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Las Dos Fridas (The Two Fridas)

Synopsis

Animated feature inspired by the visual style of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, depicting key moments which changed Kahlo’s life, from the motor accident that permanently disabled her and led her to paint; to her love affairs with life partner Diego Rivera, and photographer Nickolas Muray.

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Director
Paloma Baeza 1st Feature
Producer
Camilla Deakin, Ruth Fielding
Screenwriter
Paloma Baeza
Production Designer
Art Director: Sharon Liu
Production status
Pre-production

Genre

Woman Director

Categories

Animation

Production Status

Pre-production

Production Company

A Lupus Films production with support from BFI

Lupus Films

339 Upper Street
London
N1 0PB

Sales Company

WeLove

c/o WestEnd Films
99 Kenton Road
Harrow
HA3 0AN

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