Welcome to EVAZ - from the musical "This is Love"

"Spells Before Destiny" - from the musical "This is Love"- is a prequel to the previous "Destiny" film.
”Welcome to EVAZ" is the opening piece of the project.

Eva, a childhood friend of Shiny, a strict and sensitive architect, runs the show club EVAZ. Tonight, Eva is again visited by troubled people who come to her for advice.
Now, you too can cheer up with her songs!!

Music, lyrics, arrangements, singing, and directing, producing, editing, costume coordination, hair and makeup and performance were all done by AKISAI.

  • AKISAI M
    Director
  • AKISAI M
    Writer
  • AKISAI M
    Producer
  • AKISAI M
    Key Cast
    "Eva, Natalie, Shiny"
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Short, Web / New Media, Other
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 29 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 17, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Filmzen International Film Competition, Jan - Feb, 2023
    Paris
    France
    Award Winner - Best Comedy and Best Music Video
  • Night of Comedy Shorts, Jan - Mar,2023 3rd period of Awards
    Milano
    Italy
    Award Winner - Best VFX
  • Global Music Awards, Mar, 2023
    La Jolla, CA
    United States
    Award Winner- Bronze Medal
  • London-Worldwide Comedy Short Film Festival, 2023
    London
    United Kingdom
    Special Mention Award
  • Gold Star Movie Awards, the 26th season, Apr, 2023
    Newark, NJ
    United States
    Special Mention - Comedy Short
  • After Hours Film Festival, season 8, 2023
    United States, India and Latin America
    Award Winner - Best Comedy Short
Director Biography - AKISAI M

AKISAI's 2022 work "Destiny" - from the musical "This is Love" - consists mainly of four musical numbers chosen from the first half of AKISAI's musical "This is Love". The short musical film has been selected for over 53 awards at various film festivals, including Best Musical Film, Best Original Score, Best Soundtrack, and Best Music Video, and 38 of them were winners. The list is still being updated.
And it is currently working on "Spells Before Destiny," a prequel to "Destiny".
"Welcome to EVAZ" is the opening piece of the project.

AKISAI is building each number of the musical "This is Love" while songwriting them.
Scenes from musical numbers are visualized and produced as music videos and musical short films.
The videos produced are works of art, but can also be used as scripts, scores, and image materials for performances and screenings.

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Director Statement

AKISAI initially composed the theme song for the musical "This is Love" and submitted it to a songwriting contest.
AKISAI read the feedback from the judges and realized The judges did not understand the situation of a male duo singing about love to each other.
That was the impetus for making the video. There was no way she could afford to hire a musical actor, so she took on the challenge of playing both roles herself.
AKISAI graduated from an acting school, in case you were wondering.
AKISAI continues to challenge herself in the musical "This is Love".

Postscript (Feb. 2023)
And still, AKISAI plays all the characters, sings... Making props and decorations... Forever editing .......
But hope that lots of people will act, sing, and get involved!
AKISAI is aiming for the day when a full-length version of the musical "This is Love" with many credits will be performed and screened.