In the Fog/神隠し (Kamikakushi)
Vioulet falls through time and space as they struggle with the dark presence of Kei through song and dance in this exploration of duality.
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Matthew Takata ShepherdDirector
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Naomi Takata ShepherdDirectorViews from the Bay, Halfway
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Matthew Takata ShepherdWriter
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Naomi Takata ShepherdProducer
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Matthew Takata ShepherdProducer
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Matthew Takata ShepherdKey Cast"Vioulet"
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Erin ChastainKey Cast"Kei"
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Janelle LudowiseKey Cast"Kei"
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Jaime LuceroCinematographer
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Matthew Takata ShepherdEditor
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Project Type:Experimental, Music Video, Short
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Genres:Queer, Psychedelic, Electronic, Pop, Japanese American, LGBTQ
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Runtime:7 minutes 53 seconds
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Completion Date:April 30, 2018
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Production Budget:800 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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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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OutfestLALos Angeles, CA
United States
July 21, 2019
West Coast Premiere
Official Selection -
Oregon Cinema Arts Film FestivalPortland, OR
United States
August 10, 2019
PNW Premiere
Best Experimental Film Award -
Denver Underground Film FestivalDenver, CO
United States
March 23, 2019
Video Premiere
Official Selection -
Dumbo Film FestivalBrooklyn, NY
United States
Official Selection - February 2019 -
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival AwardsLos Angeles, CA
United States
Semi-finalist -
Mindfield Film Festival - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
United States
Winner -
Indie Short FestLos Angeles, CA
United States
Finalist
Matthew is a queer half-Japanese artist born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and currently lives in Portland, OR. Matthew lives to make art and loves to work with all mediums but recently has been focused on making music and videos.
Naomi is a mixed Japanese American filmmaker who is passionate about creating work that focuses on intersectional and inclusive narratives. She is a Bay Area native and owns a small business named 6 Degrees of Hapa, writes, designs, and creates art, while substitute teaching as her day job.
I have always been a DIY artist and love to be as involved as possible in all aspects of the creative process. I wrote the scripts, designed the sets, helped direct, performed in, and edited the two music videos I have made for my music and visual arts project/persona, Vioulet. For the videos, I worked closely with my sister, Naomi Takata Shepherd, who helped in all aspects of the music video process and directed both.
On the music side of things, I compose, record, and edit all of my own music. I work with layers of loops, synthesizer sounds, vocals, and beats to make psychedelic-experimental-pop tracks. Vioulet is an exploration of divinity, love, connection, fear, and humanity through a kaleidoscopic lens and is the celebration and exploration of being.