Strange Frame

Strange Frame (2012)

Duecento anni dopo il grande esodo dalla Terra alle lune di Giove, la grintosa cantautrice Naia si innamora della bella sassofonista Parker. Oltre a formare insieme una band, le due si ritrovano a combattere per la propria libertà in un mondo di pirati spaziali, schiavi a contratto e mutazioni genetiche. Uno splendido film sci-fi d’animazione sul tema del potere trasformativo dell’amore tra due donne.

Data di uscita
2012-05-03
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (16)
Durata
1 h 38 min
Generi
Fantascienza, Romance, Azione, Animazione
Regista
G.B. Hajim

Cast

Curiosità

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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