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Michael Kiwanuka
'Floating Parade'
20 August 2024 4 mins 35s

What kind of score would you give planet Earth on TripAdvisor? "Knock off a point or two for war, poverty, and corruption, but otherwise good?" How others might regard our world forms the heart of this Michael Kiwanuka promo, with much of what we take for granted at the forefront.

Visitors from outer space—all played by Black performers —get up close and personal with art, nature, culture, and love. As Kiwanuka muses about the ways we protect ourselves in a harsh world ("So I'll be a full-on child for a while"), the expedition see beauty hidden in plain sight.

Earth does steal the show in the end, but we also love the cassette futurism look of the spaceship, all dials and switches and buttons with labels like "SHUTDOWN OVERRIDE" and "LOW PRESS BLOW BACK". If you like the analogue vibe of 'Alien: Romulus' but not the gore, this is a balmy alternative.

Product Category: Promos

Territory: UK



production
SMUGGLER
Director: Phillip Youmans
Producer: Joseph Barbalaco
EP: Joel Spencer / Manny Caston
DOP: Jeff Cohn
Prod Design: Mikey Avina
1st AD: Johnny Hernandez
Wardrobe: Estefany Contreras
Editor: Phillip Youmans
vfx
The Mill
VFX Supervisor: Tara Holland / Yarin Manes
Colourist: Keyhan Bayegan

  Michael Kiwanuka - 'Floating Parade'


Michael Kiwanuka
'Floating Parade'
20 August 2024 4 mins 35s

What kind of score would you give planet Earth on TripAdvisor? "Knock off a point or two for war, poverty, and corruption, but otherwise good?" How others might regard our world forms the heart of this Michael Kiwanuka promo, with much of what we take for granted at the forefront.

Visitors from outer space—all played by Black performers —get up close and personal with art, nature, culture, and love. As Kiwanuka muses about the ways we protect ourselves in a harsh world ("So I'll be a full-on child for a while"), the expedition see beauty hidden in plain sight.

Earth does steal the show in the end, but we also love the cassette futurism look of the spaceship, all dials and switches and buttons with labels like "SHUTDOWN OVERRIDE" and "LOW PRESS BLOW BACK". If you like the analogue vibe of 'Alien: Romulus' but not the gore, this is a balmy alternative.

Product Category: Promos

Territory: UK



production
SMUGGLER
Director: Phillip Youmans
Producer: Joseph Barbalaco
EP: Joel Spencer / Manny Caston
DOP: Jeff Cohn
Prod Design: Mikey Avina
1st AD: Johnny Hernandez
Wardrobe: Estefany Contreras
Editor: Phillip Youmans
vfx
The Mill
VFX Supervisor: Tara Holland / Yarin Manes
Colourist: Keyhan Bayegan

Michael Kiwanuka 20 August 2024
'Floating Parade' 4 mins 35s

by Andrew MacGregor

What kind of score would you give planet Earth on TripAdvisor? "Knock off a point or two for war, poverty, and corruption, but otherwise good?" How others might regard our world forms the heart of this Michael Kiwanuka promo, with much of what we take for granted at the forefront.

Visitors from outer space—all played by Black performers —get up close and personal with art, nature, culture, and love. As Kiwanuka muses about the ways we protect ourselves in a harsh world ("So I'll be a full-on child for a while"), the expedition see beauty hidden in plain sight.

Earth does steal the show in the end, but we also love the cassette futurism look of the spaceship, all dials and switches and buttons with labels like "SHUTDOWN OVERRIDE" and "LOW PRESS BLOW BACK". If you like the analogue vibe of 'Alien: Romulus' but not the gore, this is a balmy alternative.

Product Category: Promos

Territory: UK



production
SMUGGLER
Director: Phillip Youmans
Producer: Joseph Barbalaco
EP: Joel Spencer / Manny Caston
DOP: Jeff Cohn
Prod Design: Mikey Avina
1st AD: Johnny Hernandez
Wardrobe: Estefany Contreras
Editor: Phillip Youmans
vfx
The Mill
VFX Supervisor: Tara Holland / Yarin Manes
Colourist: Keyhan Bayegan