Résumé

Cosplay Universe explore la montée de la culture alternative mondiale des Comic Con et l'évolution du cosplay. Le film présente l'une des dernières interviews de la légende des comics Stan Lee et les histoires des superstars du cosplay Kamui Cosplay, Yaya Han ainsi que de nombreux autres cosplayeurs étonnants. Le film plonge dans ce monde unique et explore la psychologie qui se cache derrière cet art de l'expression personnelle. Il montre comment les cosplayeurs se transforment et élargissent leur perception d'eux-mêmes tout en trouvant une communauté. Le film propose des images tournées aux États-Unis mais aussi au World Cosplay Summit à Nagoya, au Japon.

Cosplay Universe gives viewers a window into the ever growing and evolving world of cosplay. What started in Japan as a subculture defined by a communal love of anime and the characters it produces, has now become a worldwide phenomenon that encompasses characters from media across the globe. On the surface, this relatively new kind of activity may look like simply "playing dress-up", but cosplay has so much more to offer than that. This kind of "dress-up" fosters self expression in a way that is inspiring and quite rare. It gives people an avenue to discover parts of their identity that may have previously been hidden. Cosplay is art, cosplay is transformation, cosplay is community. This film gives a front row seat to a truly unique art form dedicated to fantasy and the people who make it a reality.

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