“The Fall” By Genesis Owusu

In this live performance film, Genesis Owusu is bound literally and metaphysically within increasingly oppressive situations in which microphones, art and architecture act as instruments of torture. His raw, ferocious performance manifests constant tension within his various restraints, in a bold statement on race, representation and the artist’s own sense of claustrophobia.

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

Directed by VERSUS

Performed by Genesis Owusu

Commissioned by Phoenix Central Park
A Subversus Original

Director: Tanya Babic
Director: Jason Sukadana
Production Company: Vs. Studio
Cinematography: Tyson Perkins
Editor: Sean McDermott

Phoenix Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM
Phoenix Producer and Creative Director: Beau Nielson
Phoenix Creative and Technical Director: Angus Hunt
Artistic Director: Nena Beretin

Post Production: Vs. Studio
Colour Grade: Matt Fezz

Production Manager: Justine Moyle
1st AC: Daniel Abbot
2nd AC: Ben Montague
Gaffer: Mat Wilson
Gaffer: Tommy Keyes
Best Boy: Charles Gray
Steadicam: Justin Besser
Production Designer: Rachel Mackay
Styling: Monique Moynihan
Runner: James Berry
Runner: Harry Welsh
Vehicle: Janna St Leon

Production Stills: Jess Gleeson
Title Design: Russell Fitzgibbon

Gallery Patron: Tanya Babic

Mic Gang: Holly Burchell
Mic Gang: Joshua Craig
Mic Gang: Jules Hume
Mic Gang: Angus Hunt
Mic Gang: Rachel Mackay
Mic Gang: Jeff Nock
Mic Gang: Rolando Olalia
Mic Gang: Jarred Smith
Mic Gang: Jason Sukadana

Sound Design and Mix: Joshua Craig
Live Sound Recording: Joshua Craig

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