Strange Frame

Strange Frame (2012)

How fortunate are those who can frame the beauty of the strange.

28th century, 200 years after the Great Earth Exodus. Naia, a feisty, young singer/songwriter, falls in love with the beautiful saxophonist Parker in Ganymede, one of Jupiter's moons. The two form a band - and now they have to not only make it as musicians but also to fight for their freedom. Dramatically rendered in rich, hand drawn animation, Strange Frame brings us into a world of space pirates, indentured slaves and genetic mutations - infused with music throughout, to create a dreamlike tale unlike anything you've ever seen.

Date of release
2012-05-03
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (16)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Science Fiction, Romance, Action, Animation
Director
G.B. Hajim

Casting

Interesting facts

Strange Frame: Love & Sax is a 2012 American romantic science fiction comedy-drama film directed by G. B. Hajim and written by G.B. Hajim and Shelley Doty. Created using cutout animation, the film was slated as the world's first animated lesbian-themed sci-fi film. It stars an ensemble voice cast, led by Claudia Black, Tara Strong and Tim Curry, and features Firefly alums Ron Glass and Alan Tudyk.

Production

The project began in 1999 when G. B. Hajim and Shelley Doty decided to collaborate on a project using their individual talents and their passion for science fiction, especially that of John Varley and Shinichiro Watanabe. They agreed that some of the protagonists had to be gay, bisexual, transsexual and omnisexual. All had to be of color because they believed that not too long from now everyone would be of color.

They began with creating a backstory and television series done in Hajim's unique cutout animation style, and began marketing the film. In 2001, MTV made an offer to finance the film, which included MTV owning all copyrights to the project including ancillary rights.

In fall 2004, pre-production began. Hajim had an offer to produce the film overseas, but was committed to enriching life in his local community. Hajim resides in East Hawaii, which is one of the most economically depressed parts of the state. He went to the local high schools and colleges to find talented youth to train for this project.

Part of the decision to go with cutout style instead of CG was one of creating a sustainable industry in East Hawaii. CG is being done all over the globe, with most productions doing their animation work in Asia. By working in a medium that is fringe and hard to reproduce, Strange Frame led to a unique production pipeline that was not found anywhere else.

In 2005, pre-production was completed and actual animation of the feature began. Each semester, high school students joined the team through the Hui'ana Mentorship Program sponsored by the Hawaii State Department of Education. Over forty interns trained at the small building which held the production facility.

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