“Alberto” By Camille Jackson

A narrative music video that follows old man Alberto as he wanders his house, recalling vague memories of his life and his wife, only to realize the reason behind his constant feeling of disorientation.

The short film IN MEDIAS RUSH is an experimental cinematic journey into the depths of a manic mind. A poetic retro-sci-fi narrative unfolded in a string of unsettling tableaus that encapsulates the male protagonist’s ambiguous feelings about his birthday. While balancing between realities in his silent struggle with severe mental illness, we plunge into the film at a neatly orchestrated birthday party. The protagonist is accompanied by his girlfriend, and they are drinking cocoa on the couch in their mutual home. The setting breathes pure perfection, but through the voice over we sense that another reality is soon to be revealed. With one foot on the accelerator, he is heading towards the edge. The thematic focal point of IN MEDIAS RUSH is mental health problems among young adults, and the social/personal consequences related to the existing taboo on the subject. The film wishes to formulate an honest cinematic space in which words, sound, and image artistically interprets and articulates some of the perspectives related to especially bipolar, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. IN MEDIAS RUSH was nominated in the category 'Best Danish Short Film' at Copenhagen Short Film Festival in 2020. Original title: IN MEDIAS RÆS Directed by: Esben Persson -------------------- DK: IN MEDIAS RÆS IN MEDIAS RÆS er en filmisk rejse ind i dybderne af et manisk sind. En ung mand fejrer sin fødselsdag, mens hans tanker tordner afsted. Med en uvillig fod på speederen har han kurs mod kanten. FR: IN MEDIA RES IN MEDIA RES est un voyage dans les profondeurs d’un esprit maniaque. Un jeune homme fête son anniversaire tandis que ses pensées se multiplient. Malgré lui, il se dirige vers un point de non-retour. -------------------- Cast: Peter Alexander Bach & Amanda Overby Drew Director // Script writer // Set designer // Costume designer // Editor // Speaker: Esben Persson Photographer // Editor: Lasse Mølsted Producer: Latifa Lykke Ben Mabrouk Assistant producer: Cecilie Creutsberg Music composer: Martin Bejder Sound designer: Mads Hye Chief Lighting Technician: Rasmus Bruun Liboriussen VFX: Jonas Fonnesbæk Lodahl Colorist: Kristopher Paterson Graphic designer: Jakob Toft Kristensen -------------------- Shot on RED Monstro 8K with Lomo Squarefront Anamorphics.

Credits

Artist: Camille Jackson
Director: Rodolfo Muñante Mariátegui
AD: Nicole Copello

Executive Producer: Rodolfo Muñante Mariátegui
Producer: Roy Muroya
Assistant Producer: Tania Cosme

Director of Photography: Fernando Cobián Grayson
AC: Marco Rubina
Gaffer: Alessandro Carughi
Light technician: Jose Espinoza

Art Director: Cayetano García Sahurie
Art Assistant: Mauricio Sotelo

Editing and VFX: Rodolfo Muñante Mariátegui
Color: Rodolfo Muñante Mariátegui
Graphic Design: Camille Jackson
Sound Design: Leonardo Guimaray

Produced by: PARTE PECHO

Photography: Andrea Martell

Cast:
Germán Gonzales
Santiago Bullard
Sonia Seminario
Maria Paz Saco Vertiz

Special Thanks:
Milovan Radovic, Julio Ruiz, Valeria Drinot, Álvaro Grimaldo, Tula Sahurie, Alonso Mujica, Fernando Ribaudo, Viviana Verme, Carlos Llosa y Sonia Cunliffe

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