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Arturo Madrid, a 76 year old Filipino-American man, reminisces on the hardships, wonders and reality of migrating from the Philippines to the United States.
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Keone & Mari MadridDirectorVMA nominee, Drama Desk nominee, Disney animated short “Us Again,” Broadway, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, BTS
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Keone & Mari MadridWriterVMA nominee, Drama Desk nominee, Disney animated short “Us Again,” Broadway, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, BTS
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Keone & Mari MadridProducerVMA nominee, Drama Desk nominee, Disney animated short “Us Again,” Broadway, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, BTS
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Arturo MadridKey Cast
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Steve CacheroDirector of PhotographyDolby/Jacob Collier, Qualcomm, Keone & Mari, Project Home, Petco, Mostra
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Keone MadridEdit / ColorVMA nominee, Drama Desk nominee, Disney animated short “Us Again,” Broadway, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, BTS
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Mariel MadridArt / DesignVMA nominee, Drama Desk nominee, Disney animated short “Us Again,” Broadway, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, BTS
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Keone & Mari MadridChoreographyVMA nominee, Drama Desk nominee, Disney animated short “Us Again,” Broadway, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, BTS
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Klara FejerAD / ACCachero Studio, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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Ricky WarnerGafferCachero Studios
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Selene HaroScript Supervisor"Beyond Babel," "Once Upon a One More Time"
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SpearfisherMusic
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Ankori & RamMusic
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Amber FlynnVoice Over Sound EngineerLeading Note Studios
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Kai GohSound MixerStorymovers, Kinjaz
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Isidro RafaelOff-Camera DancersBeyond Babel, Storymovers
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Fabian TuckerOff-Camera DancersDisney, Beyond Babel, Storymovers, Billie Eilish, Cirque
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Charina MadridOff-Camera DancersBeyond Babel, Champion, Choreo Cookies
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Luke KylePA / UtilityCachero Studios
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Runtime:10 minutes 52 seconds
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Completion Date:June 7, 2021
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Production Budget:4,000 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, Tagalog
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Shooting Format:RED
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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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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Independent Short AwardsLos Angeles
United States
Best Documentary Short - Gold / Best Original Screenplay - Bronze / Best Editing - Bronze (June 2021) -
IndieXLos Angeles
United States
June 30, 2021
Best Original Screenplay / Best Production Design / Best Indie Short nominee -
FestigiousLos Angeles
United States
July 4, 2021
Best Indie Short / Best Documentary Short -
Venice Shorts AwardsLos Angeles
United States
July 4, 2021
Best Documentary Short -
Indie Short FestLos Angeles
United States
July 1, 2021
Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short)
Their ability to tell stories through detailed choreography has permeated beyond the dance world and into theatre, music, film and online platforms. While coming from a dance background, their approach to utilizing human movement in visual and emotional ways, alongside their inventive dance vocabulary, has allowed their work to connect to many.
Notable work includes: Disney’s animated short “Us Again,” Broadway theater shows, starring/choreographing Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself” music video, BTS, Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran, Flying Lotus & Kendrick Lamar, nominations for best choreography at the MTV Video Music Awards and the UK Video Music Awards, Cirque, “World of Dance,” “So You Think You Can Dance,” “Dancing With the Stars,” Netflix, Nike, Timberland, Beats By Dre, several Kpop artists, viral videos, multiple champions at major dance competitions and more. Their online work has amassed over billions of views.
Most recently, Keone and Mari co-created, directed and choreographed their first full length nominated Off-Broadway theater dance show, “Beyond Babel” which was a New York Times pick and nominated for 2 Drama Desk Awards. They are also directing/choreographing the Broadway-bound “Once Upon a One More Time,” and choreographing the Broadway-bound “The Karate Kid” musical. Keone & Mari recently announced their partnership with Disney for a new animated short film, “Us Again,” told entirely through music and dance. The film is now streaming on Disney+.
Telling our grandfather's story of coming from a different life in the Philippines to an American one may be, at least to us, the most important thing we may ever document on film. Of course for personal reasons, but also to know there are 2+ million Filipino-Americans and 44+ million immigrant-Americans who will see a story they have similarly lived, on screen. Something very rare and often unseen in American cinema. Especially when Asian voices have often been limited to caricatures and a call to hearing our stories has been brought to the forefront.