Private Project

We are the Descendants (in 79 languages)

“We are the Descendants (in 79 languages)” is a 10-minute short narrative Film/Music Film featuring vocalists worldwide, all singing the very same phrase in 79 languages: “We are the descendants.”

This affirmation of our common origin features American rapper, Fredo Bang, performing English language verses in a futuristic, sci-fi setting, after the earth has become uninhabitable.

Part 2 of the video implies a parallel reality, and is set to a completely different musical score, with all 79 languages singing their phrases simultaneously, against orchestral textures. Here there is a strong narrative regarding the combined efforts of disparate strangers as necessary for survival.

The vocalists singing “We are the descendants,” perform their phrases in:
Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Balinese, Bengali, Bhutanese, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Catalan, Cebuano, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Ilonggo, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kashmiri, Kazakh, Khmer, Kikuyu, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Mandarin, Marathi, Maragoli, Mongolian, Navajo-Diné, Nepali, Norwegian, Odia, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Scots Gaelic, Serbian, Sinhala, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tatar, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Xhosa, Yoruba.

  • Steven Chesne
    Director
  • Nayip Ramos
    Director
  • Steven Chesne
    Producer
  • Diane Chesne
    Producer
  • Steven Chesne
    Composer
  • Steven Chesne
    Writer
  • Fredo Bang
    Key Cast
  • Lucas Clark
    VFX Supervisor
  • Logan Rose
    Production Design
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Short
  • Genres:
    Sci-fi, Musical
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 10, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Pacific Palisades
Director - Steven Chesne, Nayip Ramos