I was recently able to watch David Kaplan’s dark adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood, featuring a young Christina Ricci. Now there are not many black and white films that can keep my attention like this short film. I was instantly grabbed by the dancing wolf in the beginning of the film. The wolf, played by Timour Bourtasenkov reminded me of Cats on Broadway. I absolutely loved the narration by Quentin Crisp. This hooked me right away since that is the only voice you hear in the entire half hour. The film is such an eerie and exciting piece of fantasy…art. Who would have guessed that a children’s story could be portrayed in such a way? I definitely recommend this short film!

Little Red Riding Hood premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and screened in 50+ international film festivals, receiving several awards. You may have seen Little Red Riding Hood televised on The Sundance Channel as well. I was excited to learn that the film is currently being used as an educational tool in universities worldwide.

Other stories included in the collection are Kaplan’s rare award-winning films LITTLE SUCK-A-THUMB and THE FROG KING. Bonus features include audio commentaries by David Kaplan and folklore scholar Jack Zipes.

Little Red Riding Hood will be available on DVD tomorrow on Amazon.

To watch a trailer of the film, click here.