In this video for Zola Jesus, an eerie meeting between sleepwalker and her own televised image leads to a breakdown of dream and reality when static electricity becomes an otherworldly conductor for their psychic twin telecommunications. Both worlds then destabilize until they decay entirely, referencing old rental VHS tapes, whose images have been destroyed from repeat viewings of the most heightened cinematic moments.

Director: Jacqueline Castel

Producer: Jacqueline Castel

Cast: Nika Roza Danilova

Cinematographer: Jacqueline Castel

Editor: Jacqueline Castel

Music: Zola Jesus

Jacqueline Castel has directed and photographed multiple short films and music videos. She has studied filmmaking and cinematography in NYC, LA, and the Czech Republic. Her work is informed by paranoia and the fantastical, weaving the surreal with a sense of humor about the horrors and absurdity of humanity.

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Name: Jacqueline Castel

Company: Future Primitive Films

Email: info@aprimitivefuture.com