Akon 'Ain't No Peace' by JAROP
Roles are reversed in JAROP's thought-provoking promo for Akon's Ain't No Peace.
The video opens with a short prelude, playing out a scenario that is devastatingly all too common in society: a black man having his life threatened by police for something exceedingly minor - in this case Akon using his phone in his car. A struggle ensues, the officer's gun goes off...
Then script flips and we travel back in time, where the same officer is running from a mob, a hauntingly striking change of dynamic. Continuing in this vein, the video plays out with a complete role reversal, from the slave trade to current-day police slaughters.
The visual delivers a cutting polemic on society's attitudes to racism, whilst also extending a beacon of hope, something that is so desperately needed today.
PRO Credits
Credits
Director | JAROP |
Producer | Marco Sroka |
Production Company | Black Flamingo Films |
Executive Producer | Javier Romero |
Production Manager | Edwin Escoboza |
1st AD | J Dash |
Director of Photography | Arturo Vasquez |
Focus Puller | Alejandro Villegas |
Art Director | JAROP |
Wardrobe | Olena Bibi |
Make-up | Luza Makeover |
Editor | Daniel Mella |
Editing company | Black Flamingo Films |
Colourist | Leo Zuloaga |
Grading company | Symmetry Color Grading Studio |
Post production company | Balkong Studios |
Casting director | Ulanova Talents |
Label | Konvict |
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