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Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

Experience the story behind the artwork that defined a generation.

20237.41h 40m

Overview

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.

Directed by Anton Corbijn
Produced by Colin Firth, Ged Doherty, Thorsten Schumacher
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Top Cast

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Aubrey Powell

Self

Storm Thorgerson

Storm Thorgerson

Self (archive footage)

Noel Gallagher

Noel Gallagher

Self

David Gilmour

David Gilmour

Self

Roger Waters

Roger Waters

Self

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self

Nick Mason

Nick Mason

Self

Robert Plant

Robert Plant

Self

Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page

Self

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel

Self

Themes & Keywords

designerrecord labelcult music bandeccentric artistmusic managercollage filmhistory and legacyart documentaryalbum cover arthistorical documentary

About Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) is a documentary, music film released in 2023 exploring themes of designer, record label, cult music band, eccentric artist, music manager, collage film. Directed by Anton Corbijn, it stars Aubrey Powell, Storm Thorgerson, Noel Gallagher. 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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