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Green Bay

Set beneath a surreal green sky on a distant, crumbling world, the film captures the last survivors of a dying civilization—women who perform a synchronized ritual dance to summon an ethereal extraterrestrial presence from another realm.

Green Bay is an experimental dance film that explores themes of survival, cosmic ritual, and the transcendent cycle of life through immersive visuals and visceral choreography.

  • SHAWN ANTOINE II
    Director
  • SHAWN ANTOINE II
    Writer
  • Marsae Lynette Mitchell
    Writer
  • SHAWN ANTOINE II
    Producer
  • Marsae Lynette Mitchell
    Producer
  • Marsae Lynette Mitchell
    Choreographer
  • Bree Gant
    Key Cast
  • Atarah Israel
    Key Cast
  • Johanna Middleton
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Sci Fi, Expiremental, Drama, Student, Dance
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Northwestern University
Director Biography - SHAWN ANTOINE II

Shawn Antoine II is an award-winning filmmaker and photographer from Harlem, NY, whose work celebrates the resilience and beauty of the Black diaspora. With over 15 short films to his credit, Shawn's notable works include KINGDOME (2024), which screened at 25 film festivals and accumulated over 50,000 views on YouTube, and Showtime (2020), which aired on Fox Soul and Aspire TV, earning selections at 58 film festivals. He is currently pursuing his MFA in Documentary Media at Northwestern University, continuing to create impactful stories that inspire and inform.

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Director Statement

We intended to craft a cinematic experience that blurs the boundaries between science fiction, dance, and spiritual meditation without relying on visual effects. Using practical filmmaking techniques—particularly experimental lighting and shadow play—we created an otherworldly atmosphere that evokes distant realms and cosmic spaces. Shadows and carefully orchestrated lighting served as vital storytelling tools, suggesting the presence and arrival of the celestial being, while maintaining a tangible, organic connection between the performers and their environment.

Collaborating closely with choreographer Marsae Lynette, the performers embody movements rooted in improvisational Black dance aesthetics, particularly reflecting themes of fugitivity, resistance, and liberation. These movements invoke ancestral memories, merging past and future within the film’s ritualistic framework. The choreography, inspired by the Dunham technique, acts as a fluid dialogue between body, environment, and cosmic forces, heightening the sensory immersion of the audience.

Complementing the visual storytelling, the film’s hypnotic soundscape combines traditional African percussion and the resonant chime of the triangle, creating an auditory bridge between ancestral rhythms and cosmic communication. The drums ground the dancers in ancestral memory, while the recurring sound of the triangle pierces through as a celestial signal from another dimension.