Arcadian (music video)
Official SXSW 2017 Film Festival Nominee, as well as Bellingham Music Film Fest (BMFF) and Seattle Transmedia Film Festival (STIFF)!
Arcadian is a song about escapism ~ consciously & intentionally making a choice to transform from one state to another as a form of leaving something painful behind, even with a loss of identity.
The idea behind "Arcadian" video was to create visuals that hinge on fantasy, escapism and use dance as the expressive language. A prison setting and impending execution seemed an appropriate metaphor to convey those themes. There had to be a sense realism in capturing subject matter as dark as a prisoner being executed (the "transformation"). As such, a conscience effort was made to lighten up the mood using a vibrant pink color palette. Pink became a dominate color in the fantasy world, whereas greens and pure blacks showed the stark environ of the real world.
Song by Seattle-based indie-electronic act Symbion Project and video created by LA director Sherif R. Alabede, featuring choreography and dance by Marcos Aguirre.
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Sherif R.AlabedeDirectorMusic video "Acid Rain" by Lorn
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Andrea SastoqueProducer
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Ariel NavarretteProducer
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Marcos AguirreKey CastDance Central videogame franchise
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Amanda WelchKey Cast
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Kelley PahamotangKey Cast
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Kasson Crooker // Symbion ProjectMusic
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Paranoiia ProductionsProduction Company
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Project Type:Music Video
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Runtime:5 minutes 6 seconds
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Completion Date:September 2, 2016
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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SXSW 2017 Film FestivalAustin
United States -
Bellingham Music Film FestivalBellingham
United States
April 8, 2017 -
Seattle Transmedia Film FestivalSeattle
United States
July 21, 2017
Going by the moniker SRA, Sherif R.Alabede is an award winning LA based filmmaker. His haunting music video "Acid Rain" is a celebrated piece of work, that has received widespread acclaim and won awards at the 2015 UK MVA, Milano Film Festival, and SXSW. Dedicated to narrative based visuals with a signature dark aesthetic, Sherif has a natural propensity for turning mundane subjects into images that become embedded in the collective unconscious.