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Kenzie 'Dark July' & 'Funeral' by Camille Summers-Valli

Lassamie Prasimay - 11th Sept 2018

A double-bill of videos for debuting downbeat R&B singer Kenzie by Camille Summers-Valli. And the artist and the director collaborated closely on the premise of the videos that were inspired by lucid dreaming. 

Dark July introduces us to Kenzie in reoccurring narratives, all which build with tension and perplexing encounters. Set in a luxurious hotel, Kenzie's interactions with the other guests in the hotel lobby, corridors and her room are dreamlike and sensual, the symbolism derived from common tropes that Kenzie and Camille associate with. 

The Funeral video responds to the strong sense of symbolism within the track - the "dressed up for my funeral" line that implies a contradictory sense of confidence - which is relayed as Kenzie's slow progress through the rain-soaked streets.

Impressively shot by DoP Maximillian Pittner, both videos were shot on location in Bulgaria on a tight budget. Producer Mayling Wong says that the project was "a labour of love" for it's hard-working crew. It's certainly one that will help put Kenzie, and Camille Summers-Valli, on the map.  

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Camille Summers-Valli
Producer
Mayling Wong
Production Company
Executive Producer
Mayling Wong
Production Manager
Joe Browne
1st AD
Philip Andreev

Camera

Director of Photography
Maximillian Pittner
Focus Puller
Dimitar Donchev
2nd AC
Petar Angelot

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Manol Mitrev

Art

Art Director
Kristian Lekov

Wardrobe

Wardrobe
Charlotte Roberts
Hair
Stoyen Kunev
Make-up
Coco Hirani

Editorial

Editor
Francesco Roma

Grading

Colourist
Johnny Thorpe
Colour grade company
Glassworks

Agent

Director's Representation

Commission

Commissioner
Jim Martin

Misc

Creative Director
Blue May

Other credits

Producer (Bulgaria)

Rosen Savkov

Executive Producer (Bulgaria)

Lyubo Yonchev

Production Manager (Bulgaria) Slav Lambrinov,

Production Assistants

Samuil Djoganov & Miglena Savkova

Service Production Company

4 Elementz, Bulgaria

Steadicam

Kiril Valchanov

Loader

Antony Stoev

Location Manager

Ivo Nikolov,

Sparks

Ismail Falton & Delian Matveychuk

Key Grip

Atanas Stoyanov& Aleksander Petrov

Cast Make-up

Greta Stefanova & Natalie Ivanova

Cast Styling

Vesela Dimitrova & Maria Petrova

Casting

Diko Boutchoukov & Victoria Karakoleva

Main Cast (Dark July)

Dimitar Nikolov, Boryana Manoilova, Konstantin Gerginov – Timmy, Sashka Boyadjieva, David Diekololaoluwa, Zion Van Lion, David Stoilov, Aleksandra Jovanovic, Mariya Lazarova, Dimitur Lazarov, Bilyana Georgieva

Main Cast (Funeral)

Dimitur Nikolov, Boryana Manoilova, Konstantin Gerginov – Timmy, Sashka Boyadjieva, David Diekololaoluwa, Austime Uwalaka, Martin Manasiev, Borislav Ilinov, Simeon Petrov, Valentin Borislavov, Tashko Tashev, Elena Pavlova, Stanislav Vasilev, Elena Nenova, Monika Balunova, Teodor Benchev, Iliya Georgiev, Manol Geryshin, Galina Atanasova, Alla Kazakova

Special thanks

Aarti Mahtani @ Cinelab

& Chris Youlton @ Take 2

Lassamie Prasimay - 11th Sept 2018

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