High alone with Jackson Wang
Directed by Rodrigo Inada of Partizan, Jackson Wang’s High Alone is a haunting visual exploration of solitude and perception.
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Directed by Rodrigo Inada of Partizan, Jackson Wang’s High Alone is a haunting visual exploration of solitude and perception.
On directing the film, Inada shared: “I’ve always been fascinated by duality, shaped by my experience as a Japanese descendant growing up in Brazil. I’ve often felt like two different people, the way others perceived me versus who I truly was inside. It’s the idea of being put in a box, how people watch and perceive you, or even how you can be an entertainment to people sometimes, but no one really knows observing from outside of that box how you really feel.
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- Production Company Partizan/USA
- Director Rodrigo Inada
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Credits
View on- Production Company Partizan/USA
- Director Rodrigo Inada
- Editing Church Edit
- VFX Yeap Crew
- Color Electric Theatre Collective/USA
- South Korea Production Service Ran Films
- Chief Creative Officer Peter Yoon
- Executive Creative Director Jackson Wang
- Producer Jackson Lee Forsythe
- Executive Producer Sara Nix
- Executive Producer Pegah Farahmand
- Production Designer Ruta Kiskyte
- Head of Production Ani Mikirdichian
- DP Pierre de Kerchove
- Editor Aaron Saiki
- VFX Yura Karikh
- VFX Artist Igor Eyth
- Colorist Luke Morrison
- Color Producer Alex Carswell
- Sound Designer Benson Herbert
- Sound Designer Tom Field
- Producer Sara Zhao
- Producer DJ Seo
- Line Producer Jiseok Choi
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Credits
powered by- Production Company Partizan/USA
- Director Rodrigo Inada
- Editing Church Edit
- VFX Yeap Crew
- Color Electric Theatre Collective/USA
- South Korea Production Service Ran Films
- Chief Creative Officer Peter Yoon
- Executive Creative Director Jackson Wang
- Producer Jackson Lee Forsythe
- Executive Producer Sara Nix
- Executive Producer Pegah Farahmand
- Production Designer Ruta Kiskyte
- Head of Production Ani Mikirdichian
- DP Pierre de Kerchove
- Editor Aaron Saiki
- VFX Yura Karikh
- VFX Artist Igor Eyth
- Colorist Luke Morrison
- Color Producer Alex Carswell
- Sound Designer Benson Herbert
- Sound Designer Tom Field
- Producer Sara Zhao
- Producer DJ Seo
- Line Producer Jiseok Choi
This theme naturally drew me to Jackson’s story and his past character, The Magic Man. In this video, I wanted to ground that character in reality, transforming him into an escape artist whose suffering becomes the true spectacle. The audience watches, captivated, only to leave him alone when the show ends, as if his pain were just another form of entertainment.
Visually, I mirrored the idea of duality and entrapment by exploring reflections and the colour red as a hidden story. Inspired by films like Black Swan and David Lynch's work, I wanted the imagery to feel surreal yet emotionally raw, as if reality itself was shifting. Working with an incredible team, including my longtime friends and talented artists across South Korea and beyond, made this project even more special, a true full-circle moment where years of collaboration and passion came together to bring this vision to life.”
