Double Bill Posters

We are Sarah & Mathieu. Sarah has been a graphic designer since 2011 and specialises in book design and editing. Mathieu recently became a graphic designer and has been obsessed by movies and posters for many years. For us both, this project is a great way to combine our mutual interests away from clients.This year we’re creating two new posters each month for two different movies in the same genre. One of the films is recent, the other is old(er). To get a good global range, we pick an American and a foreign film every month. We mostly design the posters together this time around, or edit each other’s designs.

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Alternative film poster for It’s a Wonderful Life (USA, 1946), directed by Frank Capra. At first glance this film is a heart-warming story about social values, but further down the road it spirals into a gut-wrenching parable on both the fragility and importance of a human life. Memorable quote: “Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?” Designed by Sarah Schrauwen and Mathieu Vancamp of doublebill.design.

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Alternative film poster for Lola Rennt (Germany, 1998), directed by Tom Tykwer. Life takes a turn sometimes, but what if we take a different turn? Tykwer’s adrenaline-induced, frantic thrill ride lets us question fate and proves that a small choice can make a big impact. Memorable quote: “Doch ist es am Ende nicht immer wieder die gleiche Frage? Und immer wieder die gleiche Antwort?” Designed by Mathieu Vancamp and Sarah Schrauwen of doublebill.design.

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Alternative film poster for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Australia, 1994), directed by Stephan Elliott. As a road movie this film is outrageously fun. From a queer perspective it intriguingly uses macho actors for ‘feminine’ roles and offers a stage for drag queen performances. Memorable quote: “Being a man one day and a woman the next isn’t an easy thing to do.” Designed by Mathieu Vancamp and Sarah Schrauwen of doublebill.design.

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Alternative film poster for Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (France, 2019), directed by Céline Sciamma. As a cinematic painting itself, this film thrives on the purest of romances, within the constraints of a patriarchal society. The almost unique female gaze on the other hand solidifies the importance of art as both a personal expression and as a means to keep one’s memory alive. Memorable quote: “Quand sait-on que c’est fini?” – “Le moment on s'arrête.” Designed by Sarah Schrauwen and Mathieu Vancamp of doublebill.design.

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Alternative film poster for THX 1138 (USA, 1971), directed by George Lucas. Lucas’ first film is characterised by its sterile atmosphere and keen sound design. Welcome to his bleak outlook on a future where human emotions are suppressed and freedom is non-existent. Memorable quote: “If you go back on sedation, you won’t feel the same way about me. You’ll report me for drug violation.” Designed by Mathieu Vancamp and Sarah Schrauwen of doublebill.design. 

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Alternative film poster for Gattaca (USA, 1997), directed by Andrew Niccol. Discrimination is taken to the next level in this dystopian future where eugenics form the basis of society. A thought-provoking and timeless film that sets out to prove that will and determination outweigh expectations and fate. Memorable quote: “I belonged to a new underclass, no longer determined by social status or the color of your skin. No, we now have discrimination down to a science.” Designed by Sarah Schrauwen and Mathieu Vancamp of doublebill.design. 

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Alternative film poster for TRON: Legacy (USA, 2010), directed by Joseph Kosinski. This TRON sequel – with a different, more contemporary visual take – delves deeper into the immersiveness of the virtual world and how can it find a way back into our reality. Memorable quote: “The only way to win the game is not to play.” Designed by Mathieu Vancamp and Sarah Schrauwen of doublebill.design.

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Alternative film poster for Ready Player One (USA/India, 2018), directed by Steven Spielberg. A classic Spielberg movie travelling back through his oeuvre and pop culture history, offering escapism through nostalgia. It shows how virtual reality can give a sense of belonging. Memorable quote: “People come to the OASIS for all the things they can do, but they stay for all the things they can be.” Designed by Sarah Schrauwen and Mathieu Vancamp of doublebill.design.

