PLEASE take heed of the warning in the beginning. This is NOT meant for a younger audience, it has mature themes that are NOT intended for shock value. They represent obstacles of a young person's life and the kind of romance we sometimes find ourselves in. This is completely fictional and does NOT reflect the beliefs or attitudes of the actors involved.
This is a story about love and addiction. Some things in life seem harmless at first, but when one starts to lose themselves in another person or in an addiction, it's hard to get back on track. I've seen many relationships like this in my life, and it is definitely common among people my age. This video is meant to portray those kinds of relationships and put them in a certain perspective. This is about addiction, not only to things like drugs, but even an addiction to a certain person or the feeling they give you.
I know that this video is a bit darker than my usual work, but artistically, this was a place I wanted to go to show that, as young people, we do go through seriously destructive relationships and problems, and it isn't always easy, but harm could be avoided if we just hold onto ourselves and don't give ourselves up to one person so completely.
Special thanks to Karl Flores for lending me your talents and for your willingness and courage in pulling out all those emotions with me. Kunaal Multani for your tremendously gritty and organic shooting style, and your endless support with all of the difficult emotional scenes. Desmond Outlaw, Dancing Images Dance Studio and all of my friends who have supported me on this project, despite the risks.
camera work: kunaal multani, desmond outlaw
choreography: jasmine rafael
editing: jasmine rafael
dancers: jasmine rafael and karl flores
-Jasmine Rafael
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THANK YOU all SO MUCH for the emotional and moving nature of the responses you have shown for this video. they are a huge part of why i do things like this, and im so happy that you all have shown such grace and appreciation towards it. i can only hope and pray that this encourages and inspires you all to have faith and to do THOSE things in your life that you love, because this is what i love. i love you all
OMG HE'S SO HANDSOME! Lol, juuuust sayin.
FleurDuSerenite 10 months ago 5
the chills i got at the end of this made me subscribe.
LIPSTICKSnLYRICS 8 months ago 4