Trailer for Netflix's Stop-Motion Animated Mexican Feature Film I AM FRANKELDA
Netflix has released a trailer for the Mexican stop-motion animated film I Am Frankelda, featuring the voice cast of Mireya Mendoza, Arturo Mercado Jr., and Luis Leonardo Suarez. I Am Frankelda, also known as Soy Frankelda, is written, directed and produced by filmmaker brothers Arturo Ambriz and Roy Ambriz (Women Wearing Shoulder Pads, Frankelda's Book of Spooks).
Beto Petiches serves as animation director, with animation cinematography by Irene Melis and Fernanda G. Manzur, and an original score by Kevin Smithers.
The film’s synopsis reads: “A creation of Cinema Fantasma. In 19th-century Mexico, Frankelda is a gifted writer whose dark tales are ignored and dismissed. Forced to suppress her voice, she refuses to give up, even as many try to silence her.
“But when she is thrust into her subconscious, the very monsters she created come to life. Guided by Herneval, a tormented prince trapped between dreams and nightmares, she must restore balance between fiction & reality before both realms collapse.
“Meanwhile, the sinister writer Procustes and his conspirators plot to seize control. As Frankelda and Herneval grow closer, their bond becomes both a strength and a curse.
“To rewrite their fate entirely, she must confront a love that defies existence and work to reclaim her power as a storyteller—before dark forces consume her imagination & reveal horrors beyond her creation.”
This looks like a fun watch for families and friends of the genre. Check out the trailer below, and watch I Am Frankelda streaming on Netflix on June 12th.