Burned Believers - Caroline Davis
Role : Director, Animator
Credits
Directed, concept, and animation by Nitcha Tothong (fame)
Music: Caroline Davis, Val Jeanty, Chris Tordini Tyshawn Sorey
Samples: Lorraine Hansberry, Astrid Dalais
Video text: correspondence between Caroline Davis and Keith LaMar
Written to honor: Agnes Franco, Huguette de la Côte, burned in 1320, 1321
Album: Alula: Captivity
www.carolinedavis.org
℗ © LadyMaitriMusic BMI
The animation breaks into three phrase loops, first, visualizing the feeling of being held captive inside a cage, without access to everything everyone else has, kept invisible from the rest of society, and deemed an enslaved person to the country. The idea that cages keep people safe is a myth. Prison is a cycle; it only continues the lack of healing. Caging is a violent act; it isolates people.
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The second loop is the transformation, moving past captivity inside one’s mind.
The last part is flourishing outward inside the cage, into one’s true potential, and finding peace and forgiveness within, which gives way to learning, growth, and love. Keeping the faith that they will be cherished, remembered, honored, and loved regardless of captivity.
The second loop is the transformation, moving past captivity inside one’s mind.
The last part is flourishing outward inside the cage, into one’s true potential, and finding peace and forgiveness within, which gives way to learning, growth, and love. Keeping the faith that they will be cherished, remembered, honored, and loved regardless of captivity.
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