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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Canada
2022
No Dialogue
Featured in:
VIFF Short Forum: Program 4
Bouncing through nostalgic aesthetics and genre storytelling, a contemporary point of view comes into focus.
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Credits
ANIM
Barry Doupé
Original Music
James Whitman
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)