Arturo and Roy Ambriz created I Am Frankelda, Mexico's first stop-motion animated feature, with little to no budget and no production supervisors. The film, inspired by their series Frankelda's Book of Spooks, features a girl who becomes a ghost tasked with confronting humanity's nightmares. Renowned filmmaker Guillermo del Toro mentored the brothers, offering support after seeing the completed film. The design showcases lo-fi artistry and could be among the best in the genre, with the brothers animating scenes shortly after completing the script, emphasizing their raw creativity.
"When we started working on the film, we contacted him, but got few replies back. But when we finished it, he got involved... He's like Gandalf."
"This might be one of the cheapest stop-motion features ever made. We started animating the first and final scenes just a week after the script was written."
Collection
[
|
...
]