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From Zombies to Cannibalism: Finding Humanity in Julia Ducournau’s Raw

Published 29 Oct 2018

Words by Grace Lee

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Grace Lee searches for meaning amid the so-called monstrosity of this superlative 2017 horror.

In collaboration with Girls on Tops, we’re thrilled to present a new video essay by emerging filmmaker and animator Grace Lee, whose brilliant The Baths was featured as part of this year’s Random Acts shorts programme.

Lee is a talented video essayist too, and her latest effort is a fascinating deep dive into one of our favourite horror movies of recent years, French writer/​director Julia Ducournau’s subversive 2017 feature Raw.

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The video starts off by examining the cultural shift from ghosts to zombies to cannibals, with Lee then homing in on the central metaphor of Ducournau’s film – a young woman learning about identity, desire and love through the consumption of human flesh.

Watch the full video essay below, share your thoughts with us @LWLies, and be sure to check out girl​son​top​stees​.com

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