We recently
interviewed Tawd Dorenfeld about his war themed animated music video for Serj Tankian's
"Unthinking Majority".
Now his new project, "Hurqalya" is showing this Friday at the LA Downtown Film Festival after it's World premiere in the Slovakia Republic.
The animated film will be in full form accompanied by a most remarkable soundtrack scored and recorded live
by world renowned composer Trey Spruance and his equally gifted band of
musicians the Secret Chiefs 3
(past Spruance collaborations include John Zorn, Mike Patton, & more)
The Story:
"Hurqalya"(Other World)
A willful man takes the shape of an oblivious goat
in hopes to discover the value of death in a world overwhelmed by its own
ideologies.
ACT I
Act of one man's employment
The Man is granted his mission to become a Goat in order to bea locks of the call
and is required to employ seven mates to form and embellish the Man's
right of passage.
The Goat and Company hitch a ride with a wandering Cult of Numbers,
where Goat learns that his best friend Soldier and Soldier's runaway, Lover Veneylla
seek a Gold Trimmed Saber in hopes of healing Soldier's self-inflicted wound.
ACT II
Lovers
Land of Lovers and inevitable future changes
Here, the Goat must choose to save or sacrafice his friend the wounded soldier to the Sincere Sultan.
ACT III
Act of Denial
Goat finds himself alone and questions if he is being followed or led by his own oracle.
Confused, and fearing a death without value,
the Goat turns to the Soiled Horse with a series of questions
only to partake in a riddling conversation that leads to the Goat's first
death by the flames of his own innocence.
The Goat's composited thirds go through a series of deaths:
First death by innocence,
Second death upon the Gold Trimmed Saber,
and the third death by an abundance of belief.
ACT IV
Act of He
After Goat loses his purpose of character, and personality,
the thirds of the Goat rush for a final chance of salvation by feasting
upon a myriad of philosophies,
and learning "All-Law."
...only to be returned, baptized by the Soil that weaned the fine Goat.
ACT V
Act of Me
The Secret Chapter.
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