Tamara Black directs an emotional and powerful promo for Serena Sun's Body. The concept is a visual exploration of processing and overcoming sexual assault, and captures the progression of stages that Serena went through to heal from the experience.These vignettes open with a cold, moon-lit space where remnants of the party are strewn on the floor, and progress through visual interpretations of anger, healing and triumph."When I sat down with my incredible Director and DOP, Tamara Black and Cathy Ye, we talked about how we could intentionally and honestly depict my experience of healing after being sexually assaulted by a friend in university," explains Serena Sun. "After tons of different iterations of how to best tell my story, we landed on visually capturing the different stages I went through after the assault."Through this video, I hope to raise more awareness about sexual assault, as it's still a prevalent problem in our society; with more open and public discussions about sexual assault, we ask our peers to aid SA survivors in our demand for systematic changes."I hope those who are watching this video, and those listening to the song, gain a better understanding of the range of emotions that follow being sexually assaulted and are convicted and embolded to use their voices to enact positive change."
Rob Ulitski - 11th July 2022