Freshly announced as part of the Tribeca Viewpoints program, Chris Sullivan's animated feature Consuming Spirits is a passion project fifteen years in the making.
Take a look at the trailer below for a taste of a truly unusual project.Nearly 15 years in the making, Chris Sullivan's Consuming Spirits is a meticulously constructed tour de force of experimental animation. Shooting frame by frame in 16mm, Sullivan seamlessly blends together a range of techniques into a distinct, signature visual style. In the process, he constructs a hypnotic, layered narrative, a suspenseful gothic tale that tracks the intertwined lives of three kindred spirits working at a local newspaper in a Midwestern rust belt town.