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Super Smack - "Choose"

CHOOSE is the music video origin story of Filipino-American rapper Super Smack, who found his voice by combining his passion for videogames and hip-hop music. Through hand-drawn animations and intricate ensemble choreography, the video charts Super Smack's journey from being an unhappy software engineer to becoming a writer and performer in the world of geeked-out hip-hop music. Catherine Ricafort, Broadway veteran and Super Smack's sister, makes her directorial debut alongside fellow Asian-American Alan Tan as Director of Photography.

  • Catherine Ricafort
    Director
    GEORGE TAKEI'S ALLEGIANCE, MISS SAIGON ON BROADWAY, PRISON DANCER (CAAMFest 2012)
  • Alan Tan
    Director
    ADIDAS NITE JOGGER CAMPAIGN
  • Super Smack
    Writer
    BARS - The Public Theater NYC
  • Savannah Vieth
    Animation
  • Super Smack
    Key Cast
    BARS - The Public Theater NYC
  • Catherine Ricafort
    Key Cast
    GEORGE TAKEI'S ALLEGIANCE, MISS SAIGON ON BROADWAY, PRISON DANCER (CAAMFest 2012)
  • Shoshanna Babbitt
    Key Cast
  • Phil Sloves
    Key Cast
  • Leslie Lissaint
    Key Cast
  • Karley Willocks
    Key Cast
  • Malik Victorian
    Key Cast
  • Super Smack
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Music Video, Short, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Music, Dance, Hip-Hop, Animation, Mixed Media, Rap
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 28 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 12, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Asian-American Film Thing 2019
    New York
    United States
    September 28, 2019
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Catherine Ricafort, Alan Tan

Catherine Ricafort is a triple-threat Broadway veteran, and has appeared in Allegiance alongside George Takei, SpongeBob Squarepants as "Karen the Computer", Miss Saigon, Honeymoon in Vegas, Mamma Mia!, and Cinderella. Catherine starred in the interactive musical Filipino webseries PRISON DANCER (CAAMFest 2012). She is proud to step into the director’s chair for the first time with “Choose”, the debut music video for Queens-based rapper (and her brother!), Super Smack.

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Director Statement

“I’ve had the honor of performing in 8 Broadway shows, but I would have never dared to step into the director’s chair until my brother asked me to lead his video. It’s been such a unique project to work on because I can really relate to his origin story. We’ve both made the leap from engineer to entertainer, which not many others have done. Getting to tell this story through rap, dance, and animation is such an incredible opportunity. I’ve definitely been bitten by the directing/choreographing bug and plan to do it more in the future.”