After finding himself inspired by the music and artistry of Chino Amobi during the making of his short film La Bicicletta, director Nathan De Paz Habib reached out to the artist seeking permission to use one of his songs which quickly saw the pair develop a shared understanding of artistic and creative intentions, the fruition of which being Eroica. The hallucinatory and enigmatic short, adapted from the opening to Chino’s namesake novel, explores complex notions of mythology, the African and Jewish diaspora and our desires to escape our present. With such epic and wide-reaching themes, Eroica visualises an opening to the exploration of worlds beyond our reality with luxurious cinematography, a mind-bending sonic landscape and seamless editing. With Eroica having completed its well-received cinematic screenings, Dn sat down with De Paz Habib and Amobi for the film’s online premiere to delve into how their ongoing collaboration evolved, the...
- 5/21/2024
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
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