Three inseparable young brothers rip their way through childhood together in upstate New York while their fragile family deconstructs and reconstructs around them. Manny, Joel, and Jonah are often left to fend for themselves because their parents are preoccupied with their own volatile relationship. And as the cycle of love and violence continues, the boys grow into reflections of their world. For his older brothers, that means hardening like their Paps – but for Jonah it means escaping into the world of his imagination. We The Animals is an adaptation of the acclaimed debut novel by Justin Torres. The film is the first narrative feature from director Jeremiah Zagar (who previously helmed documentaries like 2014’s Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart), and took home the NEXT Innovator Award at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.