The Hyperboreans
Description
When the negative of a film she starred in disappears, an actor embarks on a quest to recover it, in the process butting up against Chilean history and the legacy of fascist thinker Miguel Serrano. Antonia Giesen plays a version of herself as an actor and psychologist who initially stole the missing film’s idea from her patient Metalhead’s dreams. That dream state infects her search as she transforms into a cop contending with ailing parents, Metalhead’s declining state, Chile’s fascist history, and amazing things that live beneath Antarctica’s ice. Filmmakers Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León appear as twisted version of themselves in this fantastically surreal and virtuoso blend of live action, animation, puppetry, and practical effects. —Pam Grady
The Chilean artist duo Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña began collaborating in 2007, making experimental films that incorporate a variety of techniques, including live action, animation, and puppetry. Their latest short film, Los Huesos (2021), won the Venice Film Festival’s Venice Horizons Award and Sitges’s Critics’ Jury Prize. Their first feature, The Wolf House (2018), garnered the Jury Distinction Prize for Best Feature Film at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Among their recent work, the duo contributed animation to Ari Aster’s Beau Is Afraid (2023.)
Film Details
LanguageSpanish, German
Original Language TitleLos hiperbóreos
Year2024
Runtime71
CountryChile
DirectorCristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña
ProducerCatalina Vergara
Executive ProducerCatalina Vergara
WriterCristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña, Alejandra Moffat
EditorCristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña, Paolo Caro Silva
CinematographerNatalia Medina
MusicValo Aguilar
CastAntonia Giesen, Francisco Visceral Rivera
Print SourceBendita Film Sales
Closed CaptionsClosed Captions are not currently confirmed for this film
Audio DescriptionAudio Descriptions are not currently confirmed for this film
American Sign Language (ASL) InterpretationAmerican Sign Language Interpretation is not currently scheduled for this film
