Shortlist Kiana - Wait on Me (feat. Lou Celestino) Music Videos: Cultural Impact

PRODUCTION COMPANYLOVE

DIRECTOR(S)SINA DOLATI

PRODUCER(S)SHAGHAYEGH HAGHDOUST

CLIENTKIANA

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY BRYCE ZIMMERMAN

PRODUCTION DESIGN JOSEPH DESOUSA OF TRAKFVE

EDITOR SINA DOLATI

VISUAL EFFECTS DANIEL PIANEZZA, DANIEL SHPUNTOV

COLOUR GRADING KEVIN WU / ARTJAIL

COSTUME DESIGN ANGIE JAYASINGHE

INSTAGRAM TAG @SOUNDBYKIANA @LOU.CELESTINO @SINADOLATI_ @SHAGHAYEGHHY @_LOVE.WATCH #WAITONME

SHORT SYNOPSIS WAIT ON ME IS A DARK LOVE STORY SET INSIDE A DYSTOPIAN PRISON IN AN ALTERNATE TEHRAN. AS KIANA AND LOU LONG FOR A LOST LOVE AND THE PRISON GUARD KEEPS THEM APART, KIANA MUST FIND A WAY TO FIGHT FOR THEIR FREEDOM.

THE STORY PAYS HOMAGE TO THE REAL LIFE IRANIAN COUPLE WHO WERE ARRESTED AND SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN JAIL FOR A PUBLISHED VIDEO OF THE TWO DANCING IN FRONT OF TEHRAN'S FREEDOM TOWER, AS AN ACT OF DEFIANCE WITHIN THE ONGOING WOMAN LIFE FREEDOM MOVEMENT.