Check out the wonderful write-up a film I’m a producer on @wearethebeatfilm we got from the amazing @wearemovingstories . Our film tackles Mental Heath, Intrinsic value and self worth, and communicating your needs and feelings to others but we’ll do it all through dance. Take a look at the article to read more, and share with others who like dance, care about the Mental Health, and would excited about a tremendous short film from writer/director @jonathanaubrielewis. http://www.wearemovingstories.com/we-are-moving-stories-films/2024/05/10/we-are-the-beat #wearethebeatfilm #shortfilm #afrofuturism #blackscifi #scifimovies #scififilms #blackmalementalhealth #blackfilm #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalwellness #dance #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #intrinsicvalue #kickstarter #kickstartercampaign #ladancers #dancela #dancersofinstagram
WE HAVE $6K. GOAL $25K. 15 DAYS LEFT. IF WE DO NOT MAKE OUR $25k GOAL, WE FORFEIT ALL ACCUMULATED MONEY. Please help support @wearethebeatfilm, a new Afrofuturism, Sci-Fi, Dance,short film from filmmaker @jonathanaubrielewis as he dreams of a world where Black boys and men can ShapeShift and dance in distant galaxies without consequence. Donate to this film that addresses Black Male Mental Health through dance. Linked in our bio. #WeAreTheBeatFilm #Afrofuturism #blackscifi #scifi #scifimovies #scififilms #DanceFilm #Dance #BlackDancer #dancer #LaDanceProject #LaDancers #ladance #BlackMentalHealth #BlackMaleMentalHealth #MentalHealth #MentalHealthawareness #MentalHealthawarenessmonth #IntrinsicValue #Kickstarter #KickstarterProject #KickstarterCampaign #KickstarterLaunch #ProjectsWeLove #ShortFilm #BlackFilm #BlackFilms
WE HAVE 3.5K. GOAL $25K. 21DAYS LEFT. IF WE DO NOT MAKE OUR $25K GOAL, WE FORFEIT ALL ACCUMULATED MONEY. Please help. Link in bio. Help support @wearethebeatfilm, a new Afrofuturism, Sci-Fi, Dance,short film from filmmaker @jonathanaubrielewis as he dreams of a world where Black boys and men can ShapeShift and dance in distant galaxies without consequence. Donate to this film that addresses Black Male Mental Health through dance. #WeAreTheBeatFilm #Afrofuturism #blackscifi #scifi #scifimovies #scififilms #DanceFilm #Dance #BlackDancer #dancer #LaDanceProject #LaDancers #ladance #BlackMentalHealth #BlackMaleMentalHealth #MentalHealth #MentalHealthawareness #MentalHealthawarenessmonth #IntrinsicValue #Kickstarter #KickstarterProject #KickstarterCampaign #KickstarterLaunch #ProjectsWeLove #ShortFilm #BlackFilm #BlackFilms
@wearethebeatfilm inspiration Slide 1 For a long time now, I have desired to make a film with movement as the main vehicle of communication. I took an experimental dance class @jazzo and it changed my life. It was amazing because for someone who has two left feet, I always thought I just didn’t know how to dance, and that is still unfortunately true. However, taking this class, I realized that it wasn’t about how pretty the dancing was, as much as it was about finding that inner freedom that unlocked an emotional vocabulary. Suddenly, I wanted to share this feeling with all Black men and boys. Experiencing this as a Black man is an experience I won’t soon forget. Slide 2 John Baloy When it came time to start pulling pictures, I was on the hunt for pics that would lean into our theme of Afrofuturism. When I discovered @johnbaloy’s work it was very clear that his work beautifully illustrated the words I’d written in the script. Slide 3 Black Male Mental Health and Uncle Daniel Back in 2009, my uncle was preventably murdered in front of his kids over a bike dispute. This shook me to my core in that I started to believe that I too would be killed. This belief took