“Hero’s Entrance” By Nick Cianci

Hero’s Entrance is the newest single from artist Nick Cianci. The music video stars Nick as our “hero” who, after being met by an allusive oracle in his dreams, decides to challenge fate and take on the boxing fight for “Hero of the Century”.

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.

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Credits

Artist: Nick Cianci
Director: Lucy Blumenfield
Story: Lucy Blumenfield & Nick Cianci
Producers: Arielle Friedman & Camila Grimaldi
Co-Producers: Isaac Salas & Nick Cianci
1st AD: Arielle Friedman & Camila Grimaldi
Production Company: Fazed Films
Director of Photography: Cece Chan
Production Designer: Emma Fernandez
1st AC: Zack Chalmers
Gaffer: Hunter Kaufman
Key Grip: Lukas Cardoni
Swing: Polina Buchak
Makeup Artist: Charlotte Bravin Lee
Driver: Simon Wade
Editor: Hunter Kaufman
Colorist: Zack Chalmers
Starring: Nick Cianci, Monica Sanborn, & Giullian Yao Gioiello

Thank You’s:
Scheimpflug Rentals, Work Train Fight, Alberto Ortiz, Olivia Nikkanen, Jessica DiMento, Raffaella Meloni, Pete Kilpin, Brooke Gardner, Sierra Berkeley, Fred Hechinger, Autumn Rauchwerk, Ethan Cohen, Chelsea Chesner, Hanna Ibarra, Josh Currence, Geraldine Bry-Nildsen

Additional credits for the poster:
Photo: Hunter Kaufman
Poster Design: Luke Salin

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