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ROYEL OTIS | Going Kokomo

Going Kokomo: the ultimate youth track. The video sees us jumping from location to location to places of Kokomo, each setting bound by groups of chaotic youth and the Go Kokomo number (565-666) they have dialled.

  • Adriane Neshoda
    Director
  • Yiani Andrikidis
    Producer
  • Tom Black
    Director of Photography
  • Jahra Mortimer
    1AD
  • Gary Morris
    1AC
  • Sarah Amin
    Production Design
  • Riley Saxton
    Art Assists
  • Ivy Nehl
    Art Assists
  • Aida Baez
    Wardrobe
  • Chesca Athas
    Wardrobe
  • Geri Docherty
    Editor
  • Marcus Friedlander
    Colourist
  • Geri Docherty
    VFX
  • Riley Cough
    VFX
  • Ourness
    Label
  • Project Type:
    Music Video
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 11 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 31, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:5
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Adriane Neshoda

Adriane Neshoda (she/her) is a creative working on Gadigal Country (Sydney, Australia). She specialises in directing, art direction, graphics and writing.

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Director Statement

The track Going Kokomo oozes youthful energy. It speaks to the idea of welcoming silliness and basking in the lighter side of life, relishing like teenagers so often do in their prime: without responsibility, utterly carefree and withdrawn from the duties of adulthood. It was only fair that the music video followed suit and echoed the larrikin easy-going energy of the Royel Otis duo.

In an attempt to honour our past pioneers, The Smashing Pumpkins 1979 and Blind Skateboards Video Days, this video set out to document today's youth - to capture a cultural moment in time - youth bound by technology but ultimately united by the present moment. Youth in their places of Kokomo.

The underlying narrative speaks to the notion that we are all navigating the trials and tribulations of being human. Still, most importantly, we're doing it together: in sync with one another. It's about this cross-over of human connection, and that whilst we may be responding, thinking and feeling in different ways to our sole experiences, we can embrace and laugh at the fact that, ultimately, we are all just mere mortals trying to decipher our existence. So why not welcome it? Why not completely let go? Step into your youth and Go fucking Kokomo.