"Battle Tested"

New York-based photographer/director Pari Dukovic brings his far-ranging talents to shoot the Weeknd for the cover story of Variety.  Recently signed to bi-coastal creative studio Good Company, Dukovic’s range of portraits for the magazine showcase his atmospheric visual style, and manage to capture the Weeknd’s well-kept mystique while letting his natural charm shine through.  

Dukovic worked with the versatile post team at Good Company to create the surreal short film “Battle Tested” to accompany the cover. VFX by Logan Seaman and edit and sound design by Jerry Chia bring a dreamlike quality to the film, in which mirrored clones of singer Abel Tesfaye distort against a melting psychedelic background.