Using simple, illuminative paper-cut puppetry, this enchanting video imagines the moment of witness that inspired Gwendolyn Brooks to write her landmark poem, "We Real Cool." Created by Manual Cinema in association with Crescendo Literary, with story by Eve Ewing and Nate Marshall and music by Jamila Woods and Ayanna Woods.
WE REAL COOL
Is a short video based on the poem by poet Gwendolyn Brooks, commissioned by the Poetry Foundation and distributed online.
CREDITS
Directed by Drew Dir
Concept by Eve L. Ewing & Nate Marshall
Based on the Poem by Gwendolyn Brooks
Music by Ayanna Woods & Jamila Woods
Puppeteers: Sarah Fornace, Kasey Foster, Charlotte Long, Julia Miller
Puppet Fabrication by Drew Dir & Sarah Fornace
Musicians:
Nolan Chin, keys
Anton Hatwich, bass
Jonathon Wenzel, drums
Jamila Woods, vocals
Sound Design by Kyle Vegter & Ben Kauffman
Mixed and Mastered by Kyle Vegter
Recorded at Manual Cinema Studios by: Kyle Vegter & Ben Kauffman