Pop Cycle (2022)

Genre : Animation

Runtime : 2M

Director : John Harbour, Anne-Sophie Gravel

Synopsis

Playful and colorful, Pop Cycle is an experimental short film mixing drawn-on-film animation and live-action sequences. The movie takes inspiration both in synthwave genre and in aesthetics of punk music albums.

Actors

Crews

John Harbour
John Harbour
Director
Anne-Sophie Gravel
Anne-Sophie Gravel
Director
Martin Gravel
Martin Gravel
Music
Félix-Antoine Gravel
Félix-Antoine Gravel
Camera Operator
Jacob Marcoux
Jacob Marcoux
Sound Designer
Julien Bastidon
Julien Bastidon
Technical Advisor

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