In Greek mythology, the chimera is a creature made up of various animals - lion, goat, snake. In this film, viewers embody stray cats and watch a man shave. The beard becomes a cat and the cat becomes the beard. Man and cat confusing the invisible boundary between bodies. A partnership between filmmaker Eryk Rocha and artist Tunga, the film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival competition 2004.
Eryk Rocha
In 2002, he directed Flying Rocha, feature film screened at the Venice and Locarno festivals and awarded at the It's All True, among others. He made the short Quimera (2004), which was part of the Cannes Film Festival 2004 official competition. In 2009, his film Pachamama was screened and awarded at several festivals. In 2011, he released his first fiction film, Passerby, selected for over 25 festivals, including the Telluride Festival, USA.
