The outcome resulted in several high-profile massacres with a lasting impact on the country (as seen in Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, set between 19), and Olimpia effectively re-creates the events which ignited the movement. It’s been hailed by critics for showing a new perspective on the events, drawing comparisons to 1968’s El Grito, the long-banned documentary that captured the protests as they unfolded. The film follows three students at the Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) as the school is seized by the military following massive student-led unrest. This protest, known as the Mexican Movement of 1968 (Movimiento Estudiantil), provides the backdrop for Olimpia. In 1968, a coalition of students from across México came together to push for social and political change. La Casa Lobo is an instant folk-horror classic, a terrifying fairy tale bound to stick with you long after the credits roll. All that globe-trotting seems to have paid off in terrifying dividends: Critics agree it’s a viewing experience like no other. Directors Jaoquín Cociña and Cristóbal León shot the film over five years, using 12 different locations in the process, including Casa Maauad in Mexico City, the National Museum of Fine Arts in Santiago, Chile, and Upstream Gallery in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It tells the story of Maria, a woman who escapes a secretive German colony as she takes refuge in a house in southern Chile. The Wrap’s Carlos Aguilar said : “The 2D animated rendering of the master filmmaker is more graphic interpretation than faithful portrait, perfect to cruise between reality and the anxiety-fueled nightmares that besiege his sleep.”Īn eerie stop-motion animation that will chill you to your bones, La Casa Lobo is not for the faint of heart.
It’s currently Certified Fresh, with many critics praising its innovative, surrealist imagery, and its ability to do a lot with very little.
Buñuel borrows from its titular director’s life and work, but is primarily based on Fermín Solis’ graphic novel Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas. When a bet backfires, he finds himself traveling with anthropologist Maurice Legenre through the Las Hurdes region of Spain, filming a documentary. Following the fallout of his first film, Buñuel is stranded without a project. Set in the 1930s, Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles is a surreal journey through the making of director Luis Buñuel’s documentary Land Without Bread.
But they are all fantastic pieces of work that any animation (or movie) lover should know.īuñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (2018) 98% Some are geared toward children, others should never be viewed by a child. Like the Latinx diaspora itself, the movies on this list come from all over the world and tell all kinds of stories - from fantastical dreamland adventures, to horrifying stories of survival, to every coming-of-age beat in between - all styled to their creator’s unique visions. That said, spoiler alert, there is a Disney film on this list. And while many of their names aren’t as synonymous with animation as Disney, Miyazaki, or even Bakshi and Bluth, with such an abundance of talented creators in the game it’s high time more viewers became familiar with their work. Over the last 15 years animators from all over the Latinx diaspora have emerged to tell stories in a variety of animated mediums: traditional 2D animation, 3D computer-generated graphics, stop-motion, rotoscoping, and beyond. Spanish-language animation - along with Spanish-language TV, horror, and cinema at large - is on the rise.