I am Frankelda
2025 | Mexico | 113 min | Stop-motion | Spanish
Synopsis
In 19th-century Mexico, Frankelda is a gifted writer whose dark tales are ignored and dismissed. Forced to suppress her voice, she refuses to give up, even as many try to silence her. But when she is thrust into her subconscious, the very monsters she created come to life. Guided by Herneval, a tormented prince trapped between dreams and nightmares, she must restore balance between fiction and reality before both realms collapse. Meanwhile, the sinister writer Procustes and his conspirators plot to seize control. As Frankelda and Herneval grow closer, their bond becomes both a strength and a curse. To rewrite their fate, she must confront a love that defies existence and reclaim her power as a storyteller—before dark forces consume her imagination and reveal horrors beyond her creation.
Credits
Written, Directed and Produced — Roy Ambriz, Arturo Ambriz
Executive Producers — Rodolfo Ambriz, Adriana Rendón
Original Production Kids & Animación WBD’s Executive Producers — Pablo Zuccarino, Jaime Jiménez, Jákora Xochitl
Executive Producers — Marta Hernaiz Pidal, Jorge Hernaiz
Production Design — Ana F. Coronilla, Bruce Zick
Construction Director — Jorge A. Tellez
Animation Director — Beto Petiches
Directors of Photography — Irene Melis, Fernanda G. Manzur
Songs and original score — Kevin Smithers
Sound Executive Producer and Dialogue Director — Mireya Mendoza
Post-producer — Paco J. Espinal H.
Sound Designer and Supervisor — Salvador Félix
Editor — Gabriel Acuña García
VFX Supervisor — Majo Straffon
Art Director — Ana Coronilla
Assistant Director — Fernanda G. Manzur
Main Cast — Mireya Mendoza, Arturo Mercado Jr., Luis Leonardo Suárez
Habana Zoé, Juan Pablo Monterrubio
Beto Castillo, Gaby Cárdenas, Magda Giner, Anahí Allué, Sergio Carranza, Laura Torres, Carlos Segundo, Karla Falcón, Lourdes Ambriz, Idzi Dutkiewicz, Alejandro Orozco, Roy Ambriz, Arturo Ambriz, Oliver Díaz, Antonio Badía, Jesse Conde, Assira Abbate
Festivals and Awards
• Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara 2025
• Annecy 2025
