From the Ashes
Musiquito Media consulted on this project for the last year and also shot a series of test sequences to assist the client secure funding for the project. The consulting scope of work project grant writing, social media asset creation, story workshopping and recommendations, creation of presentation materials, video documentation of live, in-person events, as well as audio-visual support.
From the Ashes is a multidisciplinary narrative of a Black woman’s journey through depression and resulting spiritual rebirth. Through the use of photography, video sequences, sound design, and dance, From the Ashes brings forth the gritty reality of the day to day sacrifices that women make that often leads to loss of self, and potentially, loss of life.
Mental health is a universal concern to which we can all relate. This story centers on a woman from Oakland whose limited options make her situation that much more dire. Surviving in the Bay Area is difficult when you lack a formal higher education which limits job prospects and thus, access to health care. The burden of unaddressed postpartum depression causes her to sink deeper into her inner struggle to survive. From the Ashes uses art as a means to generate discussion on mental health and suicide. By bringing the secret life of depression into light, From the Ashes seeks to help heal some of the trauma that has plagued generations of African-Americans.
This short sequence is a conceptual rendering for grant and funding submissions.
