Strange frame
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strange frame is a labor of love between two old friends musician Shelley Doty and filmmaker GB Hajim. It began in 1999 when they decided to collaborate on a project using their individual talents and their passion for science fiction especially that of John Varley and Shinichiro Watanabe.
They agreed that some of the protagonists had to be gay, bisexual, transsexual and omnisexual. All had to be of color because not too long from now everyone will be of color. Theirs would be without the standard white guy lead whose name starts with "J" (James T. Kirk, John Crichton, John Sheridan (Babylon 5), Jeffrey Sinclair, Jonathan Archer, Jack O'Neill (Stargate), John Sheppard (Stargate), J. Koenig, J. Robinson, Jean-Luc Picard, Jeremiah (series)). They also were clear that the issue of race and sex would be non-issues in the setting of the 29th century.
They began with creating a backstory and television series done in GB's unique cutout animation style.
With the backstory and pilot episode in hand, they impressed some Hollywood insiders on their pavement pounding through tinseltown, but no pre-sales agreement was secured.
In 2001, MTV made an offer, but wanted to own all copyrights to the project including ancillary rights.
The following year Shelley and GB wrote the screenplay that would become strange frame: love and sax.
