'The Pride of Strathmoor' is a hand drawn animated film
set in Georgia in 1927. Framed around the journals of pastor John Deitman, it
details his persecution of the local black population and chronicles his
descent into madness.
'The
Pride of Strathmoor' premiered at The Telluride Film Festival last month
and screened at the Ottawa International Animation festival and Diabolique
International Film Festival to rave reviews:
"Strathmoor
is simply a masterful feat of animation as director Einar Baldvin envisions a
gothic interpretation of excerpts from the journal of a pastor from Strathmoor,
Georgia, who ruminates on the perceived decay of the American South. This visually
stunning tragedy feels like a horror film brought to life as the pastor’s
racist ranting paints a grotesque portrait of the South. This surreal film
becomes more nightmarish as it reaches its climax. Strathmoor builds to a point
of dizzying madness when it combines the pastor’s haunting narration with
hypnotically frantic flashes of light. Baldvin makes The Pride of Strathmoor an
utterly startling experience by making the sepia-tinted canvas (aided by
intuitive use of coffee stains) look like a page of history ripped from the
archives, pulled out from the darkness and exposed to the light like a vampire
in its final hour. Strathmoor is a fantastic film!"
"The
scariest selection in the festival. A darkly dazzling fever dream of a film, it
sets extracts from a Georgia pastor's journal to hypnotic, haunting animation.
Set in 1927, the film visualizes the racism and paranoia stirring in the dark
heart of the south. Like Ralph Steadman's political cartoons, it brings
the seedy underbelly of America to vivid, vicious life. Don't miss this one on
the big screen. Warning: the film contains footage which may induce
seizures."
Other
upcoming screenings.
Reykjavik
International Film Festival
Klik!
Amsterdam Animation Festival
BendFIlm
Festival
Anim'est
Animation Festival
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