Isabel Herguera’s Awaited ‘Sultana’s Dream’ Gets First Trailer as San Sebastian Competition Beckons (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comCallum McLennan A San Sebastian competition contender, Isabel Herguera’s awaited debut feature film, animated feature “Sultana’s Dream,” (“El sueño de la sultana”), has a first trailer, which Variety can share exclusively.
Seen at Annecy as a work in progress, the feminist film will world premiere at Spain’s 71st San Sebastian, becoming the first animation feature directed by a woman to garner selection.
Producers of “Unicorn Wars” Abano Producións and UniKo, join El Gatoverde Producciones, Sultana Films and Fabian & Fred, to bring this three-part animated feature, recounting the modern-day vicissitudes of a Spanish artist in India; the travails of real-life feminist thinker Rokeya Hossain; and the story she published remarkably as early as 1905 about Ladyland, where women hold the dominant power.
The trailer showcases the immense artistry between the three parts. Visually distinct it shows Ines, the main protagonist, in 2D ink and watercolour.
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