NUEVO RICO, the new film from Kristian Mercado, imagines a dystopian future Puerto Rico, now called Nuevo Rico, where a struggling brother and sister stumble onto a celestial secret that propels them to fame. Using boundary pushing visuals, NUEVO RICO examines how systemic capitalism devours all bonds. The film is rooted in a lack of autonomy, as it examines the effects of commercialization and colonial status of the island. Mercado describes his film as “a bold venture into Latinx-Futurism.”
SPW Credits
Directed By Kristian Mercado
Story By Kristian Mercado
Script By Juan Arroyo & Kristian Mercado
Executive Producers: Jackie Cruz, Maitreya Yasuda, Mike Anderson, Jeff Hood, Kristian Mercado
Producers: Debora Perez, Kate Chamuris, Angel Manuel Soto
Creative Director: Raymo Ventura
Cast: Jackie Cruz As Barbie, Antonio Vizcarrondo As Vico, Fernando Ramos As Eshu & Taino Gods, Don Victor As Announcer, Josh Madoff As Cops
Storyboard Artist: Angélica Agélviz
Character Design By Angélica Agélviz
Deux Wave Animators/Compositors: Raymo Ventura, Ryan Putnam, Rozz Zimmerman
Design/Illustration: Grace Hwang, Nate Harris, Gwen Tropio
Memoma Estudio Character & Cel Animation: Animation Supervisor: Miguel Mena; Producer, Juan Arriagada; Project Management, Fereshde Martinez; Cel Animators: Roberto Andreu, Azucena Castillo, Carlos Ruiz, Patricio Bauza; Additional Animation: Ashby Marín, Daniel Ramos
Fustic. Studio 3d Design & Animation: Trung Bao, Nam Le, Hai Doan
Title Design & Animation: Gydient, Hieu Vu, Trung Bao
Animation Studio Tunjayork: Animation Director, Rafatoon & Daniel Cuervo; Animation Team: Daniel Cuervo Arevalo, William Cifuentes Sáenz, Laura Marcela Vargas Cárdenas, Jane Holguin Tsiklaouri, Fabian Andres Ospina Prieto, Daniel Felipe Cruz, Laura Marcela Vargas Cárdenas, Laura Vanessa Bello Martínez; Background Artists: Pablo Acero, Andrés Aponte Carmona; Additional Animation: Angélica Agélviz, Chloe Hayes; Background Painter: Shana Dixon; Additional Illustrations: Vera Babida
Music And Sound Design By Josh Madoff; Performed, Recorded, And Edited By Josh Madoff
"Me Voy" By Rainao Feat. Fernando Ramos: Produced By Fernando Ramos And Siyoung Li; Arranged By Josh Madoff
Introducing Putasanta, "Anamas" Produced By Josh Madoff
Dialogue Editor: Josh Madoff
More: https://nuevoricofilm.com/cast-n-crew
The Undeniable Voice of Art
The Undeniable Voice of Art
Creative Growth, the first organization dedicated to supporting artists with developmental disabilities, has teamed up with creative marketing company, John McNeil Studio to unveil its new brand. Representing 50 years of elevating the work of artists with disabilities within the arts community, Creative Growth’s new brand campaign includes a new identity and logo, new positioning, brand film and a redefined strategy centering on the ‘undeniable voice of art.’ Creative Growth’s evolved brand is at the forefront of a shift towards art that stands for the inherent reveal — the power of artistic expression to bring understanding and connection to us all. The brand’s new expression includes unobtrusive color and design choices that purposely don’t compete with the voice of the artist and instead, serve as a container for the art to have a voice of its own. Executive Creative Director, Gerald Lewis of John McNeil Studio explains “We needed to create a powerful, distinctive voice for the brand. But, it couldn’t compete with the voice of the artists because in the end, the art has to speak. It had to be simple, honest and genuine, in line with the mission of Creative Growth. Artists will spend 30 years making work, honing their craft and following their voice inside this space. We wanted to celebrate that. So, while the mark, the brand, is simple and honest, it’s also expansive and energetic.” Kicking off the new brand campaign is a short film capturing the voice of artist William Scott as he walks through downtown Oakland and enters... Read More
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