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the act of dreaming_film poster

poster 2
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poster for the feature documentary, the act of dreaming.
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directors john maggio and neha shastry asked that we might make the titles and poster for their forthcoming feature documentary, the act of dreaming. the film is a deeply intimate portrait of the lives of three families working to make the united states their home amid a shifting political landscape and widespread hostility towards immigrants.

the poster you see here was the second of two posters caspar made after presenting a range of possible directions to john and neha. it's an homage to and an evolution of the work of michael bierut, ryan habbyshaw and some others. the intention with the poster was not only to speak to the film's narrative but also to the larger political picture regarding the united states of america these days. 

the film will be having a special screening at the buffalo international film festival. do see it if you have the means. it's a moving, probing and highly timely piece of work.
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actofdreaming.com
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protomen_act III_record sleeve

cover
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record sleeve for the protomen's third album, act III - this city made us
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in 2005 our excellent friends the protomen released a self-titled LP now known affectionately as act I. a year later caspar and the band were introduced, and we began working with them to bring a fury to their visual artwork that felt appropriate to their unique music. by 2009 the protomen were ready to release another album, the second chapter in their story. it was called act II - the father of death. for this LP we made not just the beautifully complex physical artwork, but also a film.

16 years later the protomen finished what will be their third and final album as a band. act III - this city made us is its title and this is its cover. the caspar david friedrich-esque "rückenfigur" image was devised by the band and executed by john delucca and caspar. john painted it in his usual formidable way, and caspar drew the logo and took care of the typesetting and layout.

given the distinctly narrative based nature of the protomen's music, a new song (or two) will be released every week on bandcamp, just like watching a TV show.  those who preorder simply have to refresh the page each week to get new music.

it's a beautiful record, mark our words, and we hope you enjoy listening to it.
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theprotomen.bandcamp.com/album/act-iii-this-city-made-us
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the curfew_film poster

poster
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poster for the short film, the curfew.
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writer, director and visual artist shehrezad maher reached out after finding our work online. they had just finished their first narrative short film and it had been selected for the orizzonti short films international competition at this year's venice biennale. 

the film follows ayaan as he becomes a temporary caregiver for his indian grandmother. both from the same ethnic background and yet separated by a language barrier, they find themselves adrift in a silence haunted by spectres of a colonial past. this rift starts to affect how ayaan sees strangers and himself.

caspar watched the film and was immediately taken by it. after much discussion with shehrezad caspar presented a series of directions a poster for the film could take. shehrezad chose the one you see here and then mailed various props from the film from new york to caspar in berlin. work then began on printing the vintage photograph, cutting perspex, buying ice cream, and then designing, lighting and photographing the scene you see here. the delicate and fetching ice cream styling was done by mina munarova.

do see this film if you have have the means. it has one shot in it in particular that we've found hard to forget.
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labiennale.org/en/cinema/2025/orizzonti/curfew
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