17. When Animals Dream (2014)

Welcome to the Silver Scream, a podcast where two women try to find some good werewolf movies. Today we brought our college degrees to the conversation as we discussed the 2014 Danish film, When Animals Dream. Directed by Jonas Alexander Arnby, this film follows in the  footsteps of the Ginger Snaps before it.  Marie is starting a new chapter in her life. She lives on a small island with her parents and a small fishing community. Her mother suffers from a mysterious illness that leaves her in a catatonic state. Everyone on the island is wary of her family, which causes Marie to feel even more isolated. When she begins experiencing strange changes to her body, Marie begins to suspect everyone is hiding a secret from her. We discuss the monstrous menstration trope within this episode and connect it to a real life organization that Alyssa is a proud supporter of. At the 01:13:45 timestamp, Alyssa goes into details about The Confident Girl Project. Check out: https://www.confidentgirlproject.org/  "The Confident Girl Project's mission is to raise awareness of the population of homeless and impoverished girls that need proper feminine hygiene products."  You can follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/morewerewolves We are on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/silverscreampod/ Thanks for listening!