It’s rare that a
piece of advertising transcends its primary purpose and evolves into a much
needed piece of social commentary, depicting and discussing the troubled times
in which we live, and in so doing, provides essential nourishment for the mind.
Commissioned by clothing label AKOO and directed by John Merizalde (no stranger
to DN’s pages), 11x HUMAN holds a soul searching mirror up to the emotionally
charged issues of racism, crime within the black community and the hot button
topic of police brutality, leaving the viewer thinking long and hard well after
the credits roll. DN asked Merizalde to guide us through the production process
which resulted in one of the most powerful and timely pieces of filmmaking to
hit the web this year.
Read more about the
film here: directorsnotes.com
Directed By John
Merizalde
Cinematography by
Kristian Zuñiga
Narrated by Michael
“Killer Mike” Render
Executive Producers:
Tip "T.I." Harris, Jason Geter, Ralph Reynolds, Sabai Burnett and
David Kwon Kim
Producers: David Kwon
Kim and Brandon Smith
Production Managers:
Grey Clawson and Garrett Coyte
First Assistant
Camera: Daniel Guadalupe
B-Camera Operator:
Erin Murray
Steadicam Operator:
Mark Sunderland
Gaffer: Alex Allgood
Key Grip: Austin
English
Art Director: Addie
Babcock
Hair & Makeup:
Desi Davis
Wardrobe Stylist:
Kellye Barnes
Production Assistant:
Jae Desouza
Production Assistant:
Courtney Wallace
Editor: Andrew Litten
Composer: Patrick
Canaday
Additional Music:
NEVR and Watermark High
Sound Design: Matt
Dunaway
Color: David Torcivia
Special Thanks
ATL Bike Life
Blue Flame Lounge
Cascade Family
Skating
Columbus Ward and the
Rick McDevitt Youth Center
HD Planet Cameras
Jeremy Miller
Kirsten Daniel
Matt Swinsky
Pro 8mm
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