The abstract documentary Endangered Books, directed by Zoe Matalon, follows a dramatic plot where books gain life and fight over their bookshelf.

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     To the sound of classical music, the viewer sees, from different frames, books gaining life. When one of them presents a suicidal behaviour, it triggers chaos and the whole bookshelf starts to fight.  

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     As a response to the economy minister's new proposal of taxing books, justifying that they are material consumed exclusively by the elite, when in actuality it will only hinder the access of the people to education, the documentary manifests against the regression of our society, with an ironic tone: even the books can't handle it anymore. 

 

     The world was chaotic even before Covid-19, and it seems like the minister choose the right time to propose some important changes. This pandemic only highlighted the current problems in our society as it brings mayhem, after all, just like the meltdown of the books, the pandemic is causing madness and transforming people: the current problem is not between interpersonal relationships, but intrapersonal.