Seven young Europeans connect their life with classic myths.
You Are Mythical tells the story of seven young Europeans who connect their life with classic myths. A feature documentary film that blends fiction, animation, video art, and performance. Penelope is a woman in search of love. Ulysses is an untiring traveler. Jason, pursuing a dream, fights a dragon. Oedipus dreams of moving abroad. Antigone dissolves into herself. Narcissus is desperate by the mirror. An the Sirens, those ocean creatures, call the sailors of life. Over the course of two years, the film was shot in Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, and Slovenia. Spoken languages are Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Slovenian, and Greek. As a transmedia project, the film is the center piece of a universe of contents developed through multiple productions and digital platforms.—Flying Fish Works
PENELOPEperformer: Paloma Zavala, myth: Penelope, country: Spain, language: Italian"One morning Penelope wakes up and realizes that Ithaca is not real. For years she thought that it was the land where she belonged to. She feels that the island and her are the same thing since Ulysses and Ithaca are the same. She is Ulysses."
ANTIGONEperformer: Aline Jaulin, myth: Antigone, country: France, language: French"I feel like Antigone. She faces a fierce dilemma between the obligation of following the rules and the will of helping her defeated brother. A woman split in two halves, opposite worlds, different hearts. In one soul."
JASONperformer: Gonzalo de Morais, myth: Jason, country: Portugal, language: Portuguese"My dream is becoming an actor. I'm going to pursue my goal like Jason, captain of the Argonauts. He over passes a sea of troubles and, finally, defeated the Dragon that guarded the Golden Bighorn Sheep."
SIRENperformer: Marta Rodríguez, myth: Siren, country: Spain, language: English"Some people say that we can resist everything but temptation. So I feel like Ulysses tied up in a mast to avoid the call from the Sirens, creatures half human-half animal who live inside our imagination and desires."
OEDIPUSperformer: Pelayo Álvarez, myth: Oedipus, country: Spain, language: Spanish"If I want to challenge balance and destiny, I will. I will go high up again. But I wont tear my eyes off like Oedipus. I will observe the tragedy. I will learn. And, from there, I will keep walking."
NARCISSUSname: Mihaela Wabra Cukler, myth: Narcissus, country: Slovenia, language: Slovenian"As a flamenco dancer, my life is motion. The mirror helps me to improve my technique as required by dance. My reflection, thought, not always returns the image of myself that I want to see."
ULYSSESperformer: Odysseas Fyssas, myth: Ulysses, country: Greece, language: Greek"My name is Ulysses. France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia... You name it!! Sometimes I lose the compass of life. My destiny may be marked by the mythical heritage of the untiring traveler."
