THR reported last month that Netflix had acquired I Am Frankelda (Soy Frankelda), the Spanish-language stop-motion animated feature from Mexican directors Arturo […]
THR reported last month that Netflix had acquired I Am Frankelda (Soy Frankelda), the Spanish-language stop-motion animated feature from Mexican directors Arturo Ambriz and Roy Ambriz, protégés of Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro (Pinocchio, Cabinet of Curiosities)
Today, Netflix shared the official trailer and announced a date for Mexico’s first-ever feature-length stop motion production: June 12.
I Am Frankelda is set in 19th-century Mexico and centers on Frankelda, a gifted writer whose dark tales are ignored and dismissed. It looks nothing short of epic, and visually, it feels like Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas drenched in vivid color.
“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 and 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, she must confront a love that defies existence and reclaim her power as a storyteller before dark forces consume her imagination and reveal horrors beyond her creation,” a synopsis from the film’s producers reads.
The Ambriz Brothers wrote, directed, and produced I Am Frankelda, which has a voice cast that includes , , and .
