The Wolf House: Animated Allegory
Sat, May 23
|Epsilon Spires Virtual Cinema
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.
Time & Location
May 23, 2020, 9:20 AM – Jun 06, 2020, 11:59 PM
Epsilon Spires Virtual Cinema
About the event
Tickets are $12, Streaming begins May 15th: https://kimstimvirtual.vhx.tv/products/the-wolf-house-at-epsilon-spires
Q & A with co-director's León & Cociña, moderated by film critic/writer Carlos Aguilar: WATCH
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 most. As deeply disturbing as its inspiration would suggest, it is also a truly…