Digital/16mm | 18:00 min | 2021

Music by Asteris

Available to screen upon request

Bruised by constant overstimulation, Asteris (Callan Thomas, Mallorey Wallace) pride themselves in finding inspiration in the intimacy and rawness of their natural surroundings. For their first collection of work, they occupied the feelings of transformation, nostalgia, love, death, and coming-of-age into four songs – each radiating its own color and moment in time.

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By further exploring the dimensions of this collection, Callan – often behind the instrumentals rather than the lyrics - distinctly visualized these chapters into one collective audio/visual experience. He constructed moments of rest during the transitions - consistently testing his vulnerability while quietly reflecting on the tangled facades of his identity, stability, and connections. Within this textural space of both musicality and imagery, he intensely challenged his ability to feel by constructing the narrative of When The Winter Has Won.

Shooting the intro and interlude 2 with Grace. August 2020

Optical printing, observing, and processing 16mm footage for the interludes. November 2019

Mallorey and I's text message attachments - typically consisting of her sending me new songs/ideas/verses. 2020

Working on an early version of Preserve Me with Collin at home in Milwaukee - a song that didn't make it into the final project. April 2020

Shooting 16mm with Jake for interludes 1, 2, and 3 at Grant Park in Milwaukee. October 2019

Recording with Mallorey and Collin at home in Milwaukee. February 2020

CAD scans of my room in Brooklyn where most of the project was finalized, edited, mixed, etc. March 2021

Assorted project files for songs/visuals. May 2021

CREDITS

MUSIC

Asteris

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THANK YOU

Mallorey Wallace 

Grace Abler 

Kaiuna Odogba 

Nala Duma 

Jake Whalen 

Jayce Kolinski 

Collin Papenfuss 

Britany Gunderson 

Chloe Corcoran 

Laura Harrison 

Portia Cobb 

Ben Balcom 

Isaac Brooks 

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