Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
“Black Up” is a short film that portrays a fever dream induced by the music of Shabazz Palaces. The film features songs from Shabazz Palaces’ album “Black Up” on Sub Pop Records, as well as various pieces of unreleased material.
Director: Kahlil Joseph
Photography: Matthew J. Lloyd
Seu Jorge & Almaz - The Model: Chapter 2 - Oshun and The Dream
The second half of this two-part short premiered on The Independent Film Channel’s IFC.com today.
Via Now-Again: This film – loosely based around Almaz’s cover of Kraftwerk’s “The Model” – captures Jorge as he delves into his subconscious to examine the figure of a recurring dream: a woman – a model – who taunts and arouses; comforts and scares; perplexes and completes him. Presented by Now-Again Records and What Matters Most; exclusively (with an interview by Jorge) available at IFC.com
Directed & Edited by Kahlil Joseph
Photography by Bradford Young
Music by Seu Jorge and Almaz, with an original score by Miguel Atwood Ferguson.
Produced by Omid Fatemi and Daniel Song for What Matters Most
A short skate film like you’ve never seen.
Watch full screen. Sound up.
Written and Directed by: Kahlil Joseph
Music by: Flying Lotus and Melvin Gibbs
Produced by: Luke Meier, Chris Gibbs, and Omid Fatemi
Photographed by: Matthew J. Lloyd
Co-produced by: Funk Factory Films
Skaters: Chioke Daudi Stuckey, Ben Randolph, Zachary Zaragoza, and Rodney Procter
Edited by: Kahlil Joseph, Sean Shafer, Aaron Morris, and Luke Lynch
Costume/Production Designer: Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes
Optical Titles: Sebastian Pardo
Seu Jorge and Almaz - The Model: Chapter One - Marcello in Limbo
Part one of a short film/music video starring Seu Jorge, featuring his band Almaz, and their families. Part two to premiere on IFC in the coming weeks.
Brilliantly shot in their Hollywood Hills residence with direction from Kahlil Joseph, produced by What Matters Most.
Kahlil Joseph is an emerging director based in Los Angeles with a visionary talent. As part of What Matters Most, they’ve produced gorgeous cinematic works for new artists such as Aloe Blacc “I Need A Dollar”, Shafiq feat. Bilal “Cheeba”, and a homage to the seminal Charles Burnett film, Killer of Sheep, for Shabazz Palaces (remember Butterfly from Digable Planets?) entitled, “Belhaven Meridian”.
