Shortlist All Ways - An Ode to Black Women Music Videos: Cultural Impact

PRODUCTION COMPANYCOTTON STUDIO

DIRECTOR(S)TERRY BLADE

PRODUCER(S)TERRY BLADE, ‪EC3‬, LARRY ROBERTSON

AGENCYBLADE MODUS PUBLISHING

DOPNICKOLAY HALONEN

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY PAVEL LUKYANOV

PRODUCTION DESIGN ALEKSANDRA TISHKOVA

EDITOR TERRY BLADE, LARRY D. ROBERTSON

CREATIVE DIRECTOR TOM COTTON, TERRY BLADE

SCRIPT TERRY BLADE, LARRY D. ROBERTSON

COPYWRITER TERRY BLADE

VISUAL EFFECTS TERRY BLADE

COLOUR GRADING TERRY BLADE

COSTUME DESIGN ALEKSANDRA TISHKOVA

MUSIC COMPOSER EC3

INSTAGRAM TAG @T.BLADEMUSIC

SOUND DESIGN TERRY BLADE, LARRY ROBERTSON

PROPS STYLIST ALEKSANDRA TISHKOVA

SHORT SYNOPSIS "ALL WAYS - AN ODE TO BLACK WOMEN" IS A POETIC AND CINEMATIC EXPLORATION OF THE MULTIFACETED NATURE OF BLACK WOMANHOOD. MOVING BEYOND MONOLITHIC STEREOTYPES, THE MUSIC VIDEO USES EVOCATIVE VISUALS AND LYRICAL THEMES OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE TO CRAFT A VIBRANT TAPESTRY OF IDENTITY AND RESILIENCE. IT PAYS HOMAGE TO BLACK WOMEN BY CELEBRATING THEIR RIGHT TO TRANSFORM, HONORING THE WAYS THEY SHOW UP, AND DEPICTING A MERE FRACTION OF THE MANY WAYS THEY EXIST AT THE INTERSECTION OF RACE, COLOR, GENDER, AND RELIGION.

EXTRA CREDIT 1 VIDEO MODEL: NANDI MZILA