Animalia Paradoxa
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…
Featured Crew
| Niles Atallah | Director |
| Catalina Vergara | Producer |
| Matías Illanes | Cinematography |
| Niles Atallah | Writer |
| Mayra Morán | Editor |
| Natalia geiss | Editor |
| Claudio Vargas | Sound |
