Voguing with Kia LAbeija | IRIS
CO-DIRECTOR / CINEMATOGRAPHER / EDITOR
Artist and HIV activist Kia LaBeija vogues and performs her poem "Drafted."
We collaborated on this project from our initial meeting all the way to the final frames in the edit room. Kia has a very cyclical energy about her, where in order to collaborate fully, one must be willing to give and receive equal parts. For this project, Kia wrote and choreographed her dance piece while I considered color palettes and camera movements. Together we worked this piece in post production until we both felt satisfied in how the video formed into it ‘s final state.
