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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…
genus: Science Fiction
cast: Andrea Gómez
cantavit: Niles Atallah (Director), Niles Atallah (Writer), Natalia geiss (Editor), Claudio Vargas (Sound), Mayra Morán (Editor), Catalina Vergara (Producer)
Studio: Globo Rojo
runtime: 80 minutes
qualis: HD
release: Jan 25, 2024
IMDb: 3
Patriam: Chile
Lingua: Español
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