Abstract
AGATHA is a 90-minute Animated film which utilizes a painstaking film-making process that blends live-action with animation, creating a hybrid between Film and Painting. Written and Directed by Roland Becerra and Kelly Bigelow Becerra. Artwork and Animation by Roland Becerra.
Designed to be modern day New England folk-tale, the film follows “The Professor”, a man suffering from a terminal disease, who by a twist of fate witnesses an incredible event outside his window involving his mysterious neighbor Agatha. Hoping to find a cure to his sickness - he agrees to follow her on a strange and risky journey into a forgotten but not entirely deserted urban wasteland.
Inspired by living in a post-industrial town in Connecticut called Bridgeport. Here we are surrounded by a landscape of "brown fields" and forgotten neighborhoods - literally markers of the passing of time. This rundown urban wasteland was once the site of executions of "witches" by some of the early founders, which has served as the inspiration.
| Original language | American English |
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| Media of output | Online |
| State | Published - 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- New England
- animation
- horror
- hybrid film
EGS Disciplines
- Interdisciplinary Arts and Media
- Film and Media Studies