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Alternative film poster for Requiem for a Dream (USA, 2000), directed by Darren Aronofsky. A hallucinatory nightmare about the downward spiral of addiction. The film is surprisingly tangible in its visual frenzy and concludes with a ruthless and distressing final act. Memorable quote: “Of course he gives me pills. He’s a doctor!” Designed by Mathieu Vancamp and Sarah Schrauwen for doublebill.design.

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Alternative film poster for The Lost Weekend (USA, 1945), directed by Billy Wilder. A controversial, revolutionary and frank film that outed alcoholism as a modern illness. The thought-provoking dialogue and fine cinematography still make it relevant today, nearly 80 years later. Memorable quote: “There are ones who can’t take it and can’t leave it either. What I’m trying to say is: I’m not a drinker; I’m a drunk.” Designed by Sarah Schrauwen and Mathieu Vancamp for doublebill.design.

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Alternative film poster for Arrival (USA/Canada, 2016), directed by Denis Villeneuve. The message of Arrival is not only simple and beautiful, it is fundamental: (universal) communication is the key to a fruitful society. Memorable quote: “If you immerse yourself into a foreign language, then you can actually rewire your brain.” Designed by Mathieu Vancamp and Sarah Schrauwen for doublebill.design.

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Alternative film poster for Nope (USA/Japan/Canada, 2022), directed by Jordan Peele. Peele’s third film is an entertaining, return-to-form story that in the subtext tackles Hollywood filmmaking by exposing how we exploit and perceive others. Memorable quote: “I don’t think they’d take you if you don’t look at it.” Designed by Sarah Schrauwen and Mathieu Vancamp for doublebill.design.

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Alternative film poster for The Net (USA, 1995), directed by Irwin Winkler. The Net is an unmistakable child of the 90s: straightforward and charming. All thanks to Sandra Bullock at her peak, supplemented with early hacking and interface frivolities. Memorable quote: “They screwed up my life and took my fingerprints.” Designed by Sarah Schrauwen and Mathieu Vancamp for doublebill.design.

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Alternative film poster for Blackhat (USA, 2015), directed by Michael Mann. His latest film is a brooding, high-tech, abstract urban thriller, revealing how cyber security and crime are deeply embedded into our global economy. Memorable quote: “This isn’t about money. This isn’t about politics. I can target anyone, anything, anywhere.” Designed by Mathieu Vancamp and Sarah Schrauwen for doublebill.design.

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Alternative film poster for Cidade de Deus (Brazil/France/Germany, 2002), directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund. It doesn’t get more gripping and visceral than the ‘City of God’. The slums cast an inherently toxic grip of poverty and crime on its youth, from which they rarely escape. The kids growing up in these circumstances essentially skip childhood. Memorable quote: “Have you lost your mind? You’re just a kid!” - “A kid? I smoke, I snort. I’ve killed and robbed. I’m a man.” Designed by Mathieu Vancamp and Sarah Schrauwen for doublebill.design.

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Alternative film poster for Boyhood (USA, 2014), directed by Richard Linklater. With Boyhood, Linklater created the standard for films alike, both on an intellectual and technical level. It’s a profoundly intimate study of childhood and adolescence, where the parent perspective is equally analyzed. Memorable quote: “You don’t want the bumpers, life doesn’t give you bumpers.” Designed by Sarah Schrauwen and Mathieu Vancamp for doublebill.design.

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Alternative film poster for First Reformed (USA/UK/Australia, 2017), directed by Paul Schrader. First Reformed tackles the climate crisis on a personal, contemplative level, where the individual undergoes a psychological and spiritual crisis. Schrader insisted on filming in 4:3 aspect ratio, which – combined with the restrained sets, static shots and eerie soundtrack – gives the film a claustrophobic feel. Memorable quote: “Can God forgive us? For what we’ve done to this world?” Designed by Mathieu Vancamp and Sarah Schrauwen for doublebill.design.