Animalia Paradoxa

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12/5/2024
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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…

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      • ChrisSawin

        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

        July 26, 2024

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