On the subject of déjà vu, remaking, and recreating, I’ve
taken time to do something rather enjoyable - as a creative outlet and an
exercise. A little while ago, during a residence change, I didn’t have access
to my film equipment to continue shooting a film that I was working on; however
the ever-increasing palpable itch of cinematic story-telling continued to
sink its proverbial teeth into my brain and, if you will, into my
‘thought-sickles.’ So, with the resources to create and attain new footage (and
scenes) temporarily absent, I took it upon myself to utilize and re-edit
footage into a new, unique short film. This short film, which also serves
as a music video, is an experimental story-telling of an abstract narrative,
interweaving original footage from both released and un-released films,
creating an entirely new story that works to deliver a narrative alongside the
lyrics of the musical track. The new sequence of scenes creates a newly formed
narrative, and the addition of the hip hop lyrics adds another layer of story
and conceptual development to the film. The end result is an abstract
film that utilizes an interplay between re-edited scenes and the lyrics that
are heard on top of it. The new story, although coherent for myself,
inevitably must require avid attention and analysis from outside viewers to
understand. However; I found it a surprisingly affective exercise, and a
shockingly enjoyable project. It features the song 'Three-Act Knee-Slap,'
an original A Capella hip-hop composition by myself. The short film includes
footage from these personal films of mine: 'Two Knives and a Hatchet,' 'Karma'
(Unreleased), 'Story About a Character,' and 'Untitled Hanging' (Unreleased).
It does not star either Colin Farrell or Arnold Schwarzenegger…sorry.
Check it out here:
