Animalia Paradoxa
Synopsis
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…
Animalia Paradoxa (2024) is a 1h 22min animation feature film by Niles Atallah. The list of fantastic, mythical animals compiled by Carl Linnaeus in his seminal 18th century work Systema Naturae co... Selected for Fantasia International Film Festival (2024).
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Festival History
- OffScreen Film Festival 2025 - OFFSCREENINGS 2025
- DOK Leipzig 2024 generic
- Fantasia International Film Festival 2024 generic - Animation Plus (features); Underground
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2024 generic
- Valdivia International Film Festival 2024 generic
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| IMDb | tt31917779 |
| TMDB | 1219657 |
