A celebration of colour
The Netherlands’ Eurovision Song contest entry, Birth of a New Age by Jeangu Macrooy, gets a sumptuous video honouring Afro-Caribbean mythology.
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- Production Company Smarthouse Films
- Director Kevin Osepa
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Credits
powered by
- Production Company Smarthouse Films
- Director Kevin Osepa
- Colorist Qianwei Tong
- Executive Producer/Founder Danielle Guirguis
- Producer Julia Schmidt
- DP Jasper Wolf
- Editor Fatih Tura
- Editor Maarten Ernest
Credits
powered by
- Production Company Smarthouse Films
- Director Kevin Osepa
- Colorist Qianwei Tong
- Executive Producer/Founder Danielle Guirguis
- Producer Julia Schmidt
- DP Jasper Wolf
- Editor Fatih Tura
- Editor Maarten Ernest
Using mouth-wateringly lush imagery, full of opulent colour and texture, the promo for this year’s Dutch Eurovision offering, Birth of a New Age, boldly portrays black culture and resilience through a post-colonial lens.
Directed by Kevin Osepa and produced by Smarthouse, the film was shot in such notable Amsterdam historic landmarks as the Rijksmuseum.
The collaboration between singer Jeangu Macrooy, who was born and raised in the former Dutch colony Suriname, and Osepa, who hails from the Dutch Antilles, follows a journey from rebellion to liberation, culminating in Macrooy’s symbolic baptism.
