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We arrived in Paris in the middle of a sweltering heat wave with the idea of tracking down Denis Lavant. After some cold calls around Paris, we found him doing a theatrical production and spent a couple of weeks getting the legendary actor to entertain the idea of being in a music video, which he has not done for almost 20 years. He graciously agreed to do it, and the day we shot the video happened to be his birthday. We shot seven takes of film, each one completely particular and nuanced. There were moments that were so direct and personal the emotions in the room were palpable. The idea was to have the video feel like a scene from a film, something that existed outside of videos or social media. The music video captures his raw performance in a one shot portrait, where he artfully improvised to the song. I hope it captures some kind of liminal weirdness of the space where life is fraught and uncertain. I want to thank Denis for his exceptional work. His career in film has been inspiring and brilliant. He is truly one of a kind. It was an honor to have him in this. Thank you to Ryan Smale for coming up with the idea and putting the entire thing together. To Mikai Karl for directing it. To César Decharme, our DP, who so beautifully shot the video on 35mm. And thank you to Voir Pictures, Aurelien Drosne and the incredible local crew for coming on last minute to make this happen during a heat wave in Paris. The link to watch the video is in my bio.
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Photography and Film Direction by Arsène F. Gatt @arsene.fg and Vlad Turco @vld.tco

Direction of Photography by Hugo Mesnil @hugo_mesnil
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BLK QUEEN WHT QUEEN is an ode to duality, an exploration of the electric tensions between light and darkness, order and chaos, self and society, black and white.

Through their work, the artist duo delves the two-sided realm of human mind and the society it shapes. Presenting life as an endless cycle of transformation, a continuous search for place and meaning.

Through film and photography, Vlad and Arsène unravel the ever-shifting landscapes of the human psyche, where contradictions can oppose or coexist. Where identities shift, perspectives collide, and equilibrium remains elusive.

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CREDITS

Produced by
Zack Qiu @qiu_zac

Executive producers
Arsène F. Gatt @arsene.fg & Vlad Turco @vld.tco

Associate producer
Mathieu Rabary @mathieurabary

Starring
Nora Turell @nora_lie_za

Director of photography
Hugo Mesnil @hugo_mesnil

Production design
Vlad Turco - @vld.tco

Styling
Arsène F. Gatt - @arsene.fg

Editing & special effects
Vlad Turco - @vld.tco

Color grading
Arsène F. Gatt - @arsene.fg

Music by
АИГЕЛ

Unit production manager
Capucine Varlet - @capucytoplasme

First assistant director
Loubna Jellouli - @loubna.jel

Set decorator
Charles Lagrange - @charles__lagrange

First camera assistant
Lea Rodella - @learodella 

Second camera assistant
Théo Fabulet - @theofabulet

Key grip
Thibault Dececco

Grip
Julien Ralu

Gaffer
Emmanuel Malherbe - @manulherbe_atwork

Best boy
Julien Derail - @julienderail

Best boy
Alexandre Surun - 

Wardrobe
Tess Legovic - @tess_lgvc

Make-up
Shengwen Qiu @shengwen_221

Runner
Jin Shengtai @kanezaki_yutaka

BTS Videographer
Andrei Proko - @andreiproko

BTS Assistant
Tayla Norman @taylanorman_

Song
АИГЕЛ - Принц на белом
Aigel - Prinz on white

Special thanks
Mehdi Daoud - @daoud_mehdi
Anastasia Melnichenko - @magenpiegram
Andrei Proko - @andreiproko
Hugo Tordiman - @hugotordjman
Carine Cabral - petitecarinecabral
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