Cryptozoo
A rapturously hallucinogenic daydream for mature audiences.
Cryptozoo
Featuring the voice talents of Lake Bell, Zoe Kazan, Michael Cera, Louisa Krause, Peter Stormare, Thomas Jay Ryan, and Grace Zabriskie, Cryptozoo follows cryptozookeepers through a richly-drawn hallucinatory world as they struggle to capture a baku (a legendary dream-eating hybrid creature) and begin to wonder if they should display these rare beasts in the confines of a zoo, or if these mythical creatures should remain hidden and unknown.
Genre
Animated,
Fantasy
Web Site
Runtime
95
Language
English
Director
Dash Shaw
Writer(s)
Dash Shaw
Cast
Lake Bell,
Zoe Kazan,
Michael Cera,
Louisa Krause,
Peter Stormare,
Thomas Jay Ryan,
Grace Zabriskie,
Angeliki Papoulia
Awards:
Nominee, Contrechamp Award ~ Best Film, Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Winner, Crystal Bear ~ Generation 14plus Best Film, Berlin International Film Festival
Winner, NEXT Innovator Award, Sundance Film Festival
MOREFEATURED REVIEW
Alonso Duralde, TheWrap
If you ever talk to an animator, they are likely to share two opinions very quickly: one, “Animation is not a genre.” And two, “Animation isn’t exclusively for children.” Dash Shaw is one of many contemporary artists expanding the idea of what animation can do, and who it can be for, and with his ...
Played at
Laemmle Virtual Cinema 8.27.21 - 9.30.21
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