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Big City

  1. Overview
  2. Fact Sheet

Created for MTV’s Liquid TV series. In this hip-hop video comic book, a visual DJ plugs into rhythm and spins cartoons to match. Watch as Nola, a girl from the Congo, leaves her homeland and boyfriend Raffi behind to find herself in the hustle and bustle of Big City, USA.

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: Big City

    Directed by: Edward BELL

    Country: USA

    Year of production: 1994

    Running time: 05 min 30 s

  • Technique

    Category:

    Techniques used: drawing on cels (paint), cut-outs (textile on paper), photos (editing)

    Process: Colour

  • Credits

    Directed by: Edward BELL

    Production: (COLOSSAL) PICTURES

    Script: Anthony Bell

    Animation: Ed Bell, Dan McHale, Roger Dondis

    Music: Jason Van Sugars, Kevin Wyatt, Ed Bell

    Editing: Yukiko Yshiwata