Battlescar: Punk Was Invented by Girls

Synopsis

BATTLESCAR follows the life of 16-year-old Lupe, a Puerto Rican-American teenager living in late 1970’s New York City. Lupe’s handwritten journal guides us through her experiences as she meets Debbie, another runaway kid living in the city.
Carried by two strong female characters, the story exudes the energy of New York punk-rock – fast and harsh, loaded with anti-authoritarian ideology and political messages, expressing a young rebellion characterized by the main characters independent and determined attitudes. BATTLESCAR is a coming of age drama that explores the theme of identity through the use of animation and immersive environments in virtual reality.

Director

Directors

Biography

Martin Allais is a visual artist, illustrator, animator and director. Experimentation, freshness and playfulness are key elements in his work, which strongly reflects in his finished pieces.
He co-founded the collective No-Domain, directing commercials for brands like Heineken, Seat and G4 Channel, among others. Whilst Martin was part of No-Domain, the New York based production company, Blacklist, Part of Psyop, Inc, represented the collective. Psyop is a multi-awarded production company, and creators of iconic commercials such as Coca Cola’s Happy Factory Campaign and Crow for MTV.
Martin has participated in international events like Designmai (Berlin), Sperm (Prague), Mapping (Genève) and Sonar Festival Barcelona (editions of 2004 to 2007), touring with the festival as the official video performer.

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Martin ALLAIS

Biography

Nico Casavecchia is an Argentinian director, screenwriter and illustrator based in Brooklyn, NY. His work employs mixed-media techniques ranging from animation to live action. His first feature film Finding Sofía, a live action narrative film, premiered at the Austin Film Festival in 2016.
Nico directed A Boy and His Atom (2013), a stop-motion animated short film created by IBM Research scientists. It was made by moving carbon monoxide molecules, and is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s smallest stop-motion film.
Nico’s work has been showcased in festivals like Sundance, SXSW, BAFICI, Siggraph, Viedram (Rome), Holland Film Festival, Ars Electronica, among others, and has collected Gold and Bronze statues in Cannes, Clio, AICP, and London LIA awards.

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Nico CASAVECCHIA

Credits

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Key Collaborators: Arnaud COLINART, Andrew GELLER, Raphael PENASA, René PINNELL
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Lead Animator: Josselin AUTHELET
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Lead Developer: Charlie TOQUE

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