Candy Man

password: candy

This film was a combination of many influences and ideas put into a contemporary lens. First starting off with the readings for Blues People, and the serious pain and agony of many of Mississippi John Hurt's & Lead Belly's songs. I was going through some of my favorites and realized I would never be able to live up to the serious brutality and reality of the situations and emotions presented in those songs. After absorbing all of this, I decided the best way to approach it would be through comedy, because most of the ridiculous absurdities of life can be expressed through comedy in a much truer and transferable light. I found Candy Man to be a hilarious song, and realized that it's extremely applicable to today's contemporary world. My friend WAS THE CANDY MAN. Rafael is the Candy Man. People call him "Big Dad", that's his middle name basically. So, there was no hesitation in the casting. I brought him over with him knowing nothing of what would happen, I had a general idea of where it was going, but the FINAL question that made this short all the worth it was completely in the moment. And I'm grateful of these accident/miracles that happen during filming. They make the work all the more interesting and beautiful and worth doing.

After the seriousness of the work below, this one was meant to be a change in direction.