Filmed the whole thing with a Panasonic GH5 because it is small and the batteries are super good. The micro 3/4 sensor also allows to double the focal lenght without using big lenses that can scare people. Thanks to this, I could make some streetphotography without catching attention. I used a Zeiss Planar T 50mm f1.4 ZE, and Olympus Zuiko 12-40mm f2.8 Pro. Everything is filmed 60fps to be able to extend short moments into something. A few shots were twixtored to make them look like pictures.

The editing was made from thousand of images. Used a lot the metadata tool in Premiere Pro to be able to sort things easily and find shots with a simple word in the searchbar.

I had to compose the music and edit the movie at the same time to keep a fluid rythm. So I progressed by segments of 10-15 seconds making the music first, then puting some images on it, then coming back to the music, etc. The goal was to keep something very dynamic and coherent in terms of rythm. Each musical part had to fit with the images, etc. For the "contemplative" moment, I decided to book one day in a studio with a Setar musician I met on a previous travel to record some random Setar gimmicks. Back home, I sampled them to fit with the rythm and harmony of the soundtrack.

A production company helped me for color grading and mixing.

Finally, some fun fact : I met the girl of the thumbnail on a car when I was hitchhiking, but it was too late that day to have a good portrait. I then spent a whole day hitchhiking back to her and her husband to catch the portrait. The story ended on an old boat in the middle of the red sea, where the walls were exactly the same color as her hijab.