“Questions4Later – "EASTERN EUROPEAN 2" by LIAKH
It’s not cheap to breathe in London, let alone if you are a foreigner. But at least we now have a track and a film about this uneasy experience.
Ukrainian-Canadian artist Questions4Later digs deep in EASTERN EUROPEAN 2, delving into the Eastern European experience in London and its struggles, personified in an ominous mix-media piece by LIAKH and Spindle. The film combines photos of various immigrant-owned London businesses and the artist’s childhood photos, with Questions4Later getting literally choked out in every scene he is in… Which is exactly how most Eastern Europeans, and especially Ukrainians, felt in the span of the last few years.
Alongside British-Ukrainian director LIAKH, the team behind the film features Ukrainian DoP Ilya Maksymenko and members of the Ukrainian grassroots MMA community “ViBURNUM”, all of whom made London their new home, adding an authentic element to the surreal music video.
FROM THE DIRECTOR AND ARTIST
LIAKH: “I wanted to bring anxiety and turmoil to life. Sometimes you’re the choker and sometimes the choke’s on you.”
Questions4Later adds: “This project is all about the simultaneous embrace of opportunity and prosperity for Eastern Europeans moving to London, alongside a longing for home. This is a window to the Eastern European experience, being choked by pressure and expectation while striving for success.”
CREDITS
Writer and Director// LIAKH
Artist// Questions4Later/ @questions4later
Executive Producer// Mayling Wong/ @maylingjinna
Producer// Phelan Moeller/ @phelanmoellerrr
Runner// Etenia Breckwoldt/ @etenia.b
Director of Photography// Ilya Maksymenko/ @maksymenko.ilya
1st AC// James Smith
2nd AC// Liam Reardan
Gaffer// Ed Bishop/ @edmund.bishopp
Spark// Romy Roulin/ @rou.linkd
Production Designer// Sam “The Bull” Webster/ @swebster_film
Art Assistant// Nicole Yessim/ @nicole_aspan
Editor// Tim Swaby/ @tim_swaby
Photographer// Dan James Boulton/ @danjamesboulton
MMA photographer// Ash Hamilton/ @ash_hammo
Colourist// Dominic Phipps/ @d.phipps.colour
Colour producer// Chris Anthony at Company3/ @chrisanthonyproducer
VFX Artist// Mykola Shurin
Sound designer// Alex Wilson-Thame/ @alxwt
Title designer// Joe Page-Brown/ @joepagebrown
STARRING
Questions4Later
Ömer Warman/ @questions4later
Amanda York/ @amandajaneyork
Larisa Artamonovskaja
Volodymyr Petrenko
Nikita Kharchenko
Yan Kurylyshyn
Andrii Nelepa
Daniil Yukhno
Mindaugas Nevulis
Igor Kołach
Production Company// Spindle/ @spindlefilms
Special thanks to
Nick Arzhantsev, Memorial Community Church, ProLight and ARRI Rental
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