Suzan Pitt El Doctor

Description

El Doctor is a 26-minute animation set in Mexico in 1940. Inspired by the drawings of Mexican artist Posada for turn-of-the-century penny magazines, the animation is graphically complex and narrative-driven, with a story told in both English and Spanish. Like Posada’s work, this darkly comic film is embedded in Mexican religion, superstition, and the tradition of treating miraculous occurrences as real.



Biography

  • Suzan Pitt

    Suzan Pitt’s paintings and animated films have won numerous prizes worldwide. Her film Asparagus won first prize at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival…

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Project Updates

  • 2010: El Doctor screens at Museum of Modern Art in New York as part of Creative Capital film festival

  • 2006: The Museum of Modern Art in New York hosts a retrospective screening of Pitt’s animations, including El Doctor

  • 2006: El Doctor takes top prizes at Sin Fronteras Film Festival, Huesca International Film Festival, Ojai International Film Festival, and Morella Film Festival among several others

  • 2006: El Doctor is broadcasted on PBS

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