WATCH: Agoria unveils powerful short film to ‘Embrace the World’

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Agoria unveils powerful short film to ‘Embrace the World

Directed by the award-winning JESSY MOUSSALLEM

Agoria – Embrace ft. Phoebe Killdeer

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Directed by Lebanese filmmaker Jessy Moussallem, the mastermind behind ‘Heart of Sky’, Agoria has unveiled a captivating short-film for his latest single, ‘Embrace.’ The poignant video deals with the militarization of the human mind, capturing soldiers passing their days training in an isolated setting.

“We are the danger…”

Explaining the story behind ‘Embrace’ Jessy says, “my uncle was killed at the age of 22, two days before Christmas in December 1983, while fighting for a militia during the civil war in Lebanon. Growing up and hearing stories about him and his comrades, I questioned the militarization of human kind; how these young soldiers are trained to kill, and at the same time willing to sacrifice their lives. This film explores notions of institutionalized ritual, masculinity, and sacrifice, where human intimacy and the brutality of militarization blur.”

“Give back to nature, all that you took”

Agoria personally enlisted Jessy to direct the visuals for ‘Embrace’, “there was no question for me – I only wanted Jessy to direct the video for Embrace. She is fabulous and the only who could film the right message of the song. Her ability to defend engaging topics with poetry always blows my mind. It’s always more tricky to deliver positive messages than negative or cynical ones. The video is showing the training of soldiers, in their intimacy, facing their ego, their doubts. Most of all – it questions our own choices, our duplicity, the fears and the challenges of humanity.”

“Leave the world alone, give up the ego…”

Famed for her directing of indie rock band Mashrou’ Leila – a narrative that included one hundred women in an ode to the strength and grace of Arab women – Jessy Moussallem was awarded the Young Director award at Cannes Lions. The video became Number 1 trending on YouTube and went on to be nominated at the UKMV.

An example of the emerging ‘Drift’ genre, a movement expressing freedom in musical taste,‘Embrace’ expresses a new side to Agoria’s creative output. Laced with Phoebe Killdeer’s haunting lyrics,‘Embrace’ showcases Agoria’s talent for creating deep, stripped-back, stirring melodies. The single comes with a much-hyped Black Coffee & Aquatone remix.

STREAM Black Coffee & Aquatone Remix, HERE

Agoria is a highly-respected musical artist who connects the creative, cultural overlap of the French electronic scene with art, film, fashion and Artificial Intelligence. The release of ‘Embrace’ follows another busy summer for Agoria, where he dipped into the world of AI and space age technology. Enlisted to take part in Sonar x NASA’s campaign earlier this year, Agoria programmed music to be transmitted into space. He also debuted his first live show at Sonar Festival, Forbidden Fruit in DublinBelgium’s Dour FestivalAll Points East and Bestival in the UK, and We Love Green in Paris.

 

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