Stab: The Wolf House
Cultplex50 Red Bank
Sun 18 Oct · 13:00
About this event
The Wolf House is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, with uncanny world-building and untraditional horror that breaks all the rules of animation The Wolf House - or La Casa Lobo in the original Spanish - is an animated horror film like no other. Our protagonist Maria escapes a religious colony in Chile, and takes refuge in an abandoned house in the woods. As the interior begins to transform around her, what starts as a story of liberation soon descends into a nightmarish twist on classic wolf-centric fairy tales, such as The Three Little Pigs and Red Riding Hood. Maria is a fictional character, but the Colonia Dignidad from which she escapes was an actual German colony established in Chile after World War II. Its inclusion brings a very real layer of horror to this surreal animated horror film, as the cult-like colony (led by former Nazi colonel Paul Schäfer) became notorious for human rights violations during the military dictatorship of General Pinochet. The Wolf House’s production was a labour of love, five years in the making, which blends hand drawn animations with stop-motion scenes built out of paint, paper, tape and furniture. What the film required in time to make, it matched in the amount of space needed, as it was shot (and exhibited) in several galleries and museums around Latin America and Europe. The directors Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León considered the space a workshop, not a film set, and offered visitors the opportunity to help them animate. This screening is 18+ and will begin at the advertised time above. Content Warnings: frightening and distressing scenes as well as references to violence, abuse and torture. Runtime: 74 minutes Director: Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León. Year: 2018 Film
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