Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
Directed by Anton Corbijn
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Experience the story behind the artwork that defined a generation.
In 1968, art students Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell made a trippy photo collage for their musician friends Syd, David and Roger. The resulting album and album cover, A Saucerful of Secrets, helped launch two careers: that of Pink Floyd, one of the 70s megabands, and of Hipgnosis, which, over the course of the next 25 years, designed a stream of iconic album covers.Read moreLess
In 1968, art students Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell made a trippy photo collage for their musician friends Syd, David and Roger. The resulting album and album cover, A Saucerful of Secrets, helped launch two careers: that of Pink Floyd, one of the 70s megabands, and of Hipgnosis, which, over the course of the next 25 years, designed a stream of iconic album covers.
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In 1968, art students Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell made a trippy photo collage for their musician friends Syd, David and Roger. The resulting album and album cover, A Saucerful of Secrets, helped launch two careers: that of Pink Floyd, one of the 70s megabands, and of Hipgnosis, which, over the course of the next 25 years, designed a stream of iconic album covers.
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Storm ThorgersonSelf (archive footage)
Noel GallagherSelf
David GilmourSelf
Roger WatersSelf
Paul McCartneySelf
Nick MasonSelf
Robert PlantSelf
Jimmy PageSelf
Peter GabrielSelf
Graham GouldmanSelfExplore the crew
- Director
- Anton Corbijn
- Editor
- Andrew Hulme
- Producer
- Ged Doherty
- Producer
- Colin Firth
- Producer
- Thorsten Schumacher
- Writer
- Trish D Chetty
- Producer
- Trish D Chetty