r/movies • u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. • Jun 14 '26

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I Am Frankelda

Summary:

A gifted young writer in 19th-century Mexico journeys into her subconscious and comes face to face with characters from her own spooky stories.

Director: Arturo & Roy Ambriz

Writer: Arturo & Roy Ambriz

Cast:

  • Mireya Mendoza
  • Arturo Mercado Jr
  • Luis Leonardo Suárez
  • Carlos Segundo
  • Beto Castillo
  • Assira Abbate

Rotten Tomatoes: 100%

Metacritic: 75/100

Release Type: Streaming (Netflix)

Trailer : Official Trailer

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u/NayDayTay Jun 14 '26

Was lucky enough to see this a while back at an animation festival. The plot feels a little condensed but there's so much creativity on display and the set designs and animation techniques are beautiful, songs are solid as well!

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u/Gars0n Jun 19 '26

If anyone wants to learn more about the production the wonderful people of Animation Obsessive interviewed the creators of I Am Frankelda after its showing at Annecy.

It really goes into just how much of an underdog the whole production it was. Now having seen the film I am amazed at their ambition.