Robots of Brixton by Kibwe Tavares
29/06/2011.
[2 VIDEOS]
metalocus, LUIS VALVERDE
metalocus, LUIS VALVERDE
Brixton has degenerated into a disregarded area inhabited by London's new robot workforce - robots built and designed to carry out all of the tasks which humans are no longer inclined to do. The mechanical population of Brixton has rocketed, resulting in unplanned, cheap and quick additions to the skyline.
The film follows the trials and tribulations of young robots surviving at the sharp end of inner city life, living the predictable existence of a populous hemmed in by poverty, disillusionment and mass unemployment. When the Police invade the one space which the robots can call their own, the fierce and strained relationship between the two sides explodes into an outbreak of violence echoing that of 1981.
Kibwe Tavares - Direction, animation, modeling, lighting, texturingetc...
David Hoffman - Photographer Brixton riots archive.hoffmanphotos.com/
Mourad Bennacer - Sound Designer designsonore.tumblr.com/
DJ Hiatus "The Great Insurrection" hiatusmusic.net
Factory Fifteen are a UK based film and animation studio, led by directors Jonathan Gales, Paul Nicholls and KibweTavares. Their backgrounds range from architecture (all trained to Masterslevel), 3d visualisation, engineering, animation and photography. They translate this to a multi-disciplinary and distinctive approach to film making.
Their creative shorts and artwork have been exhibited around the world in various film festivals such as Onedotzero, Ars Electronica, Alpha-ville, The Creators Project, Frieze Art Fair, The Whitechapel Gallery, The Royal Academy, Africa International Film Festival, London Short Film Festival,and Sundance. Factory Fifteen have also won 2 architectural 3D awards including 'Best Architectural 3d Film' (Golden Age) and 'Best Architectural 3D Image' (Megalomania) aswell as the RIBA Silver medal (Robots of Brixton) in 2011. Their artwork has also been seenin many of the world's leading Architecture, design and 3D books, magazines andblogs, including Stash Mag, 3D World, 3D Artist, Dezeen, Creative Web, Evolo and METLOCUS.
Factory Fifteen create award winning andevocative films and animations for a range of clients including The British Film Institute, Channel 4, Samsung, European Land and Film4.
They continue to explore new methods of visual story telling in their own creative projects, which are often as thought provoking as they are visually rich. They share both their vision and expertise, lecturing at several Universities including Oxford Brookes, University College London, and The Architecture Association.
POST: Studio 4A, 246 Stockwell Road, Brixton, London, SW9 9SP, UK. EMAIL: info@factoryfifteen.com TEL: +44 [0] 7725 986 715