Animation
Vampires in Havana (Vampiros en La Habana) /1985/ Spanish
FiC Rating: 4/5
Dir: Juan Padrón
Why FiC recommends?
1) Juan Padrón who passed away during the coronavirus pandemic, was more than a master, he was a pioneer in the field of animation in Latin America. Now that you are all on a streaming binge, you should seek out his work.
2) Fans of Ralp Bakshi, Michael Schaak (Felidae), Rene Laloux and 70’s euro horror will be entertained and amused as the plot is so fresh.
The Art of Happiness (L’arte della felicità)/2013/Italian
FiC Rating: 4/5
Dir: Alessandro Rak
Why FiC recommends?
1) A visionary animated film of deep play that is stylistically innovative and spiritually/philosophically rich in content.
2) The dream state of the movie allows for the animation to take on a fresh approach to convey the ideas.