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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

Tags

  • Choreography
  • New Director
  • Performance
  • Dance
  • Electronic
  • Dance Off
  • Fight

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Dorny Sunday
Producer
Andrew Perch
1st AD
Tomos Pierce

Camera

Director of Photography
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

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