We All Go the Same
By 15 year old filmmaker Morgana McKenzie: “In the timeless world of fairy tales, villains and victims are visited by a vengeful fairy who offers to shift the balance of power.”
This is an unofficial (but authorized) music video for the song "We All Go the Same" by Radical Face. Music used by expressed permission of Nettwerk Music Group.
NOTE:
- While I am a high-school student, this short film is *not* a student project; it is not affiliated in any way with my school.
Fast facts about Morgana's work on We All Go the Same:
- 9 months from concept to finished film
- 5 months from pre-production to principal photography
- 5 shoot days over 3 months
- 1 month of Morgana editing and colour-grading
- 3 days of Morgana performing makeup and prosthetic tests for the Fairy and Wolf
- 1 dress rehearsal day for the Fairy and Wolf scene
- approx. 30 hours of work to design, cut, sew, and hand-dye the fairy dress
- approx. 50 hours of work to design and build the fairy wings with a 10 foot wing-span and hinged winglets
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Morgana McKenzieDirectorGIFTS
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Ben Cooper (Radical Face)Music
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Morgana McKenzieCinematography, Editing, Colour Grading
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Morgana McKenzieWriter
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Gavin McKenzieWriter
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Charlene LaporteProducerGIFTS
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Rose DonoghueKey Cast
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Connor AdsettKey Cast
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Ainsley BurnsideKey CastGIFTS
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Lucia AlloggiaSupporting Cast
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Hannah BeattySupporting Cast
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Stella BeesleySupporting Cast
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Olivia DavisSupporting Cast
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Laura GraySupporting CastGIFTS
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Victoria GraySupporting Cast
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Kathleen LecuyerSupporting Cast
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Grace MacFarlaneSupporting Cast
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Project Type:Music Video
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Genres:Fantasy, Fairy Tale
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Runtime:3 minutes 45 seconds
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Completion Date:January 26, 2015
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Production Budget:1,500 USD
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Country of Origin:Canada
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Country of Filming:Canada
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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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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Ottawa Independent Video AwardsOttawa, Canada
April 11, 2015
** Best Director Under 25 -
Santa Monica Teen Film FestivalSanta Monica
June 6, 2015
** Best Music Video / Experimental -
Lovett High School Film FestAtlanta, GA
May 2, 2015
** Best Music Video -
Zoom Student Film FestivalToronto
May 21, 2015
** Best Cinematography -
ConCarolinas Short Film FestivalConcord, NC
May 30, 2015
** Best Makeup -
NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth)Seattle, WA
April 24, 2015
U.S. Premiere -
CineYouthChicago, IL
May 8, 2015 -
Kingston Canadian Film FestivalKingston, Canada
February 28, 2015
North American Premiere
Morgana McKenzie is a 15 year old filmmaker living in Ottawa, Canada. Morgana’s extensive visual arts experience naturally led her to filmmaking.
In the past three years, Morgana created short films screened internationally. Her 2014 short film “GIFTS” has screened at over 20 festivals and won 8 awards, including Best Emerging Female Filmmaker and a Prodigy Camp scholarship at NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth); Best Thriller at CineYouth; and Best of the Fest at the Future of Cinema Film Festival.
In April 2015 Morgana was awarded "Best Director Under 25" at the inaugural Ottawa Independent Video Awards.
Morgana released two short films in 2015: "We All Go the Same", an authorized music video about a dark fairy with a taste for vengeance; and, "Kurayami no Wa", an apocalyptic thriller set in winter.