Maelstrom X Louisahhh 'Ascender' by Dorny Sunday
Rob Ulitski - 28th Oct 2020
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.
Rob Ulitski - 28th Oct 2020
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Production/Creative
- Director
- Dorny Sunday
- Producer
- Andrew Perch
- 1st AD
- Tomos Pierce
Camera
- Director of Photography
- PM
- Focus Puller
- Sam James
- 2nd AC
- Martin Vesselinov
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Harry Cohn
Art
- Art Director
- Sophie Barrott
Wardrobe
- Hair
- Helena Smythe
Casting
- Lead actor
- Robert Rhodes
- Lead actor
- Margaret Carr
Editorial
- Editor
- Dorny Sunday
Commission
- Commissioner
- Elena Alienata
- Label
- Discos Atónicos
Other credits
Spark
Charles Woolley
Runner
Anna Alstrom
Lighting
Drop City Ltd.
Rob Ulitski - 28th Oct 2020