Animalia Paradoxa

Animalia Paradoxa (2024)

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…

Date of release
2024-12-05
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Animation, Science Fiction, Drama
Director
Niles Atallah

Casting

Interesting facts

Animalia Paradoxa is a 2024 Chilean avant-garde science fiction drama film written, co-edited and directed by Niles Atallah. It is set in a post-apocalyptic world where species dream of evolving to survive in their habitat. The film combines stop-motion animation and live-action footage.

Production

Principal photography took place at the Cine Arte Alameda, Santiago.

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