Two weekend's back we hosted Rebel Alliance 5. Over the past few years, when putting together events, my main focus has heavily been in creating spaces where people team-up to create awesome stuff. In conjunction with Cam's efforts through Turn Your Lights Up High, we've done a bunch of events that I've been very proud of. From the mass cardboard-robot building sessions of Dynamo, to the more recent horror army that brought Monster Hospital to life, I think we've started little sparks that turned into blazing fires, far more massive than anything I'd hoped for. But as awesome as those past nights were, they don't hold a candle to the completely over-the-top super collaboration that was Rebel Alliance 5.
Today I'm very happy to share with you the full visual program of the night. This fifth episode marked the first of the nights where all material screened was made from scratch for Rebel Alliance. These three video represent the combined efforts of no less than 47 different people. Thanks to the collected creative powers of these animators, illustrators, photographers and musicians, I am now very happy to share with you the visual program of Rebel Alliance 5!
P.S. Visit these clips on vimeo for full credits on all projects!
Last November Jozi instramentalists Night Sky Empire did a tour of Durban.
They also took counter-culture documentarian and Animal Call hero Musa Nxumalo along for the ride.
Personally I think it's awesome seeing such a young band already spreading their wings and playing shows outside of Gauteng. The band put together a diary of the tour which is a pretty fun read - check it out here! And being the hardworking kids they are, the boys also shot and edited together a video documenting their adventures which you can watch right here:
