Consuming spirits
"Over a decade in the making, Consuming Spirits (2011) is the hypnotic and elegiac feature film by award-winning animator and SAIC faculty member, Chris Sullivan. Set in a dreary rustbelt town, the film follows late-night radio host Earl Gray; wilting violet Genny, who cares for her foul-mouthed, Alzheimer's-stricken mother; and Genny's sometime boyfriend Victor Blue, whose days teeter at the edge of sobriety. While driving home one evening, Genny hits a nun in full habit on the highway. The accident sets off a string of events that reveal a long and twisted history between Genny, Earl, and Victor, involving family dysfunction, foster care, and old wounds longing to heal. Sullivan's intricate hand-drawn and cut-out animations telegraph his characters' complicated emotions while also depicting the minute tragedies and triumphs that make up a life."--SAIC CATE website
DVD Video, English, 2011