To kick off their comeback season after the pandemic, The New York City Ballet commissioned Andrew to tell the story of two new collaborations. The film premiered at the David Koch Theater on September 30th, 2021.
Music by Zubin Hensler and Hannah Epperson
Produced by Rebekka Bjornsdottir
Additional Cinematography by Ben Stamper
Color Correction and Technical Support by Leandro Badalotti
Additional Editing by Ben Stamper and Julia Discenza
Production Sound Recording by Barbaros A. Kaynak
Camera Assistance by Sebastian Lasaosa Rogers
Sound Mixing by Eli Cohn
See more about the project here
https://www.helix.film/nycb
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This story is a reenactment of the real life events of one young boy. All the names and locations have been changed to protect his real identity.
Directed by Lindsay Branham and Andrew Michael Ellis
Edited by Ben Stamper
Cinematography by Andrew Ellis and Ben Stamper
Original Music by Aled Roberts
Casting by Mawuko Kuadzi
Field Producer Greg Justice, Amy Justice
Script Supervisor Bethany Williams
Production Sound: Greg Justice
Stunt supervision by Hayford Agbedor
Visual Effects by Perry Kroll
Color Correction by Alter Ego
Produced for the New York Times Magazine, New York City Ballet Resident Choreographer, Justin Peck, performs four phrases inspired from his ballets.
The film was created alongside the an article by Sasha Weiss, which can be found here.
nytimes.com/2018/05/10/magazine/justin-peck-is-making-ballet-that-speaks-to-our-everyday-lives.html
Director and Cinematographer - Andrew Michael Ellis
Assistant Camera - Cory Maffucci
Lighting Design - Garrett Doermann
Sound Recording and Mixing - Barbaros Ali Kaynak
"The Shadows Will Fall Behind" (Demo), Music and Performance by Sufjan Stevens
Producer - Amy Kellner for The New York Times Magazine