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“What if I told you, you aren’t the hero in your own story but the villain in someone else’s?” In this special project for Miu Miu, artist Sophia Al-Maria offers us an old story with a new twist. Gravity ∞ Grace is a fairy tale ending (of the world) about a court jester and a royal guard who can’t agree if life is a tragedy or comedy. The pair gaslight, gate-keep and girl-boss each other in an epic battle over POV. Featuring original music by musicians Takiaya Reed and Scarlett Viney of Divide and Dissolve and starring stuntwoman Ayesha Hussain as archetypal twins, this one-minute recap formed the introduction to the unabridged story which played out during the Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2024 show in the Palais d’Iéna on October 3rd, 2023. Sophia Al-Maria’s expansive work across art, publishing, film and TV is united by an urgent question of perspective: if language and stories form our POV, how can we tell fantasy from reality? #MiuMiu #MiuMiuSS24 Full Credits: Title: Gravity ∞ Grace STARRING Ayesha Hussain Writer/Director Sophia Al-Maria Creative Co-ord & Narration Maï Haward Special Thanks to Miuccia Prada Meiling Cooper Shuang Li Meriem Bennani Shumon Basar Marcus MacDonald Jade Ang Jackman Josh Johnson Lydia Orahmane The Dooyewaard Foundation & Mondriaan Initiative Production Company 4Friends Films Hi Production Exec Producer Max Brun Exec Producer Emilia Ponti Producer Nina Angeleri Producer Elisa Canale PM Noni Couell 1st AD Michael Moore 2nd AD Jack Fontaine Runner James Williams DOP Jos Bitelli Steadicam Hannah Jell 1st AC / Op Lou Macnamara 2nd AC Samara Addai Loader Léa Aubigne Playback Adam Forde Playback assist Cecilia Chan Gaffer Carolina Schmidtholstein Desk Op Jonathan Massena de Camin Spark: Engelbert Hurtado Spark: Damian Cooper Spark: Axel Morin Grip Kylie Stubbs Grip Assist Katie Hamilton Set Designer Y-Lan Art Assist Dan Freduah Gyimah Art Assist Omar O’reilly SFX Andrew Duffy SFX Assistant Maurice Brooks Action consultant Tom Connelly Hair Emilie Bromley Hair Assist Tia Feels Hair Assist Becky Jamieson Makeup Crystabel Riley Tailor Aylin Altinelli Manicurist Saffron Goddard Manicurist Rebecca Orme Studio Black Island Studios POST Executive Producer Max Brun Producer Elisa Canale Editor Léo Parmentier Colourist Luis Reggiardo Post Production Digital Orchard Post Producer Noé Philipson Head of scan. Dan Redrup VFX Visual Edge Andy Taplin Rob Currie Nick Clark-Lowes Composer (Guitar Vocals, Synth, Piano & Soprano Saxophone) Takiaya Reed Drummer Scarlett Viney Recorded and Engineered by Iggy B and Takiaya Reed Music Production, arrangement & additional composition Asmara Maroof and Daniel Pineda Additional recording & composition Joshua Faye Mix & Master Nicholas Wilbur Suppliers ARRI Rentals, PANALUX, Pirate Grips Stock 16mm Kodak Processing & Scanning Digital Orchard Insurance Aviva
