Synopsis : A monochrome portrait of unorthodox beauty highlights the uncommon skin condition of Vitiligo.
Positive is a Hybrid Film and a black and white series starring three people with special skin conditions.
Putting a spotlight on albinism and vitiligo through negative editing , the project aims to raise awareness of these skin conditions and the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination those with albinism and vitiligo face.
By allowing the negative to empower the positive, Hadi Moussally highlights our similarities, rather than our differences. The photo series was released in 2016 and premiered on Kaltblut Magazine. The film was released in 2018 and premiered on NOWNESS.
Credits _____
Produced by
h7o7
Film by
Hadi Moussally
DOP & Post-Production
Olivier Pagny
Photography
Hadi Moussally & Olivier Pagny
Starring
Adina Ntankeu, Tiger Lily & Kevin Stoffel
Jewelry
COSH, Aicanon & Marion Parfait
Original Music
Max Romain
Fashion Stylist
Florencia Quiaios
Assistant Stylist
Sophia Hansjacob
Hair Stylist
Virginie Carmen Lola
Make Up Artist
Roberto Mambretti
Awards & Nominations
« Best Experimental Short Film » Award
Maracay International Film & Video Festival 2018
« Best Edit in Fashion Film » Award
Canadian International Fashion Film Festival 2018
Honorable Mention
Pop Culture Film Festival 2019
« Best Editing » Nomination
Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival 2018
« Best Visual & Special Effect » Nomination
Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival 2018
Official Selections
« Berlin Commercial 2020 » / Berlin (Germany) / September 2020
« DAS NYC Experimental Microshorts 2020 » / Brooklyn (USA) / March 2020
« Amsterdam Independent Film Festival 2019 » / Amsterdam (Netherlands) / October 2019
« Verona International Film Festival 2019 » / Verona (Italy) / September 2019
« Sinevizyon 2019 » / Lefkoşa (Cyprus) / September 2019
« Mosaic World Film Festival 2019 » / Rockford (USA) / September 2019
« Pop Culture Film Festival 2019 »
« International Motion Festival 2019 » / Nicosia (Cyprus) / May 2019
« Paris Parachute Light Zero / International Short Film Festival Music & Fashion 2019 » / Paris (France) / May 2019
« Athens Fashion Film Festival 2019 » / Athens (Greece) / February 2019
« Copenhagen Fashion Film Festival 2019 » / Copenhagen (Denmark) / January 2019
« Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival 2018 » / Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) / December 2018
« Fashion Film Festival Istanbul 2018 » / Istanbul (Turkey) / November 2018
« Artfools - Eco Fashion Film Festival 2018 » / Larissa (Greece) / November 2018
« Los Angeles Fashion Film Festival 2018 » / Los Angeles (USA) / October 2018
« Experimental Film & Music Video Festival 2018 » / Toronto (Canada) / October 2018
« A Shaded View On Fashion Film Festival 2018 » / Paris (France) / October 2018
« Caribbean Fashion & Arts Feature Festival 2018 » / Arima (Trinidad and Tobago) / October 2018
« Bideodromo Festival 2018 » / Bilbao (Spain) / September 2018
« Fashion Films RD 2018 » / Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic ) / September 2018
« Unseen Festival 2018 » / Denver (USA ) / September 2018
« Maracay International Film & Video Festival 2018 » / Maracay (Venezuela) / June 2018
« Canadian International Fashion Film Festival 2018 » / Calgary (Canada) / May 2018
« Santiago International Fashion Film Festival 2018 » / Santiago (Chile) / March 2018
Exhibitions
« Beirut Art Fair 2018 » / Beirut (Lebanon) / September 2018
« Photo of the Year Exhibition at Fish Eye Gallery » / Paris (France) / January 2018
« Positive exhibition at M'sieurs Dames » / Paris (France) / September-October 2017
« Albinism Awareness exhibition at Maison de l'UNESCO Paris » / Paris (France) / June 2016
« Tribute to Women at Hotel de Ville » / Paris (France) / May 2016
Magazines
« Photo of the Week in Lense.fr» / Digital / November 2017
« Dark Beauty Magazine » / Print 2.17 / July 2017
« Dark Beauty Magazine » / Webtorial / February 2017
« Kaltblut Magazine » / Berlin (Germany) / October 2016