Pop Cycle (2022)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.189 |
Directed By
Anne-Sophie Gravel
John Harbour
Crew
Julien Bastidon
Anne-Sophie Gravel
Martin Gravel
Félix-Antoine Gravel
John Harbour
Jacob Marcoux
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