Spanning 25 years of marriage, Pickle is a hilarious and life-affirming account of the wide range of pets collected by a couple with a penchant for rescuing animals, including a paraplegic possum and a fish that couldn’t swim. This 2016 Hot Docs Festival favourite explores the human capacity to care for all creatures throughout their sometimes greatly protracted lives until their occasionally sudden and unfortunate deaths.

Animal Magnetism: Inspired by the writings of Susan Orlean, the beloved New Yorker staff writer whose new book, On Animals, launches this month on Hot Docs at Home, enjoy a special collection of films exploring how we live with animals, and how they abide by us.

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