Ian Perlman’s video for the band Body Language’s You Can comes with an intriguing backstory of an extremely wealthy family called the Flynns. But its far from a straight narrative, rather an enjoyably impressionistic psychodrama.

“The original core of the video was about this extremely wealthy family, The Flynns,” Ian explains about the video, that was shot at the very grand Sands Point Preserve in Port Washington, NY (Long Island) over the course of three days. “With their eldest son, Leo (Robert Mann) newly married, the family purchases the castle for him and his younger brother Garrett (Nick Uhas).

“Garrett represents Leo’s reckless Casanova past, which his wife Melanie (Trice Christiansen) hopes he has finally grew out of. BUt she leaves Leo once she learns that he is still the child that he once was, and sends him into a helpless frenzy. This is the one time his wealth cannot save him or fix the situation…”

Body Language
You Can
Director: Ian Perlman
Director of Photography: Kevin Hayden
Executive Producer: Project Fathom
Producer: Kali Riley
Cast: Trice Christiansen, Rob Mann, Nick Uhas, Julia Collier, Justine Bracero, Taylor Ashcraft
First Assistant Camera: Brian Olson
Second Assistant Camera: Emily Miller
Steadicam Operator: Michael Hauer
Additional Camera: Isaac Raavishankara
First Assistant Director: Matthew Pourviseh
Second Assistant Director: Diana Emery
Key Grip: Rob “Smitty” Smith
Key Gaff: Corey Harmon
Production Assistant: Chad Corbi
Production Assistant: Damiano Fusco
Wardrobe: Jennifer Tillery
Wardrobe Assistant: Becky Nordensten
Hair and Makeup: Ashley Thomas
Additional Hair and Makeup: Camille Newell
Hands: Ileana Little, Stephanie Hansen, and Sarah Osit
Editor: Ian Perlman
Editor: Will Reyes
VFX and Color: Braden Wheeler
Special Thanks: Warren and the Friends of Sands Point, Adly Elewa, Rishi Linley, Lindsay Meyer, Tekoa Hash, Marissa Fisher, Miles de Courcy, Jercarr Morales, Shayna Perlman, Blake Wilson-Hayden, Steve and Audrey Perlman
Filmed in at the Sands Point Castle in Port Washington, NY
Youtube – youtube.com/watch?v=RHtYwaAv2MU
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