The Premonition. Robert Allen Schnitzer, 1976.
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Edition screened: Arrow Blu-ray included in the American Horror Project Vol. 1 box set, released 2016. English language. Runtime approximately 94 minutes.
Summary: Depicted killing of a turtle.
Details: The little girl plays with her pet turtle several times in the first part of the film, so of course this animal must die. When we see the very small turtle crawling on the floor at 29:50 when human tension is running high, we know the animal’s death is eminent. We see the bloody turtle and a small blood mess on the floor at 31:35.
The Arrow release includes three early student films by Schnitzer, all free of animal violence:
Vernal Equinox (30 minutes, 1968) is a surprisingly watchable commentary on communication and counterculture made when Schnitzer was still in high school.
Terminal Point (41 minutes, 1969) is a drama made as film student.
A Rumbling in the Land (11 minutes, 1969) documents and narrates an anti-ROTC protest, made while Schnitzer was active in his university SDS.
