Strange Frame: Love & Sax (2012)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

G.B. Hajim

Writers:

Shelley Doty, G.B. Hajim,

Stars:

Claudia Black, Tara Strong, Ron Glass

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Cast

Credited cast:
Claudia Black	...	Parker C. Boyd
Tara Strong	...	Naia X.
Ron Glass	...	Philo D Grenman
Cree Summer	...	Reesa Abi Kiran Ariana Livingston III
Tim Curry	...	Dorlan Mig
Juliet Landau	...	Bitsea
Alan Tudyk	...	Chat
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kofy Brown	...	Calliope
Scott Bullock	...	Pilot
Joey Camen	...	Police Office
Claudia Christian	...	Zev
Michael Dorn	...	Guardship Commander
Shelley Doty	...	Terpsee
Dave Fennoy	...	News Anchor
G.B. Hajim	...	Grunt

Storyline

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.

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Animation | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 2013 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Island Planet One Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited from The Duke Is Tops (1938)

User Reviews

It's great to see a fresh story, style, and approach being produced for an adult audience!

I got a chance to see Strange Frame at the Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema (www.wfac.ca). It's a visionary forerunner of what promises to be a new era of animated features being produced and directed by auteur filmmakers. Through clever use of resources and locally trained Hawaiian talent G.B. Hajim was able to produce, craft, and complete a unique story that never would have made it to movie theatres or television screens even five years ago.

Aside from being ground breaking though... there are gorgeous visuals and the voice talent is second to none. The story also has some sweet subversive twists, but it's also designed to be enjoyable - which is a relief from all the weighty animated features being produced for adults in the West. Don't get me wrong, I love those weighty animated features, it's just nice to see a fresh story, style, and approach being produced for an adult audience. Here's hoping we see more from G.B. Hajim and his team.

Also, If you get a chance, I highly recommend you watch this film on the big screen with a proper surround sound setup. Because.... Gary Rizzo worked on the audio mix. You might remember him from his work such small films as... Titanic, Tron: Legacy, The Dark Knight Rises... and so on ;)