root, ultimately developing into PTSD and severe anxiety. As I have navigated my own mental health journey, I began to share my journey and developed a desire to help other Black men and boys who might be silently struggling find a way out. Slide 4 Intrinsic Value / Jewelry Adornment Another of the themes in WATB is the embracement of the innate intrinsic value in Black men and boys. An exciting way we plan on showing that is through the adornment of statement jewelry. My goal is to show that the jewelry is not only an outward expression of the inner gems we carry as Black men and boys but also pays homage to the motherland and shows the unique correlation that Black people share with all these sacred gems deep beneath the earth. CONTINUE IN COMMENTS
- Sojourn & WATB Similarities For supporters and admirers of @Sojourn, you will be thrilled to know that @wearethebeatfilm is a continuation of the journey. Sojourn explored the wandering soul of a Black man who was trying to discover if he had any intrinsic value. We Are The Beat picks right up where Sojourn left off. However instead of our protagonist solely seeking intrinsic value, in We Are The Beat our protagonist Daniel explores his mental health, and develops an emotional vocabulary through pulsating dance therapy. Join us as we celebrate the multifaceted indelible spirit within Black men and boys through dance and idiosyncratic movement. We are energy We are rhythm We Are The Beat Please support our Kickstarter Fundraiser. Linked in bio. Sojourn Film @jermellesimon WATB footage @david_adrian #WeAreTheBeatFilm #Afrofuturism #blackscifi #scifi #scifimovies #scififilms #DanceFilm #Dance #BlackDancer #dancer #LaDanceProject #LaDancers #ladance #BlackMentalHealth #BlackMaleMentalHealth #MentalHealth #MentalHealthawareness #MentalHealthawarenessmonth #IntrinsicValue #Kickstarter #KickstarterProject #KickstarterCampaign #KickstarterLaunch #ProjectsWeLove #ShortFilm
@wearethebeatfilm is based on my uncle Daniel, and the unfortunate nightmarish phenomenon of Black rappers like Pop Smoke, Nipsey Hussle, XXXTentacion, and countless others dying young due to violence and in some cases death by suicide. I believe there is a direct correlation in the erosion of our mental health and the uptick in Black boys and men dying by suicide, which is what the aerial shots in the script represent: The subtle, yet overbearing omnipresent “monster antagonist,” that is society. In many ways, Daniel discovering - by way of his mentor - that he has intrinsic value and then deciding to dance in pure jubilation throughout the film, is a way of artistically addressing Black Male Mental Health. It’s a proclamation and affirmation for all Black men and boys to remember the intrinsic value that surges through us, and to express it by any means necessary. In physiology pain, stress, anger, sadness, and loneliness are emotions that if not properly excavated, can trap themselves in one’s body. This is why our protagonist, Daniel, finds a way to eventually express himself, first through his Body by way of Tai Chi, (a meditative healing martial arts) then, through the “letting go,” of his Mind by way of idiosyncratic dance movements, and finally through his Spirit by way of a spiritual experience where we get to witness him beam up to another galaxy. In essence, we observe and track Daniel physically form and express an emotional vocabulary through dance as he embarks on his mental health journey. This is Divine alchemy. He does what my Uncle Daniel was tragically unable to do, and what I and other Black men and boys are learning to do: Express ourselves.WATB has the potential to help close that gap. We are LIVE on @kickstarter Please donate at the link in our bio.
