Above: Some fun footage from our shoot in New York with Harlem dance troupe, KR3Ts. Below: Preliminary Trailer for the feature.
I've been working on a side project for the last 6 months that is now finally (beginning) to come to fruition. After 1 photo shoot and a very brief video shoot, I'm moving forward with an international "blogumentary" project entitled "Shake The Dust."
The documentary, which will ideally be shared in the form of videos, words, and photos through Loose Luggage, will also be cut into a final feature documentary. It will cover break-dancing and b-boy culture in countries across the globe-- from Brazil, to Uganda, to the Middle East, to Cambodia.
As I move forward with this project, which, I confess, is my heart, I must appeal to you all, my friends: we need funding. We are shooting next week here in New York City to work on putting together our first webisode as well as a promo to help us begin raising money. In the mean time, we're working on researching everything from grants to commercial partnerships to make this happen. I'm already so excited about the potential of this project-- not only as a stand-alone piece of art, but also as something that pushes the future of this blog.
Right now this page will operate as the "Shake the Dust" homepage. I need a few things from you all:
1. A web designer. I'm looking for someone with web design experience who wants to jump on board and VOLUNTEER (in hopes of future pay once we get funding). If you're interested, e-mail your resume/examples of work to adam@shakethedust.org.
2. Funding! If you know any grants, public or private donors, or great brands interested in commercial partnerships (or just want to donate a bunch of money yourself) please let me know. All of our funding is being run through The Harrison Center for the Arts who are acting as our fiscal agent. They will be insuring that all of the funds are handled properly and with integrity as well as helping make any donation TAX-WRITE-OFFABLE. Again, e-mail me at adam@shakethedust.org.
3. Dancers/Connections! We're working on developing connections with B-boys and street dancers across the planet. We're excited to partner with people in places like Cambodia, Korea, Uganda, among many other places. We'd love to hear from you dancers-- and anyone else that is involved in the break-dancing/b-boy world. Once more: adam@shakethedust.org.
Also, I'd like to introduce my partner and cinematographer: Mr. Patrick Jones. You can check out his reel here.
Stay tuned to here and to my blog, LooseLuggage.com for more info.
Love,
Adam Sjöberg, photographer, documentarian, blogger, founder of Loose Luggage
