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Creative Capital Awardee ’25
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“To look again is to try to make sense of that act of living, to illuminate that which, though felt at cellular level, could not be seen or fully understood in the immediate.” - Dionne Brand“Everything I love survives dispossession.” — Fred MotenBLUR Written and Directed by: Darol Olu KaeProduction Company: @somesuchandcoCo-Founder: @sallyc70 & @timmynasherExecutive Producer: Alli Maxwell @iamallimaxwell Producer: Ashley Soloman @ashleysoloman 1st AD: Lane Stroud @lane.stroudCasting: Tyler Adams @tylradamsDre: Michael Rowles @michvelrGloria (past): Kamara McDaniel @ayofoxxeyKevin: James Okoye @jamesacai Gloria (present): Jacqueline Frazier DOP: Tehillah DeCastro @tehillahdecastroProduction Designer: Miranda Lorenz @mirandalorenzStylist: Tamia Mathis @tamiamathisMovement Coordinator: Sierra Fujita @sierrafujitaEdit: @_p.a.r.a.l.l.a.x_Editor: Claudius Ansah @claudiusansahColor studio: The Mill @millchannelcolourColorist: Mikey Pehanich @mikeypackageVocals by: @serpentwithfeetScore: @jameswilliambladesPost Sound: @unbridledsoundRe Recording Mixer: Brent Kiser @benhadsnaxMain Title Art & Poster Design: Justin Sloane @justinhuntsloane🌐 by @darolkae_
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a year ago
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Compton F.C. Chronicles, Episode 3 👕Featuring @tygerlioness at the local print shop @comptonproudstudios Before the jerseys reached the pitch, they were blessed by Compton hands.Tyger Lioness, a multidisciplinary textile, visual, and healing artist from Compton - prepares the kits for our players with love and intention.This marks the first introduction of the hollyhock, the flower behind the Compton FC symbol.A tall, visible flower rooted in resilience.Directed by @darolkae_ By @yard @nikela by @darolkae_
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6 months ago
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Last week, we had the honor of screening ‘Keeping Time’ at @summaeverythangcommunitycenter ‼️Huge thank you to Lauren and her incredible team for making this night possible, and to everyone who pulled up and shared space with us. Special thanks to @auttriannaward for brilliantly helming the post-screening Q&A session 🤙🏾✨Screening our film inside of “Sister Dreamer” was an unforgettable experience!! Deeply indebted. Much love, always 🤲🏾💜 by @darolkae_
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2 months ago
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Summaeverythang Community Center presents First Mondays, a monthly recap of some of the things that happened at SCC last month. Through programming spanning film, art, education, movement, and play, we’re dedicated to hosting high-quality public programs that expand artistic expression for youth, increase access to wellness, and cultivate thoughtful community connections in South Central Los Angeles.May was major, but June’s going to be special. Visit our website to learn more about how you can attend our events and help us expand our mission this June and beyond.If you attended any of our events in May, let us know what your favorite was! by @darolkae_
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2 months ago
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Compton F.C. Chronicles, episode 5 Featuring @coachwilliams.99 as coach. For us it’s simple. We train kids, but football is just the vehicle. The real goal is bringing the community together, creating a space where our kids can build connections.FREE TRAINING SATURDAY & SUNDAY - FOR LOCAL YOUTH FIRST. CALL 310-605-5688 or DM US for infoDirected by @darolkae_ By @yard and @nikela by @darolkae_
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5 months ago
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Meet our 2026 Los Angeles Artadia Awards Finalist!Darol Olu Kae is a Los Angeles-based artist and filmmaker whose research-driven practice spans moving image, sound, photography, and printed material to examine the social and spiritual forces shaping Black cultural production. Working at the intersection of cinema and visual culture, he explores the lifeworlds of community ecosystems, particularly the legacies of jazz collectives, as frameworks for understanding relational life, impermanence, spirituality and devotion. Kae interrogates the embodied labor and lived practices of Black life, foregrounding how we gather, feel, and create together, sustaining one another even under conditions of duress, where survival itself becomes a collective practice.Headshot photo by Xavier Scott Marshall. by @darolkae_
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5 months ago
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BLUR is live on @lecinemaclub for one week! by @darolkae_
