touched upon. There’s nothing new to current so far as proof goes, however as somebody who enjoys listening to individuals describe high-strangeness occasions that occurred to them that they nonetheless can’t clarify however are affected by many years later, I discovered this completely different geographical tackle Bigfoot to be an enticing watch with stable cinematography and manufacturing values.

Panthera Britannia gained Platinum Awards for Greatest Documentary [Feature], The “Centre for Fortean Zoology” Class for Greatest Cryptozoology Movie, Greatest Nature Movie, and Greatest Huge Cat Movie, and  Elusive gained a Bronze Award for Greatest Documentary [Feature] and Silver Awards for Greatest Thriller Movie, The “Affiliation for the Scientific Research of Anomalous Phenomena” Class for Greatest Paranormal Investigation Movie, The “Centre for Fortean Zoology” Class for Greatest Cryptozoology Movie, Greatest Journey/Journey Movie, and Greatest Bigfoot/Sasquatch Movie at Fortean Movie Competition, which passed off in Gloucester, U.Ok., on September 1 and a pair of, 2022. For extra info, go to https://www.forteanfilmfestival.com/.