Cosplay Culture
(2017) Documentary, 90min
Featuring the work of talented cosplayers from around the world, this documentary will bring you from North America’s ComicCon & Otakuthon to the mecca of cosplay: Japan. Travel with us from the PGL Cosplay championship in Romania to the World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya, through New Orleans Krewe of Chewbacchus parade. Explore the workshop of world class cosplayers, discover Akihabara Otaku’s culture and learn about the origin of cosplay.
« A must-see documentary on cosplay culture! »
– Kazzie Charbonneau, Journal de Montréal
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WITH:
Marie-Claude Bourbonnais
Suki Cosplay (Jake Girard)
Darkarnival Butler (Félicia Dussault)
Nienna Surion (Jessie Frenette)
Ed Hoff, doctorant en culture pop japonaise
Patrick Galbraith, anthropologue
Nobuyuki Takahashi, inventeur du mot “cosplay”
World Cosplay Summit
ComicCon de Montréal
ComicCon de Québec
PGL Cosplay ( Roumanie )
Otakuthon
Krewe of Chewbacchus
Cospa
Cosplay Mode Magazine
Production Company: UBIQUE|Film
Director: Jean-Philippe Brochu
Executive producer: Pierre Brochu & Jean-Philippe Brochu
Original Score:Guillaume Morin
Research:Annie Cloutier et Jean-Philippe Brochu
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