Bibar & BibarrWorks

medicxi

opening sequence (commissioned film)
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MEDICXI is an immersive opening sequence created for a film exploring cancer research and the complex mechanisms of cellular life. Moving between microscopic worlds and oceanic imagery, the sequence draws a visual parallel between the invisible processes unfolding within living matter and the vast, mysterious environments found beneath the surface.
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The visual approach combines extreme macro imagery, microscopic aesthetics and fluid experimentation to create a world that feels both scientifically grounded and dreamlike. Translucent membranes, cellular structures, bubbles and organic matter evolve through subtle movement and shifting light, blurring the boundaries between laboratory observation and underwater cinematography.
The result is a tactile, highly detailed visual language designed to transition seamlessly from the microscopic to the ocean.
Credits
CINETIC CREATIVES
Business Director – Ani Radonova
Executive Creative Director – Damien Real
Executive Production Director – Anne-Cécile Vallenet
Producer – Maxime Bouyer
Scriptwriter & Creative – Sebastiaan Vermeul
Production Consultant – Delphine Bellonnet
Production Coordinator – Inès Diaz
Director – Adrien Wagner
1st AD – Dilia Brito
2nd AD – Paulo Dinis
Script Supervisor – Ruben Gonçalves
DOP – Ludovic Zuili
Focus puller – Inês Gonçalo
2nd AC – Alexandre Monteiro
Video assist – Ana Specht
Steadicam – Manu Garcia
Data Wrangler + Proxis – Inês Pestana
Behind the scenes content – Vasco Soares
MARIA & MAYER – PORTUGAL – Local production
Executive Producer – Maria João Mayer
Accountant – Laura Salgado
Producer / Line Producer – Julie Van den Bulck
Production Coordinator – Maria Mota
Location Manager – João Costa
Location Manager Assistant – João Barata | Bruno Leite | Pedro Jacob
Van Drivers – António Barros | Diana Viegas | Filipe Simões
Production Unit Van – Hugo Granjo
Art director – Paulo Oliveira
Props Master – Barbara Neto
Standby Props – JP Cotrim
Art Assistant – André Barreto | Genny Neto | Mariana Frias | Catarina Routier | Cátia Cardoso | Beatriz Oliveira
Handyman – Ivo Fartura
Stylist – Joanne Gatefield
Stylist Assistant – Paulo Bruno | Silvia Sotta
Make Up Artist – Gui Gamito
Make Up Assistant – Ana Rita Antunes
Make Up – Andreia Guimarães
Hair Artist – Jordan Alves
Gaffer – Gonçalo Raposo
Best Boy – André Inocêncio
Spark – Nuno Cunha | Paulo Almeida | Luis Carneiro
Genny Operator – Ivan Antonyuk
Key Grip – Luciano Manso
Grip – Marco Duarte | Armando Chouriço | Daniel Jerónimo
Sound Director – Catarina Silva
Boom Operator – Daniel Peneirol
Drone – Manuel Costa
Picture Cars – GC Sports
Precision Driver – Gonçalo Carlos
Casting Director France – Rachel Desmarest
Casting Director Portugal – Quick Casting
Extras – Estoril Models – Fabi Avelar
CASTING
Zara – Claire Olivier
Eric – Santiago André
Oscar – Daniel Lundh
Claire – Murielle Huet des Aunay
Benoit – Rodrigo Fortuna
Pitch investor – Jacob de Graaf
Suit – Jorge Albuquerque
Older scientist – Jorge Pinto
SHOOTING GENEVA
Producer – Pascal Girardin
Director – Adrien Wagner
DOP – Joseph Areddy
HMC – Daniela Isabella Valenzi
Sound Operator – Allan Mantilleri
1st AC – Maxime Raymond
Gaffer – Solveig Carnajac
Prompt Operator – Nora Coeytaux
Talent – Jeremy Levin
POST PRODUCTION – Cinetic Creatives
Head of Post Production – Jean-Charles Weber
Post Production Coordinator – Marcelline Gamma
Editor – Sebastian Bouet | Théo Delarche
VFX Supervisor – Théo Donatantonio
Lead VFX – Bérénice Rogazy
Lead TD – Ludovic Merian
VFX Artist – Isabelle Matteo | Tim Thevoz | Vera Falkenberg
Visual Artist – Bibarr
Sound Designer – Re-recording Mixer – François Wolf | Yatoni Roy Cantu
Original score – Jean Loup Bernet
Foley – Soundtroop – Miguel Barbosa | Diego Staub
Color grading – Marine Surblé
Post-production Facilities – Downtown Studio – Geneva
With special thanks to the Medicxi team and all the researchers and scientists whose stories inspired the film.