designer,record label,cult music band,eccentric artist,music manager,collage film,history and legacy,art documentary,album cover art,historical documentary

Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) (2023)

Poster for Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Anton Corbijn
  • Profile picture of Storm Thorgerson
    Self (archive footage) Storm Thorgerson
  • Profile picture of Noel Gallagher
    Self Noel Gallagher
  • Profile picture of David Gilmour
    Self David Gilmour
  • Profile picture of Roger Waters
    Self Roger Waters
  • Profile picture of Paul McCartney
    Self Paul McCartney
  • Profile picture of Nick Mason
    Self Nick Mason
  • Profile picture of Robert Plant
    Self Robert Plant
  • Profile picture of Jimmy Page
    Self Jimmy Page

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Keywords

  • designer
  • record label
  • cult music band
  • eccentric artist
  • music manager
  • collage film
  • history and legacy
  • art documentary
  • album cover art
  • historical documentary