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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
David Batty

Beasts unburdened: film course aims to rehabilitate donkeys’ reputation

Still of Tigger putting a mouse on the back of Eeyore in the Tigger Movie
The donkey Eeyore is portrayed as melancholic and not very smart in Disney’s Winnie the Pooh films. Photograph: Cine Text/Allstar/Sportsphoto

From Eeyore to Shrek, donkeys on the big screen have traditionally been characterised as stubborn or comedic. But a new university film course run in partnership with a donkey sanctuary is hoping to rehabilitate the animal’s reputation.

The film studies module at the University of Exeter, which began this term, explores how the portrayal of donkeys in films has affected public attitudes towards them.

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