Animator Isabel Herguera Keeps On Dreaming ‘Sultana’s Dream,’ Imagining A Place Where Women Have All The Power
variety.comMarta Balaga Isabel Herguera’s upcoming feature debut “Sultana’s Dream” will be divided into three parts, San Sebastián-born animation artist said at Annecy. “Innocently enough, I thought it would make things much easier.
It didn’t,” she deadpanned, comparing the process to walking a tightrope. “You don’t know if you are going to fall or not.” In the film, Inés, a Spanish artist living in India, stumbles upon “Sultana’s Dream” – a story by real-life feminist thinker Rokeya Hossain, written in 1905.
It describes Ladyland, a place where women rule the country while men live in seclusion, responsible for household chores. “Here, we do the logical thing.
It’s men that pose a danger to women, not the other way around,” it was explained in the clip presented at the fest, to the applause of the audience.
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