# animate! › Films › Crimplene by Michelle Salamon

Canonical: https://animate.org.uk/films/crimplene/

Discovery terms: 1990s animation, computer animation, digital compositing, dance, domestic life, fantasy, filmmaker

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**Crimplene** a film by Michelle Salamon

[Michelle Salamon](https://michellesalamon.com)

1996, 5 min 35 sec

![Crimplene, still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/crimplene01.jpg)

### a film by Michelle Salamon

### animate! synopsis

CG cushions – couch potatoes who won’t even answer the phone, until the Crimplene angel opens their door onto life. Sofa-day night fever in this digital dance extravaganza.

### key credits

**director**
Michelle Salamon

**animator**
Kevin Shepherd

**compositor**
Kevin Shepherd

**music**
Andrew White

**sound designer**
Andrew White

**post production**

**Crimplene** film, stills and other materials © Michelle Salamon 1996