[Was filmed in HD, but not sure how to upload such onto here]
Bobby Sheehan and his amazing team at Working Pictures (NY) had me up n' over to New York City to film a 60 second interstitial for Sharpie & Ovation TV at the beginning of this summer.
I was staged on a New York fire escape in the rain...sketching away with the Sharpie markers. What an experience!
Drama.
And what...a WONDERFULLY COLORFUL cast of people to work it. It was absolutely the best trip to NY so far, by far. One helluva' week and a half up there.
Fun weather, great food, hot fashion, roaring energy - - can't wait to go back.
This short is right now airing on OVATION TV!
Check it out!
[I believe it's called the OVATION TV CHANNEL for those who have cable]
[If not, www.ovationtv.com - - type in your zip code and it'll tell you which channel it's on]
Among these people, a girl becomes a woman once she performs this "ritual".
The pink fabric is the symbol of her womanhood. She has to wrap it around herself and walk across this long pool. It has been a long time since it was used. Duckweed & victoria lily pads have now populated the surface.
It's almost like a purification ceremony. She will cleanse all the shame from being a girl to become a "full-fledged" woman.
On the opposite end of the pool is a white table. White for purity and a new start. On the table is a crown of which she has to put on herself and wear for the rest of the day.
Here is when she steps out. Beat. Cold. Wet.
Spectators watch with food set out ready for the feast that follows.
After crowning herself, the garment is then lowered and stretched taut across the pool's surface. She will walk back on it while keeping her steps within the white...the path of purity & renewal.
Once upon a time, there was this little girl named Sally Skittles.
She LOVED Skittles. Like....LOVED them.
Aside for her eternal attachment to this candy, she unknowingly had this power to see through the cloaking technology of these aliens that have been wandering Earth for generations.
The aliens foresaw that she'll one day grow up to unravel their secrets and left a Skittles trail for her to follow...down into a basement.
She happily picked them up one by one, until the aliens unlatched one of their transport vessels on top of her and completely crushed her.