“CIRCLE” by Phillip Kaminiak
An analogy between the modern human being, living in mass cities, and the phenomenon of the circle of death - observed in nature with ants who are separated from the main foraging party and lose the pheromone track.
They begin to follow one another, forming a continuously rotating circle, commonly known as a "death spiral" because the ants might eventually die of exhaustion.
Shot in Mexico City, this vibrant and impressive city is a protagonist, symbolizing a life in endless high speed movement and the humans who are dedicating their lives to endless movement, self-exhaustion in a modern capitalistic based world.
Qiao Qiao Zhang, former dancer with Tao Dance Theater, creates a new work for Mexico City based dancers Carla Segovia, Diego Vertiz, Elisa Romero, Paulina Vargas, Frank Vazquez, Fernando Guez, Juan Carlos, Brenda Loustaunau Aguilar, directed by Mexico City and Berlin based director and cinematographer Phillip Kaminiak.
Credits
Director // Phillip Kaminiak
Choreographer // Qiaoqiao Zhang
Featuring
Brenda Loustaunau Aguilar, Juan Carlos Estrada De La Cruz, Fernando Guez, Elisa Romero Ramírez, Carla Segovia, Paulina Vargas, Frank Vázquez, Diego Vertiz
Composer // Raven Bush
Editor // Sander Houtkruijer
Cinematographer // Phillip Kaminiak
Drone // Luciano Larobina Gomez
Dance Producer // Carla Segovia
Production Company // Landia Mexico
Executive Producer Landia // Thomas Amoedo
Producer Landia // David Kohan
Production Coordinator // Gustavo Ezequil Anselmi
Production Assistant // José Antonio Covarrubias Cepeda
Costume Designer // Constanza Nahmad
Styling // Constanza Nahmad, Dominga Huidobro
Colorist // Manuel Portschy
CGI Producer // A Current State
CGI Creative Producer // Robert Wunsch
Generalist // Arber Gishto
VFX Supervisor // Mark Scott
Retouching // Sujan Sureshan
1st AC // Edwin Vladimir Olivera Ramirez
Ronin Operator // Fernando De Alba León Ronin
Ronin Assistant // Arturo David Andrade Mundo
Production Design House // Alina Bashirova
Makeup Artist // Thania Erika Diaz Gomez
Location Sound // Aldonza Contreras Castro
Location Manager // Miguel Vargas
Location Coordinator // Julio Cortez
Scouter // Diego Mota
Transportation // Agustin Malavar Flores
Driver 1 // Oscar Javier Delgado Sánchez
Driver 2 // Joel Bravo Cabrera
Special Thanks // Patricio Perdomo, Fran Paparella, Thomas Amoedo, David Kohan, Agnes Lupion, Omar Uscanga, Aldonza Contreras Castro, Aura Collective, Bite Management, Jolanta Kniebel
PRODUCED BY
Jacob Jonas The Company
Executive Producer/Creative Director // Jacob Jonas
Producers // Jill Wilson, Emma Rosenzweig-Bock
Associate Producers // Joy Isabella Brown, Francisco Cruz, Steve Hackman, Emily Kikta, Rubberlegz, Anibal Sandoval, Mike Tyus, Peter Walker
Fashion Director // Christian Stroble
CO-PRESENTED BY
BAM, The Harris, The Soraya, Stanford Live, Stanford Global Studies
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