Maelstrom X Louisahhh 'Ascender' by Dorny Sunday
It's last woman standing in this dark portrait of two dancers testing their limits, in Dorny Sunday's riveting video for Maelstrom x Louisahhh.
Paying homage to Dario Argento's Suspiria, this isn't for the faint of heart. Louisahhh's bone-rattling Ascender is the perfect soundtrack to a dance-off gone terribly wrong, and the visuals are strikingly unique.
Shot during lockdown with choreographers Caterina Danzico and Kayleigh Price, the engrossing promo is both transcendent and eerie, echoing Gaspar Noe's film Climax in both content and aesthetic, whilst carving out a unique style of its own.
DoP Paul Mortlock leans into the haunting, in-your-face vibe, with strobing, hypnotic lights and erratic camera movement, creating a world that falls somewhere between a nightmare and an out of body hallucination. Brilliant work.
PRO Credits
Credits
Producer | Andrew Perch |
1st AD | Tomos Pierce |
Director of Photography | Paul Mortlock |
Focus Puller | Sam James |
2nd AC | Martin Vesselinov |
Gaffer | Harry Cohn |
Art Director | Sophie Barrott |
Hair | Helena Smythe |
Lead actor | Robert Rhodes |
Lead actor | Margaret Carr |
Commissioner | Elena Alienata |
Label | Discos Atónicos |
Other credits | Spark: Charles Woolley Runner: Anna Alstrom Lighting: Drop City Ltd. |
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