Circle

An analogy between the modern human being, living in mass cities, and the phenomenon of the circle of death - observed in nature with ants who are separated from the main foraging party and lose the pheromone track. They begin to follow one another, forming a continuously rotating circle, commonly known as a "death spiral" because the ants might eventually die of exhaustion. Shot in Mexico City, this vibrant and impressive city is a protagonist, symbolizing a life in endless high speed movement and the humans who are dedicating their lives to endless movement, self-exhaustion in a modern capitalistic based world.
Filmed in Mexico City, Mexico
Director: Phillip Kaminiak
Choreographer: Qiaoqiao Zhang
Featuring: Brenda Loustaunau Aguilar, Juan Carlos Estrada De La Cruz, Fernando Guez, Elisa Romero Ramírez, Carla Segovia, Paulina Vargas, Frank Vázquez, Diego Vertiz
Composer: Raven Bush
Editor: Sander Houtkruijer
Cinematographer: Phillip Kaminiak
Drone: Luciano Larobina Gomez
Dance Producer: Carla Segovia
Production Company: Landia Mexico
Executive Producer Landia: Thomas Amoedo
Producer Landia: David Kohan
Production Coordinator: Gustavo Ezequil Anselmi
Production Assistant: José Antonio Covarrubias Cepeda
Costume Designer: Constanza Nahmad
Styling: Constanza Nahmad, Dominga Huidobro
Colorist: Manuel Portschy
CGI Producer: A Current State
CGI Creative Producer: Robert Wunsch
Generalist: Arber Gishto
VFX Supervisor: Mark Scott
Retouching: Sujan Sureshan
1st AC: Edwin Vladimir Olivera Ramirez
Ronin Operator: Fernando De Alba León Ronin
Ronin Assistant: Arturo David Andrade Mundo
Production Design House: Alina Bashirova
Makeup Artist: Thania Erika Diaz Gomez
Location Sound: Aldonza Contreras Castro
Location Manager: Miguel Vargas
Location Coordinator: Julio Cortez
Scouter: Diego Mota
Transportation: Agustin Malavar Flores
Driver 1: Oscar Javier Delgado Sánchez
Driver 2: Joel Bravo Cabrera
Special Thanks: Patricio Perdomo, Fran Paparella, Thomas Amoedo, David Kohan, Agnes Lupion, Omar Uscanga, Aldonza Contreras Castro, Aura Collective, Bite Management, Jolanta Kniebel
PRODUCED BY:
Jacob Jonas The Company
Executive Producer/Creative Director: Jacob Jonas
Producers: Jill Wilson, Emma Rosenzweig-Bock,
Associate Producers: Joy Isabella Brown, Francisco Cruz, Steve Hackman, Emily Kikta, Rubberlegz, Anibal Sandoval, Mike Tyus, Peter Walker
Fashion Director: Christian Stroble
CO-PRESENTED BY:
BAM, The Harris, The Soraya, Stanford Live, Stanford Global Studies