Animalia Paradoxa

Globo Rojo

Animation
82 min     8.5     2024     Chile

Overview

The list of fantastic, mythical animals compiled by Carl Linnaeus in his seminal 18th century work Systema Naturae could well be the seed of Niles Atallah’s Animalia Paradoxa – an eccentric tale set in a post-apocalyptic world that follows a strange creature struggling to survive. Dressed in rags and a gas mask, moving like an alien dancer, Animalia roams through an abandoned building – crawling and stretching across concrete, plastic, waste. She laboriously carries and fills up an array of empty bottles to enjoy a modest bath. The camera eye lingers on her with compassion and explores the architectures of trash at an agonising pace. We know in our hearts that Animalia is a human-amphibian longing for the sea…

Reviews

Chris Sawin wrote:
From one of the producers of _The Wolf House_, _Animalia Paradoxa_ is an experimental fantasy film that features stock footage and marionette stop-motion animation scattered against an apocalyptic background. It's unlike anything I've seen before and incredibly memorable. **Full review:** https://bit.ly/animoxa

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