Help support @wearethebeatfilm, a new Afrofuturism, Sci-Fi, Dance,short film from filmmaker @jonathanaubrielewis as he dreams of a world where Black boys and men can ShapeShift and dance in distant galaxies without consequence. Donate to this film that addresses Black Male Mental Health through dance. Linked in our bio. @__mal_a_chi__ #WeAreTheBeatFilm #Afrofuturism #blackscifi #scifi #scifimovies #scififilms #DanceFilm #Dance #BlackDancer #dancer #LaDanceProject #LaDancers #ladance #BlackMentalHealth #BlackMaleMentalHealth #MentalHealth #MentalHealthawareness #MentalHealthawarenessmonth #IntrinsicValue #Kickstarter #KickstarterProject #KickstarterCampaign #KickstarterLaunch #ProjectsWeLove #ShortFilm #BlackFilm #BlackFilms
🤯 WOW! @kickstarter THANK YOU for once again, making @wearethebeatfilm a PROJECT THAT YOU LOVE! You all have been such tremendous supporters of WATB. The team and I thank you! Help support @wearethebeatfilm, a new Afrofuturism, Sci-Fi, Dance,short film from filmmaker @jonathanaubrielewis as he dreams of a world where Black boys and men can ShapeShift and dance in distant galaxies without consequence. Donate to this film that addresses Black Male Mental Health through dance. Linked in our bio. #WeAreTheBeatFilm #Afrofuturism #blackscifi #scifi #scifimovies #scififilms #DanceFilm #Dance #BlackDancer #dancer #LaDanceProject #LaDancers #ladance #BlackMentalHealth #BlackMaleMentalHealth #MentalHealth #MentalHealthawareness #MentalHealthawarenessmonth #IntrinsicValue #Kickstarter #KickstarterProject #KickstarterCampaign #KickstarterLaunch #ProjectsWeLove #ShortFilm
Filmmaker, @jonathanaubrielewis knows that the minds, futures, and lives of Black men and boys not only matter but are worth the big asks, which is why he created @WeAreTheBeatfilm , a film that addresses Black Male Mental Health and literally takes Black boys and men beyond their physical realm, into far away galaxies… to dance! Help WATB reach their goal so they can bring this much needed film that builds an emotional lexicon within Black men and boys! “Let’s dance THROUGH our feelings! Pre launch Linked in bio. #WeAreTheBeatFilm #Afrofuturism #blackscifi #scifi #scifimovies #scififilms #DanceFilm #Dance #BlackDancer #dancer #LaDanceProject #LaDancers #ladance #BlackMentalHealth #BlackMaleMentalHealth #MentalHealth #MentalHealthawareness #MentalHealthawarenessmonth #IntrinsicValue #Kickstarter #KickstarterProject #KickstarterCampaign #KickstarterLaunch #ProjectsWeLove #ShortFilm #BlackFilm #BlackFilms #BlackFilmmakers #BlackFilmmaker #BlackFilmsMatter
WE RE-LAUNCH WEDNESDAY MAY 1st #BlackMaleMentalHealth meets #ScienceFiction in the new Afrofuturism, Dance, short film @Wearethebeatfilm by Smithsonian filmmaker, @Jonathanaubrielewis ! We Are The Beat addresses Black Male Mental Health by examining the physiology of Black Male bodies through dance. Filmmaker @jonathanaubrielewis said “The body can hold all sorts of trauma like pain, loneliness, sadness etc. In WATB, our protagonist finds a way to not only move that trauma out of his body, but also discovers an emotional vocabulary for those hard to reach feelings. Ultimately, he ascends to another galaxy - finding home within himself - where he embraces brotherhood in other Black men and boys.” Please donate! Linked in our bio. #WeAreTheBeatFilm #Afrofuturism #blackscifi #scifi #scifimovies #scififilms #DanceFilm #Dance #BlackDancer #dancer #LaDanceProject #LaDancers #ladance #BlackMentalHealth #BlackMaleMentalHealth #MentalHealth #MentalHealthawareness #MentalHealthawarenessmonth #IntrinsicValue #Kickstarter #KickstarterProject #KickstarterCampaign #KickstarterLaunch #ProjectsWeLove #ShortFilm #BlackFilm #BlackFilms #BlackFilmmakers
‼️THE CAMPAIGN IS NOT OVER YET‼️WE HAVE $16k of our $60k @kickstarter goal!! Campaign ends December 1st at midnight PST. If we don’t reach our goal we lose all accumulated money! Share share share and PRAY!!!! Find out how we created a sci-fi, dance world that serves as a blueprint and ultimate hack for Black boys and men to evade death through pulsating kinetic dance! Link in bio. 🕺🏿 🪐‼️🤣🔮 #wearethebeatfilm #dancefilm #dance #blackdancer #dancer #kickstarter #kickstartercampaign #ProjectsWeLove #blackboyjoy #scifi #afrofuturism #CreativeCapital #BlackOwnedFriday #google #supportblackbusiness #buyblack #supportblackbusinesses #oshaesibley #trayvonmartin #kaliefbrowder
