in development -
“WORKS ON WATER” combines documentary, narrative, experimental, and animation filmmaking.
the concepts reflect STUDIO J/P ROBBINS’ ongoing multimedia installation series “We are Water.”
Water holds immense significance in many sacred traditions around the world, often being viewed as a conduit that symbolizes spiritual, purifying, and transformative qualities. Its purifying and life-sustaining qualities make it a powerful symbol that facilitates connections between individuals, the divine, and the natural world.
The film may be constructed with long takes by Gene Michael Bradley. unseen footage, Madagascar
an original documentary by ionoscope /in 3 acts.
concept and direction, by julia pearl robbins www.juliapearlrobbins.com
_estimated 1hr 11min
“since a three-dimensional object casts a two-dimensional shadow, we should be able to imagine the unknown four-dimensional object whose shadow we are. I for my part am fascinated by the search for a one-dimensional object that casts no shadow at all” - marcel Duchamp -
act 1 - long-form documentary portrait on the topic of interest. (25 min)
act 2 - choreographed theoretics - visual models exploring the facets of the episode’s subject. Voice-over and isolated sound-currents support the elucidation of the topic’s relational qualities to Time and Space. (11 min)
act 3 - documentary interview + a bird’s eye view of the subject’s landscape - an optimistic orientation towards the pivots that can be implemented in a life-supporting capacity - leaving the viewer interested, inspired, empowered, motivated. (35 min)
“works on water” produced by ionoscope
- series development and execution - in-house
- distribution - established streaming platform
- list net/gross on past projects
hamilton’s pharmacopeia: 1.7 million amazon prime sales for first four episodes (the entire season production cost, 1.2 million)
- related awards and nominations of past project:
CLEO AWARDS - winner - best intro sequence - hamilton’s pharmacopeia, viceland
EMMY - nomination - single camera documentary, cinematography - hamilton’s pharmacopeia, viceland
WEBBY - winner - best social video series - klepper, comedy central
WEBBY - winner - best science and technology series - dear future, viceland “motherboard”
- view counts:
172 million views - YouTube, juice wrld righteous - music video
