Nominated for two Webby Awards

After a Best of the Year nomination on Vimeo earlier this year, our anthem video that we directed for Cranbrook Academy of Art is now nominated for two Webby Awards, respectively in the Short Form category for Branded Content and the Art & Experimental category for General Video.

You can support the project by voting at the following links:

https://winners.webbyawards.com/winners/video/branded-entertainment/short-form-branded?years=0&sort=0

https://winners.webbyawards.com/winners/video/general-video/art-experimental?years=0&sort=0



Best of the Year nomination on Vimeo

Cranbrook - This is the space is being nominated for Best of the Year in the Brand Vision category at the Vimeo Festival & Awards.


From the Vimeo team:

“Every year, Vimeo staff nominate superstar members of our community in recognition of their creative use of our platform. To honor their great work and inspire our audience, we host an all-day event of screenings, panels, and workshops featuring top minds in the film and marketing industry. This year, the Vimeo Festival & Awards is scheduled to take place virtually on Thursday, January 14th. The winners in each category will be announced at the awards ceremony. 

This year, the curation team has narrowed down our top five favorite films that provide a compelling explanation of a company's mission and purpose, and your ad for Cranbrook Academy of Art, "This Is the Space," has been nominated for a Vimeo "Best of the Year" award!“

We look forward to the event.

Gojira - Live at Red Rocks

Recorded live on May 11th, 2017 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, Colorado, the Deka Brothers’ latest work for Gojira is coming out today on YouTube, and for 24 hours only.

Be sure to tune in at 4PM EDT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjF-lg0na2E

From Gojira: “We are excited to finally share our Live at Red Rocks. Captured 3 years ago, May 11th 2017, on our US tour with Opeth and Devin Townsend Project. An incredible memory for us in a breathtaking landscape. We kept this baby under our belt this whole time waiting for a special moment to release it.

Fun fact, this was Gojira’s 1,000th show. After witnessing the disintegration of our Summer Tours 2020, we thought it was a good moment to give a little something away before getting back on track. We are currently working to re-schedule a tour to take place next year. We are not yet in a position to confirm shows but hope to have more news for you in the coming weeks.”

In the meantime, you can check the trailer below.


MY BLOOD - online premiere on Film Shortage

MY BLOOD, the latest short film directed by the Deka Brothers is now premiering on Film Shortage as the featured film of the week. Director of Photography, Geoff George, received the 2019 Emerging Cinematographer Award from the International Cinematographer’s Guild for his work on the project.

You can access the film here: https://filmshortage.com/shorts/my-blood/

A desperate single mother needs help from father and son exorcists to save her only daughter suffering from demonic possession

On a cold winter night, William and his teenage son, Jake, enter a rundown house in northwest Detroit. Once inside, they find Mathilde. A desperate single mother who needs their help to save her only daughter suffering from demonic possession.

Silver-tongued William regales in telling Mathilde why her daughter has fallen from grace. He’s a narcissist, in love with the sound of his own voice. William is there to make a buck, not empathize with Mathilde’s plight. Jake, on the other hand, is the real talent of the twosome. Quiet and brooding, he patiently waits for his cue to begin the process of freeing the young girl from her torment. When the “job” is done, William and Jake make a quick retreat with Mathilde’s life savings in William’s pocket.

My Blood is a story about an overbearing father, his rebellious teenage progeny and their dark, supernatural connection.

“After working extensively on music videos in the US with producer Michael Manasseri and director of photography Geoff George, as well as with a small group of recurring actors, we thought it was time for us to challenge ourselves with dialogue-based narration. We had directed many short films and even a feature film, in our French native tongue back in Europe, but our experience with English dialogue was limited to shorter form commercials or book trailers at the time. MY BLOOD was a way to test ourselves as directors, and the experience definitely taught us a lot.”

My Blood holds itself to high standards in comparison to some horror classics. With a fantastic cast lead by John C. Forman and Jaden Eller, who truly create a vivid and toxic father-son relationship, the story pivots between violet exorcisms and sparking tensions between them. Brilliantly highlighted by DoP Geoff George who received the Emerging Cinematographer Award from the International Cinematographers Guild for his work on My Blood. Directors Julien & Ben Deka pulled off a tremendous work along with their crew. A film that certainly sets the table for a much larger story. something that the Deka brothers say is already in the works. A feature length script adapted from MY BLOOD. Looking deeper into that father and son exorcist relationship, and the eventual clash between the two. Where can we buy out tickets?


Cranbrook Academy of Art - manifesto video

Cranbrook Academy of Art is the only MFA and MArch-granting institution in the United States devoted exclusively to a studio-based graduate education in art, architecture, and design. Consistently ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top ten graduate programs of art and design in the country, they commissioned a promo video for the first time in their 80+ years of history.

This is the space. Manifesto directed by the Deka Brothers.

MY BLOOD screening at CAMERIMAGE 2019

Energa CAMERIMAGE is the the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography.

MY BLOOD, the 17 minute short film directed by the Deka Brothers and DPed by Geoff George will be screened on November 15, 2019 out of competition, as part of the Emerging Cinematographer Awards 2019 for which Geoff was honored earlier this year.

EDIT 11/15/2019: pictures from the Festival (screening and program):