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New York-based, Latvian-born Signe Baumane<\/a> (Rocks in My Pockets, My Love Affair with Marriage), returns with her third animation feature (and a horror story), ‘Karmic Knot’.<\/p>\n After the award-winning, Tribeca-premiering ‘My Love Affair with Marriage’ (read our review<\/a>), Signe Baumane has already embarked on her next project, now including (along with her production company The Marriage Project), a leading ensemble of A-list actors.<\/p>\n Patrick Wilson <\/strong>(The Conjuring, Insidious), Dagmara Dominczyk<\/strong> (Succession, The Lost Daughter), Gracie Lawrence<\/strong> (lead singer of the band Lawrence), Emma <\/strong>Kenney<\/strong> (The Connors, Shameless), Stephen Lang<\/strong> (Avatar, Don’t Breathe), and Matthew Modine<\/strong> (Full Metal Jacket, Stranger Things) are some of the names.<\/p>\n Karmic Knot tells the epic tale of a tight-knit family trying to survive in Soviet-occupied Latvia from the 1970s to early 1990s. The family bargains, compromises, and ingeniously builds their own world, insular from the political reality. When the Soviet Union starts to collapse and shatters their world, the family aspires to rebuild it even more insular than before. One family member, however, has ambitions.<\/em><\/p>\n More cast details:<\/em><\/p>\n \u2022 Patrick Wilson stars as Ansis, the husband and father who uses his civil engineer\u2019s mind to keep Chaos out of his family\u2019s house. Wilson’s versatility as an actor, from his stage performances in The Phantom of the Opera and The Full Monty (Tony Nomination) to his acclaimed film work, makes him the perfect fit for this pivotal role.<\/p>\n \u2022 Dagmara Dominczyk, who voiced the lead role of Zelma in Baumane\u2019s My Love Affair With Marriage, plays Vizma, the wife and mother of the family, who has the strength to hold it together even as her closest ally betrays her.<\/p>\n \u2022 In addition to upcoming tours of Europe and Australia with Lawrence, her band, Gracie Lawrence will be making her Broadway debut this spring as Connie Francis in the Bobby Darin musical Just In Time. In ‘Karmic’ Knot she is the voice of Ragne, the youngest daughter of the family, who harbors a most unprofitable dream.<\/p>\n \u2022 Emma Kenney has the vast experience of navigating complex family dynamics in 240 collective episodes of The Conners and Shameless. In ‘Karmic Knot’ Emma plays Zinta, the bossy older daughter, whose smart mind and ambitions are confronted by an oppressive government and sorcery.<\/p>\n \u2022 Stephen Lang earned worldwide recognition with his intense performances in Avatar and Don’t Breathe. Lang brings his formidable experience to the role of Victors, Vizma\u2019s father, whose patriarchal views inflict deep wounds.<\/p>\n \u2022 Matthew Modine, who played Bo in Baumane\u2019s ‘My Love Affair With Marriage’ is known for his commanding presence on film, TV and the stage. He voices Imants, Ansis\u2019 older brother, who sets the story off by lending Ansis 10,000 rubles under one condition.<\/p>\n Thirty-eight top New York and Latvian theater actors voice the supporting characters.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n \u00a0Each actor brought depth and authenticity to their character, and the animation will elevate their performances in ways that traditional live action simply can\u2019t capture. This is a deeply emotional story about the complexities of family, and I can\u2019t wait for audiences to experience it – Signe Baumane<\/p>\n
\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The animation for Karmic Knot is being created by the Latvian film production company Studio Locomotive<\/strong> and Brooklyn-based The Marriage Project<\/strong>, both on board for the previous, award-winning ‘My Love Affair with Marriage’. ‘Karmic Knot’. is described as a mixture of drama, comedy, and horror; the film will employ a variety of animation techniques including stop-motion, traditional animation, and CGI 3D.<\/p>\n \u00a0Karmic Knot is set for release in 2028. Here’s the film’s page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
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