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5 months ago
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Screening BLUR in Los Angeles tonight at @now_instant from 7pm-9:30pm.FREE and open to the public. Cast, Crew & Collaborators will get priority seating.DJ sets by @blackhouseradio Screening 1: 7:15pmScreening 2: 8:15pmScreening 3: 9pm (*if needed)Pull up if you can, we’re celebrating the LA team who helped make this film possible. 🌺 🤙🏾✨✨“To look again is to try to make sense of that act of living, to illuminate that which, though felt at cellular level, could not be seen or fully understood in the immediate.” - Dionne Brand“Everything I love survives dispossession.” — Fred Moten by @darolkae_
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5 months ago
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Compton F.C. Chronicles, Episode 4featuring Buddy @buddy In Creative Fellowship w/YARD & Nike LA@yard @nikela@comptonfootballclubDirector: ✨Production Company: @northofnowfilms x @somesuchandco DOP: Edson Reyes @micoyotito1st AC:Joseph Cannon @joseph_canon_600Loader: Luis Barajas @luisbarajas38Key Grip: Gino Nix @nixginoBest Boy: Angel Hernandez @plannet.angel Editorial: Work Editorial @workeditorialEditor: Sebastian Zotoff @seabass.movColor: Royal Muster @royal.musterColorist: Calvin Bellas @calvinbellasColor Assists: Celene Curlee @colorbycelene, Abby Dougherty @abbydoll24Executive Producer: Thatcher Peterson @thatchfuciousSenior Producer: Dan Butler @danjbutlerAssociate Producer: Esli Israel @esliisntrealYARD TEAMCreative Director: Yoan Prat @yoanpratExecutive Producer: Sara Kassed @sarakassedProducer: Nicolas Bamdad @reel_bam_bamSenior Art Director: Jessy Kikabou @jaylavibeBTS Photographer: Laurent Lawson @laurentlawsonProduction Assistant: Chozan Behn @chozinwun by @darolkae_
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5 months ago
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Compton F.C. Chronicles, Episode III 👕 In Creative Fellowship w/ YARD & Nike LA@yard @nikela@comptonfootballclubfeaturing Tyger @tygerlionessCompton Proud Studio @comptonproudstudiosDirector: 🤙🏾✨Production Company: @northofnowfilms x @somesuchandco DOP: Edson Reyes @micoyotito1st AC:Joseph Cannon @joseph_canon_600Loader: Luis Barajas @luisbarajas38Key Grip: Gino Nix @nixginoBest Boy: Angel Hernandez @plannet.angel Editorial: Work Editorial @workeditorialEditor: Sebastian Zotoff @seabass.movColor: Royal Muster @royal.musterColorist: Calvin Bellas @calvinbellasColor Assists: Celene Curlee @colorbycelene, Abby Dougherty @abbydoll24Executive Producer: Thatcher Peterson @thatchfuciousSenior Producer: Dan Butler @danjbutlerAssociate Producer: Esli Israel @esliisntrealYARD TEAMCreative Director: Yoan Prat @yoanpratExecutive Producer: Sara Kassed @sarakassedProducer: Nicolas Bamdad @reel_bam_bamSenior Art Director: Jessy Kikabou @jaylavibeBTS Photographer: Laurent Lawson @laurentlawsonProduction Assistant: Chozan Behn @chozinwun by @darolkae_
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6 months ago
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Stoked to release new work into the world 🌍 More to come…In Creative Fellowship with YARD & Nike LA@yard @nikela@comptonfootballclubfeaturingTerrace Martin @terracemartinDre’ @ambiguousdigzDirector: 🤙🏾💫Production Company: @northofnowfilms x @somesuchandco DOP: Edson Reyes @micoyotito1st AC:Joseph Cannon @joseph_canon_600Loader: Luis Barajas @luisbarajas38Key Grip: Gino Nix @nixginoBest Boy: Angel Hernandez @plannet.angel Editorial: Work Editorial @workeditorial Editor: Sebastian Zotoff @seabass.movColor: Royal Muster @royal.musterColorist: Calvin Bellas @calvinbellasColor Assists: Celene Curlee @colorbycelene, Abby Dougherty @abbydoll24Executive Producer: Thatcher Peterson @thatchfuciousSenior Producer: Dan Butler @danjbutlerAssociate Producer: Esli Israel @esliisntrealYARD TEAMCreative Director: Yoan Prat @yoanpratExecutive Producer: Sara Kassed @sarakassedProducer: Nicolas Bamdad @reel_bam_bamSenior Art Director: Jessy Kikabou @jaylavibeBTS Photographer: Laurent Lawson @laurentlawsonProduction Assistant: Chozan Behn @chozinwun by @darolkae_
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6 months ago
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Compton FC is and will always be a garden.A living space where growth is nurtured with care and community.For this, local farmer @ambiguousdigz alongside Jazz legend @terracemartin , whose music has long been the heartbeat of LA and the soundtrack to kids growing into themselves.Sounds give life the same way water gives life to flowers. And like any garden, what we plant today here is what will rise tomorrow. 🌱🌸⚽️Compton F.C Chronicles, Episode 2Featuring @TerraceMartin & @AmbiguousDigzDirected by @darolkae_ Powered by @yard @nikela by @darolkae_
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