Rare Americans – ‘Searching for Strawberries: The Story of Bongo Jongo’ [Film Review]

Every so often, a piece of media crops up that is unlike anything you have seen or heard before; Rare Americans’ Searching for Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo is one such example. Rare Americans are a Canadian alt-rock band who double up as animators via their production company, Crooked City Studios. Their latest release is accompanied by a 30-minute animated film that, as the title suggests, follows the story of how Jongo Bongo, the multi-instrumentalist member of the band, ditched the rat race and hit the road on a journey of discovery, meeting his future bandmates on the way. It’s a fun project that seems to rejoice in being a little rough around the edges, with animation on a par with Beavis and Butthead, colourful, fast-moving and charmingly wobbly. The Chilli Peppers’ “Roller...

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