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Bakar 'Bleach' by Jim Longden

Rob Ulitski - 23rd Oct 2025

Jim Longden directs a scintillating merging of docu-style footage with performance and post production for Bakar, resulting in an epic document of the artist at a crucial point in his career. 

The video for Bleach was shot between Tokyo and London, with Longden taking on production as well as directing roles, with support from his friends at Twin Brains in Japan and GLC Studio in London, as the shoot spanned over multiple days across Japan and England.

Jim and the cinematographers spent hours capturing low FPS footage to go behind the subject on the green-screen. And the result is a visual that's fast-paced, even frantic, yet introspective, playing out like a fever dream, switching between lingering cityscapes and speed-ramped performance, broadly connected by the idea of human connection and spaces. 

Executed beautifully, the video feels like a vibrant slice of life, echoing the dichotomy of the everyday.

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Rob Ulitski - 23rd Oct 2025

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  • Pick of the Day
  • Performance
  • Alternative
  • Indie
  • Performance
  • Cityscape
  • International
  • Green screen
  • VFX
  • Dichotomy

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Production/Creative

Director
Jim Longden
Producer
Jim Longden
Producer
Joey Paton
Production Company
This Thing Of Ours
Executive Producer
Janie Chartier

Camera

Director of Photography
Joseph Dunn
Focus Puller
Tino Xu
Steadicam
Eriol Muarem

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Peter Gregory

Editorial

Editor
Jacques Simon
Editing company
Edit Producer
Caudia Celeste

Grading

Colour Producer
Oliver Whitworth
Colourist
Conor Coolbear
Colour grade company
Electric Theatre Collective

Rob Ulitski - 23rd Oct 2025

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