SEASON 1, SERIES 3
THIS CAMPAIGN SHARES THE STORY OF HOW OMNIÅ BEGAN SIMPLY ENCOUNTERING THE QUESTION “HEB JE EEN VUURTJE?” - TRANSLATED TO “DO YOU HAVE A LIGHTER?” THIS MOMENT SPARKED HIGHLY DIVERSE CREATIVES TO GO ON A MISSION TO BREAK THE BOUNDARIES CREATED BY MODERN DAY SOCIETY. ET VOILÀ : S1 MODERN MILITANT, WAS WEAVED FROM THE REALITY OF 2 STRANGERS FALLING IN LOVE, AND HOW IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT FOR THE LOVERS TO TURN ONE ANOTHER'S WORLD’S UPSIDE DOWN. NEVERTHELESS, THE UTOPIA OF BEING TOGETHER IS REALLY THE CATALYST OF A MOVEMENT KNOWN AS “STRENGTH IN NUMBERS”.
PHOTOGRAPHED BY:
VINCENT MERINO
TEAM:
CREATIVE DIRECTOR - ANYAH SEALEY
PRODUCER - DIEK VAN DER PLAS & LIZ BYKOV
CASTING - TIMOTEJ LETONJA
STYLIST - GINO GURRIERI
MUA - JAZZ BEN -KHALIFA
VIDEOGRAPHER & EDITOR - FIRGINIO ARLAUD
GAFFER & LIGHTING EDITOR - JERLIENA ROOSBLAD
SOUND DESIGNER - DANIEL BERENDS
MUSIC & VOICE OVER - JOIAH
HAIR - HAKA
MODELS - LOU VAN HOOFF & MARCUS HANSMA AT THE MOVEMENT MOVEMENTS
VENUE - VENU, HAARLEMMERDIJK 138, 1013 JJ AMSTERDAM
WE WERE ALL BORN ALONE,
AS SOLDIERS AS MEN,
AS WOMEN,
AS NON- BINARY...
BUT MOST OF ALL,
WE WE WERE BORN AS HUMANS!
AND YET,
IT MAY TAKE A MOMENT IN LIFE,
JUST A BLINK OF A SECOND FOR YOU
TO REALISE YOU MAY MEET SOMEONE THAT
TURNS YOUR WORLD UP SIDE DOWN!
NOW YOUR DEFINITION OF STRENGTH
IS COUPLED IN TOGETHERNESS.
MODERN MILITANTS OF THE NEW AGE.
AN AGE FOR US.
SEASON 1, SERIES 2
LOVE IS LOVE
PHOTOGRAPHED BY:
SVENJA JOSEFA
TEAM:
CREATIVE DIRECTOR - ANYAH SEALEY
PRODUCER - DIEK VAN DER PLAS
ARTISTIC DIRECTING ASSITANT: TIM VAN DER PLAS
CASTING - ANYAH SEALEY
STYLIST - JALEESA CHARY
MUA - JAZZ BEN -KHALIFA
VIDEOGRAPHER & EDITOR - FIRGINIO ARLAUD
MUSIC - DANIEL BERENDS
MODELS - AKIE BERLOUIS, RAFAËLLA ALVARES, HAZEL ASHANTI
VENUE - HOTEL MARIA KAPEL, KORTE ACHTERSTRAAT 2A, HOORN, THE NETHERLANDS
SEASON 1, SERIES 1
THE ASHANTI EMPIRE, IN THE ASHANTI REGION, LOCATED IN GHANA, WEST AFRICA ALSO KNOWN AS THE ASANTE EMPIRE, IS KNOWN FOR ITS HISTORY OF CREATING ELABORATE JEWELRY. MEMBERS STILL WEAR GOLD, BRONZE, AND BEADS IN SPECIAL CEREMONIES TODAY. THE EMPIRE WAS FOUNDED BY THE AKAN PEOPLE, WHO MIGRATED TO GHANA FROM THE SAHEL AND SAHARA. IN CUSTOM TRADITION, ASHANTI KINGS & QUEEN MOTHERS ADORNED THEMSELVES IN HEAVY WEIGHTED GOLD. THIS SERIES IS A LOOSE EXTENSION OF APPRECIATION DEPICTING THE BAGS AS WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GOLD IN THE PREVIOUSLY NAMED GOLD COAST - CURRENT DAY GHANA. THIS IS ALSO, 1/2 OF THE FOUNDERS, ANYAH'S TRIBE.
PHOTOGRAPHED BY:
KWABENA SEKYI APPIAH-NTI
TEAM:
CREATIVE DIRECTOR - ANYAH SEALEY
PRODUCER - DIEK VAN DER PLAS
CASTING - DIEK & ANYAH
STYLIST - JEANPAUL PAULA
MUA - JAZZ BEN -KHALIFA
MODELS - KOBBY SEFA, ABIGAYL ANDERSON & KIKI BOREEL
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
VENUE - MIKE'S HOUSE
