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…
Genre: Animation
Stars: Andrea Gómez
Crew: Niles Atallah (Director), Catalina Vergara (Producer), Matías Illanes (Cinematography), Niles Atallah (Writer), Mayra Morán (Editor), Natalia geiss (Editor)
Country: Chile
Language: Español
Studio: Globo Rojo
Runtime: 82 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 05, 2024
IMDb: 2.5
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