“Two Days” By The Black Skirts
A coming-of-age dark comedy set in the 90’s about a dorky teenager heartbroken after a remorseless breakup. He escapes by fever dreaming about a carefree relationship with a young TV star, but despite his newfound romance as well as a dazzling makeover, things take a surreal and distressing turn. Heavily inspired by dreams and Aki Kaurismäki’s body of work, the video aims to capture the roller coasters of evocative and miserable thoughts that come in the aftermath of a breakup in the form of a nostalgic teen movie.
The ultimate goal was to weave everything into a surrealism-inspired fever dream of its own. I also found it really amusing to marry the more dramatic inspirations - which I liked from the youthful romanticism’s of Wong Kar-wai and fatalistic zooms of Kubrick - with fun and colorful palettes. The project, first initiated by Canadian film producer James Qiu, is part of the Korean indie rock artist The Black Skirts’s English language EP “Good Luck To You, Girl Scout!,” the artist's first release in over two years.
Writer & Director - Waley Wang
Credits
Music: The Black Skirts 검정치마
Writer & Director: Waley Wang
Producer: James Qiu
Director of Photography: Wenyu ‘Andy’ Yu
Concept: Waley Wang, Bryan Cho
Starring:
Boy: Leo Suzuki
Actress: Katya Meliton
Friend: George Fearing
Friend: Jeffrey Greiner
Featuring Bryan Cho as Bryanna Cho
Co-Producer: Yutian Feng
Associate Producer: Nick Jones
Line Producer: Ian Tan, Camille Yangzi Rao
1st Assistant Camera: Samuel Schrag
Steadicam Operator: Brandon Han
Gaffer: Stefan Nachmann
Production Designer: Sharon Vion
Art Director: Emile Domise
Hair and Makeup: Maria Matarrese
Styling: Sharon Vion & Emile Domise
Editor: Alvaro del Val
Colorist: Maria Carretero
Color Producer: Andrew Pandolfino
VFX: Samuel Schrag
Hi8 Tech: Jon Fordham
Titles: Rachel Tonkovich
Sound Designer: Romain Sturma
Conform: Sam Stulin
Special Thanks:
Stefan Nachmann, Maya & Kenji Suzuki, Wei Chen, Jie Wang, Alec Jiao, Dexter Sun, May Sun,
Jon Fordham, Phyllicia Saltzgaber, Ben Goelz, Joanne Wang, Olaf Woldan
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