The Wolf House: Animated Allegory
Fri, May 15
|Epsilon Spires Virtual Cinema w/ Q&A
Combining stop-motion techniques, painting and photography, this exquisitely handcrafted animation feature tells the story of a girl who attempts to escape a colony of religious fanatics during Chile’s darkest years under Pinochet. Director's Q&A @ 9pm on May 21st.
Time & Location
May 15, 2020, 12:00 AM – May 22, 2020, 11:59 PM
Epsilon Spires Virtual Cinema w/ Q&A
About the event
Tickets are $12, Streaming begins May 15th: https://kimstimvirtual.vhx.tv/products/the-wolf-house-at-epsilon-spires
Thursday, May 21 at 9pm EDT, live online Q & A with co-director's León & Cociña, moderated by film critic/writer Carlos Aguilar
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Maria, a young girl finds refuge in a house in the south of Chile after escaping from a sect of German religious fanatics. She is welcomed into the home by two pigs, the only inhabitants of the place. Like in a dream, the universe of the house reacts to Maria’s feelings. The animals transform slowly into humans and the house becomes a nightmarish world.
Loosely based on the grim case of Colonia Dignidad, a German émigré-run colony in post-WWII Chile that was revealed to have been used to imprison, torture, and murder dissidents during the Pinochet regime, THE WOLF HOUSE (La Casa Lobo) is an animated fairytale with a much darker foundation than…