Mexico City, Mexico

An analogy between the modern human being, living in mass cities, and the phenomenon of the circle of death - observed in nature with ants who are separated from the main foraging party and lose the pheromone track. They begin to follow one another, forming a continuously rotating circle, commonly known as a "death spiral" because the ants might eventually die of exhaustion. Shot in Mexico City, this vibrant and impressive city is a protagonist, symbolizing a life in endless high speed movement and the humans who are dedicating their lives to endless movement, self-exhaustion in a modern capitalistic based world.

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Director: Phillip Kaminiak                           
Choreographer: Qiaoqiao Zhang                          
Featuring: Brenda Loustaunau Aguilar, Juan Carlos Estrada De La Cruz, Fernando Guez
Elisa Romero Ramírez, Carla Segovia, Paulina Vargas, Frank Vázquez, Diego Vertiz                         
Composer: Raven Bush                         
Editor: Sander Houtkruijer                         
Cinematographer: Phillip Kaminiak                         
Drone: Luciano Larobina Gomez
Dance Producer: Carla Segovia                         
Production Company: Landia Mexico                         
Executive Producer Landia: Thomas Amoedo                         
Producer Landia: David Kohan                        
Production Coordinator: Gustavo Ezequil Anselmi                
Production Assistant: José Antonio Covarrubias Cepeda
Costume Designer: Constanza Nahmad                         
Styling: Constanza Nahmad, Dominga Huidobro
Colorist: Manuel Portschy                         
CGI Producer: A Current State                         
CGI Creative Producer: Robert Wunsch                         
Generalist: Arber Gishto
VFX Supervisor: Mark Scott                         
Retouching: Sujan Sureshan                         
1st AC: Edwin Vladimir Olivera Ramirez
Ronin Operator: Fernando De Alba León Ronin       
Ronin Assistant: Arturo David Andrade Mundo
Production Design House: Alina Bashirova                        
Makeup Artist: Thania Erika Diaz Gomez
Location Sound: Aldonza Contreras Castro
Location Manager: Miguel Vargas
Location Coordinator: Julio Cortez                                     
Scouter: Diego Mota
Transportation: Agustin Malavar Flores
Driver 1: Oscar Javier Delgado Sánchez
Driver 2: Joel Bravo Cabrera
Special Thanks: Patricio Perdomo, Fran Paparella, Thomas Amoedo, David Kohan, Agnes Lupion, Omar Uscanga, Aldonza Contreras Castro, Aura Collective, Bite Management, Jolanta Kniebel

Produced by Jacob Jonas The Company
Executive Producer/Creative Director: Jacob Jonas
Producers: Jill Wilson, Emma Rosenzweig-Bock