@sagaftra declared the strike over. @wearethebeatfilm has 15 ROLES TOTAL (not including background) LETS PUT SOME BLACK ACTORS BACK TO WORK by donating to our kickstarter fundraiser campaign. Help support @wearethebeatfilm, a new Sci-fi, Dance, Experimental short film from filmmaker @jonathanaubrielewis as he dreams of a world where Black boys and men can ShapeShift and dance in distant galaxies without consequence. Link in bio. #wearethebeatfilm #dancefilm #dance #blackdancer #dancer #kickstarter #kickstartercampaign #ProjectsWeLove #blackboyjoy #scifi #afrofuturism #sagaftra #sagaftrastrong #sagaftrastrike #strikeisover #strikeover
Wow!!! 😱Excellent news y’all! @kickstarter chose @wearethebeatfilm as a #ProjectWeLove on their site! This means our project will be featured on their main page which makes us one step closer to reaching our $60k goal. We currently are at $2k. 🙏🏿 Help support @wearethebeatfilm, a new Sci-fi, Dance, Experimental short film from filmmaker @jonathanaubrielewis as he dreams of a world where Black boys and men can ShapeShift and dance in distant galaxies without consequence. Don’t you want to see Black boys dancing in outer space? I know I do!🚀🙏🏿🪐💫🤣 link in bio. Thank you so much Kickstarter 😢 #wearethebeatfilm #dancefilm #dance #blackdancer #dancer #intrinsicvalue #kickstarter #kickstartercampaign #ladanceproject #ladancers #ladance #blackboyjoy #scifi #afrofuturism
For supporters and admirers of @sojournthefilm you will be thrilled to know that @WeAreTheBeatfilm is a continuation of the journey. Sojourn, explored the wandering soul of a Black man who was trying to discover if he had any intrinsic value. We Are The Beat picks right up where Sojourn left off. However instead of our protagonist seeking intrinsic value, in We Are The Beat our protagonist Daniel KNOWS he has intrinsic value and finds ways through the movement of his body and dance to celebrate Black life and all its beauty. Join us as we celebrate the multifaceted cosmic beauty of Blackness through dance, idiosyncratic movement, and the indelible will and intrinsic value in Black people, to ascend beyond “surviving,” and to LIVE. We are energy We are rhythm We Are The Beat We are LIVE on Kickstarter! PLEASE DONATE. Link in bio! 1st slide 🎥@noahjaxsongriffin & @aliivosevich 2nd slide 🎥 @drewalandaniels #wearethebeatfilm #dancefilm #dance #blackdancer #dancer #intrinsicvalue #kickstarter #kickstartercampaign #ladanceproject #ladancers #ladance #blackboyjoy #scifi #afrofuturism #givingtuesday
Help support @wearethebeatfilm, a new Sci-fi, Dance, Experimental short film from filmmaker @jonathanaubrielewis as he dreams of a world where Black boys and men can ShapeShift and dance in distant galaxies without consequence. Kickstarter link in bio. 🎥 @noahjaxsongriffin @aliivosevich #wearethebeatfilm #dancefilm #dance #blackdancer #dancer #intrinsicvalue #kickstarter #kickstartercampaign #ladanceproject #ladancers #ladance #blackboyjoy #scifi #afrofuturism
#BlackBoyJoy meets #ScienceFiction and #Dance in the new Sci-fi, Dance, Experimental short film @wearethebeatfilm by filmmaker @jonathanaubrielewis Help bring #WATB to life by donating today. Let’s Dance in another galaxy! Kickstarter Link in bio! 🎥 @noahjaxsongriffin @aliivosevich #wearethebeatfilm #dancefilm #dance #blackdancer #dancer #intrinsicvalue #kickstarter #kickstartercampaign #ladanceproject #ladancers #ladance #black
Step into the world of @wearethebeatfilm! Filmmaker, @jonathanaubrielewis believes that the futures and lives of Black men and boys not only matter but are worth the big asks, which is why he created We Are The Beat, a film that literally takes Black boys and men beyond their physical realm, into far away galaxies… to DANCE! Help them reach their kickstarter goal so they can bring this much needed film to the big screen. “ To infinity and beyond,” has a whole new meaning… Graphic design @sightsoundsentence #wearethebeatfilm #dancefilm #dance #blackdancer #dancer #intrinsicvalue #kickstarter #kickstartercampaign #ladanceproject #ladancers #ladance #kickstarterkickitup #oshaesibley #oshae
