Untaggable: #City by Factory Fifteen
19/02/2017.
Hybrid city, city of cities [Nowness / Audi]
metalocus, JOSÉ JUAN BARBA
metalocus, JOSÉ JUAN BARBA
#City, by Factory Fifteen is a film that takes us on a global adventure through the urban experience. A dynamic and visual love letter to the city, the film interweaves moments of strength, individuality and self-expression. It invites you to experience life through the eyes of characters in four extraordinary cities: La Paz, Tokyo, London and New Orleans. #City stitches a hybrid metropolis, narrated by the evocative vocalist Gaika—known for taking London’s underground music scene by storm before being signed to Warp records in 2016—the film sees Kibwe Tavares and blurring what is familiar yet nuanced across any city by Jonathan Gales of south London-based director collective Factory Fifteen.
“Genre-blurring vocalist Gaika is known for taking London’s underground music scene by storm before being signed to Warp records in 2016”
Captured across continents, each moment is stitched to the next to create a hybrid metropolis that embodies the global nature of the urban experience in a single breathtaking panorama.
Factory Fifteen is a UK-based film and animation studio, led by directors Jonathan Gales*, Paul Nicholls, and KibweTavares. Their backgrounds range from architecture (all trained to Masters-level), 3d visualization, engineering, animation, and photography. They translate this to a multi-disciplinary and distinctive approach to filmmaking.
Their creative shorts and artwork have been exhibited around the world in various film festivals such as Onedotzero, Ars Electronica, Alphaville, The Creators Project, Frieze Art Fair, The Whitechapel Gallery, The Royal Academy, Africa International Film Festival, London Short Film Festival, and Sundance. Factory Fifteen has also won 2 architectural 3D awards including 'Best Architectural 3d Film' (Golden Age) and 'Best Architectural 3D Image' (Megalomania) as well as the RIBA Silver medal (Robots of Brixton) in 2011. Their artwork has also been seen in many of the world's leading Architecture, design, and 3D books, magazines, and blogs, including Stash Mag, 3D World, 3D Artist, Dezeen, Creative Web, Evolo, and METLOCUS.
Factory Fifteen creates award-winning and evocative 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 storytelling 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.
* Gales was hit by a suspected drunk driver in downtown Los Angeles in late 2022.
POST: Studio 4A, 246 Stockwell Road, Brixton, London, SW9 9SP, UK. EMAIL: info@factoryfifteen.com TEL: +44 [0] 7725 986 715