Hippopoetess

59th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Plump, stubborn, masculine, unconventional, offbeat, ambitious, unstoppable: the hippopotamus poetess is one of us! A story of female creativity, strength, and resilience based on the life and work of Amy Lowell – an American poet of the Imagist movement who craved to succeed in a world dominated by men – and armed with the weapon of the dreamlike surrealism of experimental animation.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Francesca Fini

Script: Francesca Fini

Sound: Infinity Road Pictures

Actors: Francesca Fini

Production: Francesca Fini

Producers: Francesca Fini

Format: DCP

Color: Color/B&W

Production Country: Italy

Production Year: 2018

Duration: 53΄

Contact: Francesca Fini, mail@franceskafini.com

Francesca Fini

Francesca Fini is an interdisciplinary artist focusing on experimental cinema, digital animation, new media, installation and performance art. Her live projects, often addressing issues related to femininity, the distortions in the perception of beauty, the influences of society on gender issues, are a mix of traditional media, lo-fi technology, homemade interaction design devices, live audio and video. Primarily interested in video and live art, she also creates artworks assembling performance art relics and video stills. With a deep training as a digital artist, she worked for 15 years in the field of digital media and television.