Let Sleeping Dogs Lie is the first project in the SaveUrEyes anthropology. A series of urgent visuals unravelling systemic pain in three unconnected characters. Working with dance artists Ezra Owen, Victoria Shulungu and Jordan Douglas, each chapter in the Let Sleeping Dogs Lie trilogy sits as its own story exploring faith, identity and societal pressures.
Chapter #1
DOG’S CHILD
“Sometimes I think pain is just a lack of understanding. If we could only understand it all, would we feel no pain? God must feel no pain”
Chapter #2
DRY ONE’S EYES
“We were all born so beautiful, the greatest tragedy is being convinced we are not”
Chapter #3
DAD'S SKIN
“I walk with a limp ‘cause I’ve been wrestling with the Holy Ghost
Deep end of this pit but still somehow, I keep on floating on
Thought I lost my grip but God reminded me it’s holy”
*CONTENT WARNING*
The video contains material that some people may find triggering or traumatising
Collaborators
Ben Williams
Ben is a pioneering film and digital content creator working nationally and internationally at the intersection of arts & culture and commercial brands.
Torben Lars Sylvest
Self-taught and trailblazing, Torben Lars Sylvest is a music producer and sound designer creating original scores for hip hop dance theatre and film
Lee Griffiths
Dance artist turned choreographer turned mum turned producer, Lee Griffiths is a producer working at the forefront of Hip Hop and Hip Hop dance theatre.