Okay Kaya 'Durer' by Jovan Todorovic
Luke Bather - 26th July 2016
Jovan Todorovic teams up with Norwegian singer-songwriter Okay Kaya for this subtly moving and beautiful video set in the strange confines of a support group.
As this group appear to hold their meetings in an empty basketball court, we're immediately put at odds with our surroundings. There doesn't appear to be much joy around either, as everyone here is well and truly out of their comfort zone. But as the camera gracefully dances around the circle of chairs, before long the people in those chairs begin to dance themselves.
A traditional Serbian dance unites the group and pushes them forward into a place of healing. We see them clap and stomp, but we only hear the serene stillness of Kaya's song. A wonderfully calming juxtaposition.
JOVAN TODOROVIC:
"I had a loose idea that revolved around a support group, and culminated in a rendition of a traditional Serbian kolo dance. Kaya and her track Durer were the missing link that weaved everything together and gave the images purpose. In the song she sings about a certain inability to move communication forward, like a motor roaring in neutral not getting anywhere.
"A support group represents this idea very well, and the way they hold hands becomes a sort of silent resolution in the face of this lack of communication. Kaya choreographed it mixing in hints of Norwegian traditional dance moves." (via NOWNESS)
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Luke Bather - 26th July 2016
Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Jovan Todorovic
- Producer
- Nicole Miqueli
- Producer
- Mik Cooper
- Production Company
- All:expanded
- Executive Producer
- Emi Stewart
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Stuart Winecoff
- 1st AC
- Sam Wolff
- 2nd AC
- Frances Jane de Rubertis
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Dom Miller
- Key Grip
- Rahul Sharma
Art
- Production Assistant
- Julius Moreno
- Production Assistant
- Max Jablonsky
- Production Assistant
- Annalisee Miqueli
Choreography
- Choreography
- Kaya Wilkins
Editorial
- Editor
- Milena Z. Petrovic
Grading
- Colourist
- Mikey Rossiter
VFX
- Post Producer
- Natalie Westerfield
Agent
- Director's Representation
- SF
- Director's Representation
- OB Management
Luke Bather - 26th July 2016