Skjemt Blod 2018
In her CalArts thesis, SKJEMT BLOD (which translates to “bad blood” or “tainted blood” in Norwegian), Gwenmarie White uses what she has coined “girl kvlture” as a vehicle for meditation on American brutality. The orchestral black metal adaptation of Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” takes advantage of the tension between the sounds and images of pop culture and metal culture to call attention to larger aspects of violence and pleasure. “My goal is to always straddle the line between critique and complicity,” says White, “because it is a critique…but it’s also a love letter.” The line in SKJEMT BLOD is always moving, digging stubbornly and disturbingly deeper into tropes and stereotypes rather than dismantling them. Suburban whiteness rears its ugly (but also, like, really, really pretty) head, proving that “trve” brutality takes many forms, and moves with an insidious ease throughout the institutions of late-stage capitalism.
Simon Gulergun – Director of Photography, Editor
Ross Constable – Camera Operator
Obadiah Brown-Beach – Composer, Audio Engineer, Musical Director
Celeste Ollivier – Assistant Director
Christine Ferriter – Lighting Designer
Behind the Scenes
Crew
Studio Manager – Emily Drossner
1st Assistant Camera – Max Ollivier
2nd Assistant Camera – Manny Jimenez
2nd Assistant Camera, Digital Imaging Technician – Lily Yu
Key Scenic Artist – Jessica Grant
Makeup Designer, Key Makeup Artist – Celeste Kamppila
Assistant Makeup Designer, Wing Fabricator
– Madison Jones
Makeup Team, Scenic Painting – BRD
Makeup Team – Kaitlin Blagg
Key Hair Stylist – River Stastny
Graphic Designer – Addison Fischer
Master Carpenter – Jose Pulido
Costume Team – Vicente De La Cruz
Costume Team – Ann White
Production Assistant – Alex Mashikian
Cast
Angel – Ylfa Lund Muindi
Cheerleaders:
Cat Chengery
Antonia Gomez
Emilie Martz
Kelsey McKean
Lauren Tom
Rachel Wood
Band:
Vocalist – Carmina Escobar
Cello – Gina Kodel
Guitar – MJ LaVine
Koto – Kozue Matsumoto
Bass – Anna Perez
Drums – Amanda Sciulla
Violin – Carly Stuneck
Choir:
Soprano 1 – Christine Breihan
Soprano 1 – Carly Chubak
Soloist, Alto 2 – Bridget Galanis
Soprano 2 – Kathleen Leary
Alto 2 – Maia Luer
Alto 1 – Karen Jean Olds
Soprano 2 – Caitlin Stegemoller
Alto 1 – Maria Vail
Screenings
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2019 – Beyond Fest, Los Angeles, CA |
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2019 – Berlin Student Film Festival, Berlin, Germany Winner: Best Music Video |
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2019 – Moviate Underground Film Festival, Harrisburg, PA |
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2019 – Etheria Film Night, USA Tour |
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2019 – Los Angeles Underground Film Forum, Los Angeles, CA Winner: Best Music Video |
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2019 – Worldwide Women’s Film Festival-Phoenix, AZ Winner: Best Music Video |
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2019 – Boston Underground Film Festival-Boston, MA |
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2019 – Third Eye Film Festival-NY, New York |
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2019 – Berlin Feminist Film Week-Berlin, Germany |
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2019 – Medusa Underground Film Festival, Las Vegas, NV |
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2018 – Austin Music Video Festival, Austin, TX Winner: Best Student Film |
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2018 – San Francisco Independent Short Film Festival, San Francisco, CA |
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2018 – Les Femmes Underground International Film Festival, Phoenix, AZ Winner: Jury Award |
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2018 – L.A. is Trying to Kill Me, Superchief Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |