BERLIN FASHION FILM FESTIVAL 2022

Wildones - Mwanjé ft Sampa the Great Music Video
Weare_

Official Selection

Title of Piece:	Wildones - Mwanjé ft Sampa the Great Music Video
Production Company:	Weare_
Client:	Mwanjé
Director:	Michael Rodrigues and Tarryn Hatchett
Producer(s):	Anja Marais, Dillon Buirski and Calvin Shushu
Art Director:	Lindiwe Mayisela
Creative Director:	Mwanjé
Editor:	Luka Scott
Director of Photography:	Diego Ollivier
Costume Design:	Lindiwe Mayisela
Hair & Makeup:	Memory Bhebhe and Annice Roux Gerber
Music/Sound Design:	Brendan Larter @ Audio Bits
Visual Effects:	Luka Scott
Writer:	Michael Rodrigues and Tarryn Hatchett
Additional Credits:	1st AD: Westley Durand
Additional Credits:	Production Manager: Laura d’Amore and PA: Thabiso Majapelo
Additional Credits:	Cast: Mwanjé, Sampa the Great, Llewellyn Mnguni and Mamello Makhetha
Additional Credits:	Colourist: Kyle Stroebel @ The Refinery
Additional Credits:	1st AC: Willem Engelbrecht and 2nd AC: Tanille Retief
Additional Credits:	Gaffer/Grip: Riaan Hanekom
Additional Credits:	Lighting Assistant: David Theletsane
Additional Credits:	Grip Assistant: Shannon van Aswegen
Additional Credits:	Styling Assist: Celokuhle Ntlatseng
Additional Credits:	BB Grip: Alex Kauffenstein
Instagram Tag:	@direction @artdirection @weare_ @musicvideo @wildones @dop @afrofuturist
Short Synopsis:	Celebrating the Afrofuturist artists Mwanjé featuring her sister Sampa the Great’s masterpiece of art. Honouring African culture and history with inspiration from the future. These brilliant young artists use poetry, visuals, intention and the art of music in grasping our souls through this amazing hypnotic track. The music sets the tone for future music innovation where this single explores African traditional culture with technoculture and science fiction through showcasing African Diaspora along with history, science and aesthetics. Mwanjé and Sampa the Great successfully created a single that transports us through time and space. It’s conveyed through strong imagery on the contrast between youth and wisdom. The intention behind the single is to express personal freedom.