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Red House film image, director Barry Doupé

Red House

World Premiere

Created using the Amiga computer console and Deluxe Paint IV software, hand-drawn sequences undergo a continual metamorphosis of images, characters, and forms.

 

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Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

No Dialogue

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3 min

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Credits

ANIM

Barry Doupé

Original Music

James Whitman

Director

Barry Doupé headshot, Red House director

Barry Doupé

Barry Doupé is a Vancouver-based artist primarily working with computer animation. His films use imagery and language derived from the subconscious and developed through writing exercises and automatic drawing. His films have been screened throughout Canada and internationally.

Filmography: Ponytail (2008); The Colors that Combine to Make White are Important (2012); Distracted Blueberry (2019)