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Horse Brothers

Canadian Premiere

A tale of sibling betrayal and revenge as told by a ranch horse (voiced by Guy Maddin).

 

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Directors
Cast

Milos Mitrovic, Sam Singer, Guy Maddin

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

English

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Content Warning

Animal cruelty; coarse language; violence; frightening scene

PG
8 min

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Credits

Producer

Milos Mitrovic, Fabian Velasco

Screenwriter

Milos Mitrovic, Fabian Velasco

Cinematography

Markus Henkel

Editor

Milos Mitrovic, Fabian Velasco

Original Music

Max Walter

Directors

Milos Mitrovic headshot, Horse Brothers co-director

Milos Mitrovic

Milos Mitrovic and Fabian Velasco are filmmakers from Winnipeg, Canada. Together, they have collaborated on numerous projects, most notably the 2019 feature film Tapeworm.

Filmography: Tapeworm (2019)

Fabian Velasco headshot, Horse Brothers co-director

Fabian Velasco

Milos Mitrovic and Fabian Velasco are filmmakers from Winnipeg, Canada. Together, they have collaborated on numerous projects, most notably the 2019 feature film Tapeworm.

Filmography: Tapeworm (2019)