"Speak Again" OFFICIAL Animated Music Video - Elexa Dawson & Nicole Emmons скачать в хорошем качестве

"Speak Again" OFFICIAL Animated Music Video - Elexa Dawson & Nicole Emmons

“Speak Again” features three generations of Potawatomi sharing knowledge across time and space, redefining what it means to truly speak again. Directed by Nicole Emmons and co-produced by Elexa Dawson (both Citizen Potawatomi Nation), the stop-motion-animated musical short is already receiving high acclaim, having been selected to premiere at LA Skins, Hollywood’s Indigenous Film Festival, in The Chinese Theatre. The setting is a timeless Great Lakes shoreline forest, where a Neshnabe (Potawatomi) person situates themselves as a good decedent and ancestor, giving ceremonial offerings to their elder and child, and receiving the gift of language. The puppetry and collage offer vivid representations of cultural elements, while the music inspires attention and passion for a “language near erased”. The song was co-written by Elexa Dawson and Jack Markell, inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer’s account of Potawatomi language preservation in Braiding Sweetgrass. Elexa’s context and composition bring Potawatomi presence to Markell’s lyrics, and hope for future generations. Lost Cowgirl Records' Jenna and Martin add cosmic country sparkle and deep-space depth to this inspirational rock ballad, and Kelby Kimberlin's bass makes it rumble just right. Elexa was nominated for 5 NAMA’s for her first solo album, Music is Medicine. The video, made possible by a grant from First Peoples Fund, premiered in the Chinese Theater at LA Skins Fest November 19th.