Film by Jordan Bruner Sound by Future Perfect The Leaf Woman and the Centaur is a stop-motion animated film that looks to reconcile a set of creation myths and re- establish the act of experiencing the story as their central component. In the same way Paradise Lost articulated the felix culpa (beneficial fall of man) within the Biblical beginnings, or Dante's Inferno explored our ethical and spiritual scaffolding, The Leaf Woman and the Centaur will use the same basic tropes present in every creation myth to emphasize the value of an ancient experience that died with the cold logic of words. This is the first episode.

The Leaf Woman and the Centaur | 2011 | The Leaf Woman and the Centaur is a stop-motion animated film that weaves together creation myths and world mythologies. It explores the relationship between humanity's mythical origins its destructive tendencies, exploring how humans often harm the Earth that nurtures them.

Press | Dragonframe

Screenings |
Filmwerkplaats | WORM | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2013
Animation Block Party | New York | 2011
James River Film Festival | Richmond, VA | 2011
Wassaic Summer Festival | Wassaic, NY | 2011
SoDak Animation Festival | South Dakota | 2011
Best of Animation Block Party | LA | 2011

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