ALFF CLOSING NIGHT: Sunday November 8, 6.50pm

BEARS IN HOT TUBS (17:00)

Black bears wander garden paths and soak in backyard tubs across suburban Los Angeles. Centring the bears’ own lives rather than treating them as problems to manage, this tender documentary invites us to rethink boundaries, coexistence and what it means for humans and wildlife to thrive together.

FOREVER HOME (56:00)

At a North Carolina refuge, an architect and his wife are reimagining “home” for rescued farmed animals. From vertical spaces for goats to sunlit houses for chickens, their animal-centred designs combine empathy, creativity and sustainability — offering a hopeful blueprint for compassionate care.