15/11/2025
Sarau …..
Sarau is a series of stills and a short film birthed from our previous project The City They Walk. Created in Bahia, we shaped this work in two forms because the story needed more than one way to speak. It is inspired by the Candomble spiritual practices and by African spiritual symbolism and mythology that move quietly through colour, gesture, and ritual.
The Brazilian symbol artists used the body as a medium of language. They painted with an understanding that felt older and deeply connected to the ancestors. Once the symbols touched the skin the work shifted. It felt as if the message was rising through us rather than being crafted by us. A kind of knowing that lives deep within our DNA.
For me Sarau became a quiet revelation. A reminder that the body remembers what the mind forgets. The film and the stills hold that truth in different ways but honour the same current. Sarau stays open. It does not tell you what to see. It invites you to listen and let meaning find you.
Adult 1 and 2 : .baiano
Spirit Julius Reuben
Photography/videography
Drums
Talent scout
Location scout
Story by Julius Reuben
Direction
Produced by
First assistant director
Film Production/Edit
Digital cleanup
Costume design .macrame.design
Photography assistant