Skullcrusher's Spark Is Spirited Away: Fantasy, Empowerment And Hand Drawn Art

This week, I spoke with musician Skullcrusher (Helen Balentine) about the inspiration she's drawn from Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar winning animated feature Spirited Away. We talk about powerful female protagonists being underestimated in films, the wildly imaginative style of Studio Ghibli and we marvel at the intense emotional response evoked by hand drawn animation.

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Skullcrusher

Spirited Away

Leave The World Behind