Iman Europe - EGO DEATH (The Official Short Film)

In a battle between ego and self, who wins? IF “EGO DEATH” MOVED YOU, JOIN THE CO-CREATION MOVEMENT: https://co-creation.art LISTEN TO CHRYSALIS (ALBUM) BY IMAN EUROPE X KAELIN ELLIS: https://lnk.to/imaneurope follow me on instagram:   / imaneurope   “Ego Death” is a black-and-white psychological music film starring Iman Europe as two versions of herself: Ego and Self. Directed by Iman Europe and Elyse Thoms, this film guides us through a cinematic split-screen conversation, Self appears light, soft, calm and confident. Ego emerges rigid, wounded, imposing and cloaked in darkness—protective in intention, but destructive in action. What begins as an internal dialogue becomes a confrontation between confidence and fear, protection and control, the person we truly are and the armor we mistake for ourselves. Ego believes it is here to protect her. Self realizes that the same voice claiming to defend her may also destroy her relationships, opportunities and connection to what is true. The confrontation ends with a question: can the ego ever truly die? CO-CREATE “EGO DEATH” Co-Creation invites the people who believe in this work to help carry it into the world. By contributing, you become part of the living story and public Credit Wall behind “Ego Death,” while helping support the film, its release and the independent art surrounding it. Join the movement and view the Co-Creator Credit Wall: https://co-creation.art FILM CREDITS A COMMON UNITY ARTS PRODUCTION Starring: Iman Europe Directed by: Elyse Thoms + Iman Europe Executive Producer: C.Y. Lee Written by: Iman Europe Director of Photography: Brendan Boyle Gaffer: Shivashish Ajuja Camera Assistants: Isaiah Ray Pearce + Samantha Knott Production Assistants: Roann Mesina + Tyie Ried Hair: Kyla Eveillard Makeup: Genesis Jackson Wardrobe Design: Amani Ellis Styling: Iman Europe Grillz: Zero Below Grillz Edited by: Brendan Boyle VFX: Brendan Boyle Color: Kootenay Color Choreography: Darryl Keith BTS Capture: Myshia Cheatham GOONS Goon 1: Afi El Goon 2: Good Joon Goon 3: Ja’maal Hassan Goon 4: Mistress of Rap Goon 5: Tahmique Cameron Goon 6: Abdou Jobe Goon 7: Lauren Kennedy MUSIC CREDITS Performed and Written by: Iman Europe Produced by: Kaelin Ellis Mixed and Mastered by: Sam Girardot Engineered by: Taylor Alford Executive Producer: C.Y. Lee Published by: Missing Link Music Distributed by: UnitedMasters CO-CREATOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT This film was made possible in part by the people who chose to co-create it with me. Thank you to every co-creator who contributed to bringing “Ego Death” to life. View the full Co-Creator Credit Wall— or add your name to it: https://co-creation.art ABOUT “EGO DEATH” “Ego Death” appears on CHRYSALIS, a project by Iman Europe about transformation, shedding, becoming and the difficult space between who we have been and who we are becoming. Comment below: Who won—Ego or Self? Listen to CHRYSALIS and explore more from Iman Europe: https://lnk.to/imaneurope LYRIC EXCERPT “See confidence is cool, but you—you’re the wounded me Any last words before we read them your eulogy?” “Here lies ego Perfect in intention, destructive in action Intention is never enough And action is all that ever counts.” Full lyrics: See pinned comment #ImanEurope #EgoDeath #Chrysalis #OfficialMusicVideo #AlternativeRnB #ExperimentalRnB #CinematicMusicVideo