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Vespertilio Spillover

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Vespertilio Spillover

original title:

Vespertilio Spillover

directed by:

Sara Ferro, Chris Weil

screenplay:

Sara Ferro, Chris Weil

editing:

Sara Ferro, Chris Weil

producer:

Sara Ferro, Chris Weil

production:

Artoldo Pictures

country:

Italy

year:

2020

film run:

4'16"

format:

colour

status:

Ready (01/06/2020)

genre:

animation film

festivals & awards:

  • New Media Fest Cologne 2020: Official Selection
  • TAM - Torrance Art Museum [Darkroom] Los Angeles 2020: Official Selection
  • The Lift-Off Sessions London 2020: Official Selection

Vespertilio Spillover is a moving images materializing from a woodcut depicting cat-bats in a rare book written by the German scientist Athanasius Kircher (*1602 / +1680) illustrating China in comparison with the actual context of the Covid-19 insurgence, including the spillover infection phenomenon and its potential causes. THIS VIDEO IS DEDICATED TO ALL VICTIMS - R.I.P.