Paprika

Nominated for the Golden Lion at Venice, Paprika is an animated sci-fi thriller exploring the boundaries between dreams and reality. In the near future, Dr. Atsuko Chiba, a brilliant psychiatrist, uses her secret identity, Paprika, to enter her patients’ dreams using a revolutionary technology. When the device is stolen, dreams begin to merge with reality and threaten everyone’s sanity. The final work by Satoshi Kon, a towering figure in Japanese anime, the film has been named as an influence by Christopher Nolan and Darren Aronofsky.