Cryptozoo
Psychedelic animation thriller about a veterinarian’s struggle to keep a group of magical creatures out of the hands of the military-industrial complex.
As cryptozookeepers struggle to capture a baku (a legendary dream-eating hybrid creature) they begin to wonder whether they should display these rare beasts in the confines of a zoo, or whether these mythical creatures should remain hidden and unknown.
CRYPTOZOO is a vibrant, wondrous, and fantastical feature animation for adults, taking audiences on a sublime journey toward multispecies justice. With penetrating precision and poetic intelligence, filmmaker/animator Dash Shaw explores the complex relationship between idealism, utopian visions, the call to duty, and the alluring power of controlling dreams.