Meet the team behind @wearethebeatfilm ! If you want to know more, please click the Kickstarter link in the bio! Additionally, we want to highlight @khalidliv and @domobannon who have been very instrumental behind the scenes with our Marketing strategies. Graphic design text @sightsoundsentence #wearethebeatfilm #dancefilm #dance #blackdancer #dancer #intrinsicvalue #kickstarter #kickstartercampaign #ladanceproject #ladancers #ladance #kickstarterkickitup
TOMORROW our kickstarter for @wearethebeatfilm will be LIVE, Wednesday, November 1st. Press the notify link in the bio for more information! Actor: @david_adrian 🎥 @philipsshum #wearethebeatfilm #dancefilm #dance #blackdancer #dancer #intrinsicvalue #kickstarter #kickstartercampaign #ladanceproject #ladancers #ladance #kickstarterkickitup #happyhalloween #halloween
Our kickstarter for @wearethebeatfilm will be LIVE, Wednesday, November 1st. Press the notify link in the bio for more information! Actor: @david_adrian 🎥 @philipsshum #wearethebeatfilm #dancefilm #dance #blackdancer #dancer #intrinsicvalue #kickstarter #kickstartercampaign #ladanceproject #ladancers #ladance
Our kickstarter for @wearethebeatfilm will be live, Wednesday, November 1st. Press the notify link in the bio for more information! Enjoy this first image of our WATB kickstarter campaign video! Actor: @david_adrian 🎥 @philipsshum #wearethebeatfilm #dancefilm #dance #blackdancer #dancer #intrinsicvalue #kickstarter #kickstartercampaign #ladanceproject #ladancers #ladance
Hey!!! Our kickstarter for @wearethebeatfilm will be live, Wednesday, November 1st. Press the notify link in the bio for more information! Enjoy this first image of our WATB kickstarter campaign video! Actor: @david_adrian 🎥 @philipsshum #wearethebeatfilm #dancefilm #dance #blackdancer #dancer #intrinsicvalue #kickstarter #kickstartercampaign
Boiling Energy! #wearethebeatfilm image by @nasa
Hey Hey! The Kickstarter Pre- Launch page for, @wearethebeatfilm is up! Do us a favor and press the “Notify Me On Launch,” link in the bio to stay up to date! We Go Live next Wednesday, November, 1st! Thank You #wearethebeatfilm
Hey Hey! The Kickstarter Pre- Launch page for my next film, @wearethebeatfilm is up! Do me a favor and press the “Notify Me On Launch,” link in my bio to stay up to date! We Go Live next Wednesday, November, 1st! Thank You #wearethebeatfilm
Hey family! Many of you all know, but for those who don’t, I am launching a kickstarter for my next film @wearethebeatfilm next Wednesday November 1st! Tonight we are celebrating by having a pre launch event to kick things off! Can’t wait to see everyone there! So much gratitude for @khalidliv and @domobannon who have worked tirelessly with me to bring tonight’s SOLD OUT event to fruition! Thank you to our sponsor, @lalospirits and @roomservicebc for the event space! Follow @wearethebeatfilm for more information! Until then…We are Energy. We are Rhythm. We Are The Beat! #wearethebeatfilm
Hey family! Many of you all know, but for those who don’t, I am launching a kickstarter for my next film @wearethebeatfilm next Wednesday November 1st! Tonight we are celebrating by having a pre launch event to kick things off! Can’t wait to see everyone there! So much gratitude for @khalidliv and @domobannon who have worked tirelessly with me to bring tonight’s SOLD OUT event to fruition! Thank you to our sponsor, @lalospirits and @roomservicebc for the event space! Follow @wearethebeatfilm for more information! Until then…We are Energy. We are Rhythm. We Are The Beat! #wearethebeatfilm
#wearethebeatfilm Alvin Ailey. By Harvard (John Lindquist)
Movement. Marilyn Banks, Dudley Williams, Alvin Ailey, GaryDeloatch (1988). Photo by Jack Mitchell. (©) Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. and Smithsonian Institution #WeAreTheBeatFilm #kickstarter