Saman Kerhavarz investigates the benefits (and life-threatening dangers) of killing calories in this wonderful oddity for Vitalic. Not for the faint-hearted in the slightest, Saman (and co-writer Nate Eggert) explore a bizarre world of weight loss, where your favourite food can not only kill you, but smack you around a bit beforehand.

Can you fight the flab and kill the calories?

“Once upon a time I gained a lot of weight and was a sad little boy,” Saman explains. “I would try to work out, but all that would pop into my head was my hot girlfriend and fast food. I am not chubby or sad anymore, and now i present to you our video for Vitalic…’STAMINA’.

“The inception of the idea started from the tone of the song, which sounded like an absolutely demented workout video. I love mysteries, so I wanted to fuse a bizarre combo that wasn’t funny nor serious. It’s also important to mention that this was a hard video to shoot: raided by cops, prosthetic nightmares, and angry people against the cause. But one thing is for sure: you can bet your ass we had juicy hamburgers for our lunches. Special thanks to my über-dedicated crew including: Chris Black, Sarah Park and Isaac Bauman (super tr00p3rs).”

Vitalic
Stamina
Director: Saman Keshavarz
Written by: Saman Keshavarz & Nate Eggert
Cinematographer: Isaac Bauman
Editor: Saman Keshavarz
Producer: Sarah Park
Art Director: Morgan Gillio
Wardrobe: Megan Thompson
Special FX / Makeup: George Troester
Assistant Director: Kyle Shea
Additional Editing: Terry Huynh
Colorist: Kurt Nishimura
1st AC: Corbett Jones
Gaffer: Megan Richardson
Key Grip: Dyron Pacheco
Steadicam: Aaron Smith
2nd AC: Evan Scott
PA: Ted Marsden, Zach Kornfeld
Production Company: Pulse Films
Cast/Detective: Chris Black
Cast/Workout Guy: John Ennis