A film for 55DSL commissioned by Vice, UK

Writer/Director - Aoife McArdle
Exec Producer - Tamsin Glasson
Cinematographer - Steve Annis
Focus Puller - Robby Hart
Producer - Jason Baum
Vice Producer - Posy Dixon
Stylist - Alexis Johnson
Editor - Thomas Grove Carter @Family
Sound - Andy Humphries @750mph
Telecine - Aubrey Woodiwiss @The Mill

Starring Brenden Reza & Gillian Vanderslice

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Camera & editing by Benny Wynn Williams.

4LP (white vinyl) BOX + SHIRT: hhv.de/item_266737.html | 4LP (white vinyl) BOX: hhv.de/item_266736.html

Project: Mooncircle, as the name reveals, has been on a journey to the moon since day one, exploring the frontiers of music and art, always looking for new discoveries and giving a different perspective to look at the earth. In it's 10 year history the label has published roughly 100 releases by equally as many artists from all corners of this globe and, therefore, the selection of sounds on this compilation represents the development of the label from the past, present and going into the future.

Some of the artists featured on this compilation have been a part of the label from its very beginning, like CYNE, Manuvers and Jahbitat, whose song will be the last one he produced and published under this moniker, while others, like Robot Koch, fLako and Long Arm, are outstanding examples of its growing popularity and success. Furthermore, the box also features an exceptional selection of close musical friends and inspirational artists like Jehst, Dday One, Kwala and Ichiro_, just to name a few.

The logo and artwork represent someone who was very close to the label, especially in the early years but unfortunately passed on and whom this box is dedicated to. Featured on the compilation are artists such as Mike Slott x Diane Badié, CYNE, Sweatson Klank aka Take, Jahbitat, Robot Koch, fLako, Jehst, Beat Butcha, Long Arm, Kelpe, Pavel Dovgal, Blossom, Daisuke Tanabe, Dday One, Inner Science, Substantial, Arts The Beatdoctor, Rain Dog, Kidkanevil + Microkorg by Dorian Concept, John Robinson, Sorrow, Rumpistol, The Red Baron, Christoph El' Truento, 40 Winks, Sina., 1000Names, DZA, Ichiro_, EAN, Tom Dicicco, Headshotboyz, Graciela Maria, Gards From KC, Sekuoia of Kilimanjaro, Sense of The Q4, Sneaky, I.V.A., Empt, John LaMonica, Mike Gao, Bambooman, Manuvers, Krts, Kwala, Soosh, Memotone, Sun Glitters, Called Understandable Souls & Szenario.

The limited box includes 2 white & 2 black vinyl LP's with 32 tracks, 13 additional digital bonus tracks, a T-shirt (only at hhv.de) and a poster (with digital download code) all in a specially designed box that features a special light-reflecting varnish, which makes this truly a collectors and music lovers item.

Berlin-based label Project: Mooncircle and it's two sublabels Project Squared and Finest Ego is an official label from hhv.de. It was founded in 2002 and is specializing in the conjunction between electronic and organic music. The label, at first envisaged as a compilation project only, soon released the first instrumental and vocal solo releases by such artists as The Q4, CYNE, Mr Cooper, Robot Koch, fLako, 40 Winks, John Robinson & MF Doom, DZA, Krts, Sina., Graciela Maria, Manuvers, Lambent, Lewis Parker, Non of Shadowhuntaz, Strand, Ta-Ku, Mika Gao, Onra, Obba Supa, Asusu, Furesshu, AnD. Kowton or Glen Porter. The work of illustrators and graphic designers such as Bioniq, Dan May, Iain McArthur, Ima One, LNY, Gordon, 44 Flavours, La Mano Fria, and The Binh create images that accompany the acoustic spaces.

Project: Mooncircle with its various producers & vocalist shall be an interesting experience for anyone looking for the extraordinary.

After driving for about 5000km* we felt the need to slow down a bit and to continue our journey on foot.
This short clip is the result of two weeks walking in nature, enjoying wonderful landscapes and breathtaking views.

a video by Fabio Palmieri
Soundtrack: Burundi Warriors Drums
Location: North-Eastern Europe

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*the 5000km car-lapse is now available at: vimeo.com/54666263

**Color Correction Tutorial: vimeo.com/43765107

Diving through the mind’s eye … sifting debris of the splintering conscious … lurking in chambers of hope and memory …. spark ignites the other in self … stealing dominion in fragile reality … both collide … who shall prevail?

Director RUSCH MEYER was inspired by a visit to an old disused sanatorium while scouting potential locations for his next project. Exploring the long, dark, rotting corridors, the decaying rooms, he found himself pondering on the contrasts of tragedy and hope which must inevitably have coexisted in such a place, journeys taken inside the mind which may never have been physically possible, parallel lives lived in the imaginations of the people who worked or were admitted as patients in the building, escaping in their own way the drudgery and despair of their environment.

RUSCH MEYER says “I could sense the history of the place as I walked around - so many stories of disease, death, but also of hope and recovery. I started to imagine the different mental states inside a person who might have worked or been a patient here. The idea for the film grew from these thoughts, a journey between the subconscious and the superego!"

Inviting some key collaborators to join him on the project, he returned to the old sanatorium to realise his vision and to begin to capture and create his exploration into the surreal world of “Alter Ego”.

Credits:
Actress: Jördis Richter (Lucky Punch)
Direction & Edting: RUSCH MEYER
DoP: Robert Staffl
Production: Robert Staffl & Simon Ruschmeyer
CG/VFX Artist: Nando Stille
Music & Sound Design: Radium Audio
Make Up: Mel Willmann
Costumes: Laura Büchel
Camera Assistant: Esther Dittmann
On Set Sound Recording: Rene Paulokat
Runner: Chris Kneißl
Supported by: MBF Filmtechnik
Social Media Distribution: Nina Claasen, Momme Funda

Thank You:
Cornelia Bremer & Klaus Friebel, Ambiente K. Friebel Bau
Torsten Schmitz, Terra Projektentwicklung GmbH
Irene Krause

Equipment:
Sony F3
Canon 5D, 7D

Software:
Adobe Premiere & After Effects
Nuke, Maya, Twixtor

Shot on Location at Beeltz Heilstätten.
© RUSCH MEYER 2012