ASCENDANCE
Year: 2024 | Run time: 17 min
Amid the COVID pandemic and BLM protests, Oakland artists create their largest mural yet to amplify the fight for racial justice.
Amidst the pandemic shutting down Oakland’s streets and the revolutionary Black Lives Matter Protests, artists attempt their tallest and most challenging mural yet, determined to use their creations for justice. Born out of the struggle to preserve local culture and painted on the walls of a racial justice organization, ASCENDANCE is a grandiose 90 feet tall mural in Oakland’s Downtown. Though initially violent, the protests blossom into artistic expression, transforming broken windows into canvases. ASCENDANCE arises in this landscape of public resistance and art.
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DIRECTOR: Spencer Wilkinson
PRODUCER: Kodhai Thirumalai
FINISHING EDITOR: Jon Ayon Alonso
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Sareeta Young, Braelan Murray
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Demondre Ward, JJ Harris & Spencer Wilkinson
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Desi Mundo
COMPOSER: Micah Berek
SOUND DESIGNER: James Berek
COLOR BY: Alkemic Color
PHOTOGRAPHERS: Rudi Tcruz, Demondre Ward
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“AT A TIME WHEN SOCIETY HAS NEVER SEEMED MORE DIVIDED, ARTS AND CULTURE CAN BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.”
“AT A TIME WHEN SOCIETY HAS NEVER SEEMED MORE DIVIDED, ARTS AND CULTURE CAN BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.”
“AT A TIME WHEN SOCIETY HAS NEVER SEEMED MORE DIVIDED, ARTS AND CULTURE CAN BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.”
‘ALICE STREET’ CAPTURES THE HISTORY OF A ONCE-BOOMING ARTS DISTRICT AND ITS STRUGGLE TO SAVE A MURAL THAT REPRESENTS IT.”
‘ALICE STREET’ CAPTURES THE HISTORY OF A ONCE-BOOMING ARTS DISTRICT AND ITS STRUGGLE TO SAVE A MURAL THAT REPRESENTS IT.”
‘ALICE STREET’ CAPTURES THE HISTORY OF A ONCE-BOOMING ARTS DISTRICT AND ITS STRUGGLE TO SAVE A MURAL THAT REPRESENTS IT.”
“THE STORY OF AN OAKLAND MURAL THAT SPARKED A MOVEMENT.”
“THE STORY OF AN OAKLAND MURAL THAT SPARKED A MOVEMENT.”
“THE STORY OF AN OAKLAND MURAL THAT SPARKED A MOVEMENT.”