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Directed by Ana Vaz, shot entirely from day to night, this eco-terror about wildlife follows the trajectories of endangered species fleeing to escape extinction, in a grim plot in which animals watch us. It Is Night in America are anonymous figures, their faces barely (if at all) visible, limbs protruding or silhouetted pressed against concrete. Night, Vaz's first feature, is a hazy foray into the hidden animal world in and around Brasília, where humans take a back seat and the megacity stands tall like a skyscraper-infested jungle. The film's protagonists are a pantheon of exiles: monkeys running through the streets, cobras hiding in private gardens, capybaras lounging on lawns, giant otters roaming the waterways.  Director: Ana Vaz "Are animals invading our cities," a voice wonders halfway, "or are we occupying their habitat?" It's a question that might as well work as a catchphrase, but Night has a way of stretching and expanding her focus, and her cl...