“There ain't never been a rat problem in Baltimore, it's always been a people problem.” In his critically-acclaimed directorial debut, Theo Anthony uses the rat to burrow into the dark, complicated ...

Be it rat poison or segregation laws, Baltimore is a city of firsts with national implications that gets treated like a last unless someone wants the National Guard to shut down a protest. Using every ...

Theo Anthony's first feature, which focuses on the history of the rat problem in Baltimore, is a unique blend of poetic intrigue and scholarly precision. “Before the world became the world, it was an ...

Shh. Listen! Hear that faint scampering sound outside your window? The pitter-patter of tiny paws and huge, undiscerning appetites? The screech of a potential disease-carrier? Do you live in a city?

The plight of our least-loved furry friends is a metaphor for the failings of human social policies in Theo Anthony's scattered documentary. Those expecting to learn much about rodents may smell a rat ...

“Does the blind rat dream?” asks the deadpan, nature-doc-style voice-over in Baltimore-based Theo Anthony‘s essayistic look beneath the surface of his hometown. It’s one of several Herzogian touches – ...