We Are The Prototypes

Tagline: Their band was destined for obscurity. Then a cat video introduced them to the world. Meet The Prototypes: the trailblazing founders of I.F.E. (Intelligent Feline Electronica)

Synopsis: Ah-Yes, Hans von Kleinenberg, and Hans Gambino are The Prototypes: the trailblazing founders of I.F.E. (Intelligent Feline Electronica). But they weren’t always on top of the world, bringing cat music to the masses. In fact they used to be in a metal band…that didn’t speak with German accents…that lost a band member to spontaneous combustion. We Are The Prototypes is a deeper look at the band that rose from the rubble of the twenty-first century music industry to achieve cat video fame.

  • Ayesha Adamo
    Director
  • Ayesha Adamo
    Writer
    (Screenplay, Story)
  • Vin Scialla
    Writer
    (Story)
  • Ayesha Adamo
    Producer
  • Vin Scialla
    Producer
  • Ayesha Adamo
    Key Cast
    "Ah-Yes"
    Beauty4, EMI Records Taiwan
  • Bryce Chuchill
    Key Cast
    "Hans von Kleinenberg"
  • Vin Scialla
    Key Cast
    "Hans Gambino"
    The Deuce, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Dana Marisa Shoenfeld
    Key Cast
    "Leslie Taylor"
  • Jessica Sherr
    Key Cast
    "Mandy Mickelson"
    Claws, Blue Bloods
  • J.J. Phillips
    Key Cast
    "Javier Anderson"
    Furious 7, Nashville
  • Jacques Lang
    Cinematographer
  • Ayesha Adamo
    Music
  • Bryce Churchill
    Music
  • Vin Scialla
    Music
  • Ayesha Adamo
    Editor
  • Will Ogilvie
    Sound Design
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Music Video, Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, mockumentary, music
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    4K digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Dances With Films
    Hollywood, CA
    United States
    June 8, 2018
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Dragon Con - Spirit of Dragon Con Award
    Atlanta
    United States
    August 30, 2019
    Georgia Premiere
    Opening Film / Official Selection / Spirit of Dragon Con Award
  • Thin Line Fest
    Denton, Texas
    United States
    March 25, 2020
    Texas Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Gen Con Film Festival
    Indianapolis
    United States
    August 2, 2020
    Indiana Premiere
    Official Selection
  • GenreBlast Film Festival - Winner: Best Song
    Winchester, Virginia
    United States
    September 4, 2020
    Virginia Premiere
    Official Selection / Best Song
  • Corti in Cortile
    Catania, Sicily
    Italy
    September 12, 2020
    Official Selection
  • BLOW-UP International Arthouse Filmfest
    Chicago, IL
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Kapow Intergalactic Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Garden State Film Festival
    Asbury Park, NJ
    United States
    New Jersey Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Ayesha Adamo

Ayesha Adamo is an actor and recording artist turned filmmaker. We Are The Prototypes is her directorial debut. Little is known of Ayesha’s childhood on the Jersey Shore, though it is believed that she once rocked a spiral perm, air bangs, braces, and a well-worn copy of the seminal work of literature, “Getting Boys This Easy Isn’t Fair.” She studied music at Barnard College, Columbia University, and acting at William Esper Studios and with Wynn Handman. Despite her training, Ayesha has never appeared on television in the United States, though if she did it would be in an hour-long drama because Ayesha is a very serious person. Ayesha can neither confirm nor deny that she was in a Spice-Girls-like pop group in Asia. She can, however, confirm that directing cats in a green screen environment is a character-building experience. Much like “Ah-Yes,” who she plays in We Are The Prototypes, Ayesha is effortlessly “more ironic than Alanis.” And of course, as she never fails to remind us, more is more. www.ayeshaadamoacting.com

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Director Statement

We Are The Prototypes is a very serious film about one of the greatest electronic music acts of our time. It is also about cats. Cats are very difficult to direct.