Animal Film Fest on September 1

Davey’s Voice is hosting the Animal Film Festival at the New Vic on Thursday, September 1, 6-8 p.m., including a Q&A with director George Zaverdas, who’s screening his film David & Goliath. Other films include You’ve Got a Friend in Me, about a Lithuanian man and his turkey; The Ethics of Diet, about food choices; a 1950s-set PSA about spaying and neutering; Finding Shelter, about Brits who open an animal shelter in Bulgaria; and the film about Davey’s Voice members marching to Santa Barbara’s Courthouse to demand justice for an abused dog. See animalfilmfestival.org and buy tickets at ensembletheatre.com.