“Monument” By Homeboy Sandman

This absorbing slow-burn of a video for New York rapper Homeboy Sandman begins with his phone conversations with various friends, family and associates around the city. Then it reveals that the recipients of those calls have something else in common. It builds to a climax on a Brooklyn beachfront, and the fulfillment of the theme and title of the song, Monument.

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

Director: Pavel Buryak
Cinematographer: Andrea Gavazzi
Producer: Gretta Wilson
Art Coordinator: Gabby Goldberg
1st AC: Bryan Bonilla
2nd AC: Kevin Esnault
2nd AC: Ben Scofield
Production Assistant: Edan Ashkenazi
Stedicam Operator: Kyle Derry
VFX Supervisor: Roman Onufriychuk
3D Sculptor: Alex Biliak
Colorist: Parker Jarvie (Company 3)
Color Producer: Blake Rice
Titles: Kostia Chiqurov
Editor: Pavel Buryak

Starring:
Angel Del Villar, Steve Mcmillian, Uriel Winfree, Victoria Del Villar, Fresh & Jen,
Kathryn Leighton, Appolonia Vargas, Mia & Rico

Film Lab: Metropolis Post New York
Shot On: Arri Flex 416 / Kodak
Production Company: Rafesthetic.TV
Label: Mello Music Group

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