Feminist theory, personal experience and enticingly intricate animation come together in Isabel Herguera’s feature debut. Inspired by the 1905 feminist fable by Rokeya Hossain, which imagines the utopian country of Ladyland, where women hold sway and men stay at home, Herguera weaves together an immersive imagining of Hussains’ work with the story of a young Spanish protagonist, Inés (voice by Miren Arrieta), and Hussain herself.
Herguera has - perhaps as a result of its more than 10 years in the making - packed in so many ideas, the end result is sprawling in terms of its themes but never less than mesmerising to look at. Animator Inés stumbles on Hossain’s book on a trip to India to visit and split up with Amar (Manu Khurana). What follows is a journey of discovery that will take us not just to India but also Spain and Italy and which will offer up.
Herguera has - perhaps as a result of its more than 10 years in the making - packed in so many ideas, the end result is sprawling in terms of its themes but never less than mesmerising to look at. Animator Inés stumbles on Hossain’s book on a trip to India to visit and split up with Amar (Manu Khurana). What follows is a journey of discovery that will take us not just to India but also Spain and Italy and which will offer up.
- 10/23/2023
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The film depicts a utopia where women rule the country.
Austria-based sales agency Square Eyes has acquired world sales rights to Sultana’s Dream, a Spanish animation feature that will have its world premiere in the official selection at San Sebastian Film Festival in September.
The feature debut of Spanish filmmaker Isabel Herguera, Sultana’s Dream follows a Spanish artist living in India, who stumbles upon a science fiction story about Ladyland, a utopia where women rule the country while men live in seclusion and are responsible for household chores.
The story is based on a 1905 short story of the...
Austria-based sales agency Square Eyes has acquired world sales rights to Sultana’s Dream, a Spanish animation feature that will have its world premiere in the official selection at San Sebastian Film Festival in September.
The feature debut of Spanish filmmaker Isabel Herguera, Sultana’s Dream follows a Spanish artist living in India, who stumbles upon a science fiction story about Ladyland, a utopia where women rule the country while men live in seclusion and are responsible for household chores.
The story is based on a 1905 short story of the...
- 7/31/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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