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…
DirectorNiles Atallah
WriterNiles Atallah
Chris Sawin
@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
