Mantle

2019 Official Selection

Apr 12

The short film MANTLE was created as both a VR immersive and 2d filmic experience.

The narrative of this film is conceptually based from the idea of a relationship to ones center, and the balance of destructive and harmonizing forces within, which we explored through archetypes of self personified in our four principal dancers, and supported by our chorus of 8 elder dancers within the piece.

At the heart of the idea was to turn away from the stage / audience relationship found in traditional performance and to engage the viewer of one at the center of a created world, in a way that felt more personal, involving eye contact, and all revolving around this center point of view.

Theo Stanley

Theo Stanley is a NYC based director, cinematographer and visual artist with experience in the film, fine art, and commercial industries. Theo utilizes his experience and education in the visual arts to empower his films, bringing an approach of classic photographic cinema and craft in balance with an ever questioning and experimenting eye.

In 2003 after completing MFA graduate studies, Theo started his company New Mountain Inc, a creative company offering production and post production services related to Theo’s abilities as a director, cinematographer and editor.

Theo established himself as both an artist and technical expert in the commercial moving image world, with a focus on fashion, luxury, and elevated documentary projects.

In 2010 Theo founded HARBOR PICTURE COMPANY in creative collaboration with director and editor Zak Tucker, expanding the scope and scale of operation in production of a range of projects including narrative films, documentaries, music videos and commercial advertising with a specialty fashion division.

HARBOR clientele includes New York’s prominent advertising agencies, as well as direct to client services for a variety of moving image needs. A partial list of clients include GAP, adidas, Donna Karan, Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, St John, Beyonce, Nautica, Chanel, Estee Lauder…

Recent directorial projects include a 30 minute documentary portrait of Yohji Yamamoto, entitled ‘Yohji Yamamoto : This is my Dream’.

Theo also frequently collaborates with Bruce Weber’s films and commercial projects, including moving image work for Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Moncler, and Bruce’s feature documentary projects, “A Letter for True”,“Chop Suey”, and Weber’s upcoming “Robert Mitchum : Nice Girls Don’t Stay for Breakfast”, premiering at the Venice Film Festival in September 2018

Theo collaborated with director Chiara Clemente as Director of Photography for her documentary feature film “Our City Dreams” with screenings at Moma / Film Forum / Sundance Channel.

Theo graduated Magna Cum Laud with a Master of Fine Arts in Painting and Photography from SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts.

theostanley.com

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Justin Merino

justin raymond merino founded kulturspace on a strong philosophy of collaboration and a belief that enriching our world with artistic, cultural and innovative visions can be done collectively, free from the limitations of a traditional brick-and-mortar operation.

over fifteen years of wide ranging international experience in management, design and cultural environments has gifted justin the skills needed to bring together the talents of creative professionals and designers. most recently he cofounded the berlin student film festival (bsff) to spread the vision of inclusion and provide a platform to rising talents.

justin’s education is just as comprehensive. he completed business management studies at coc, a degree in design and visual communications from the university of pennsylvania, and in film & cinema from the university of london. he also studied project management at pinnacle p.d., exhibition design at node’s center for curatorial studies, and has participated in numerous educational programmes at the museum of modern art in new york.

as a creative consultant justin has worked with mercedes-benz, deutsche telekom, adidas, dr. oetker, victorinox and others to harness and foster the force behind designers, strategists and creatives. through a series of workshops and one and one support justin coaches berlin creative freelancers on how to navigate their career, develop a portfolio, build a client base as well as how to market and brand themselves. these days justin travels between berlin, tel aviv and his native los angeles developing kulturspace’s & bsff’s international presence, working with creative individuals and organisations to bring ideas to life.

http://www.kulturspace.com