“SIA” By Pin Drop

Official music video for Pin Drop directed and choreographed by Jacob Jonas.

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 / Choreographer: Jacob Jonas
EP / Producer: Drew Toresco
Director of Photography: Jessica Young
Producer: Anastasia Alvarado
Production Supervisor: Natalia Lax

Jacob Jonas The Company
Performing Artists: Emma Rosenzweig-Bock, Michael Montgomery, Chandler Davids, Hvrmony Adams, Chadwick Gaspard, Maxwell Simoes, Renee Stewart, Layne Willis
Choreographer Assistant: Anibal Sandoval
Producer: Jill Wilson

Wardrobe Stylist: Christian Stroble
Clothing: Greg Lauren
Production Designer: Jen Dunlap
Lighting Board Op: Will Adashek
Editor: Alex Hammer
Colorist: Paul Yacono | The Mill
1st AD: Evan Coniglio
1st AC: Michael Wade Young
1st AC: David Markun
2nd AC: Jenn Butkiewicz
Camera Operator: Jacob Jonas
Gaffer: Matt Kubas
Best Boy Electric: Zach Ginnever
Electric: Karron Johnson
Key Grip: Justin Duquette
Best Boy Grip: Mike Primm
Grip: Michael Moore
Wardrobe Assistant: Makaela Mendez
Hair / Makeup Artist: Omayma Ramzy
Leadman: Dan Fine
Set Dresser: Joe Altamuro
Set Dresser: Ben Jenifer
Art PA: Kennedy Trawick
Covid Compliance Officer: Jaime Pinon
Office PA: Dean Rowe
Production Associates: Josephine Lewis, Caldwell Akers, Jack Clarke, Laphale Black
BTS Photographer: Anna Tse
Post Producer: Denise Brown
Post Producer: Krista Staudt

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