Wakinyan

Written and directed by Martin Lisius.

WINNER - 2017 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival.

OFFICIAL SELECTION - Dallas VideoFest 29, Raw Science Film Festival 2016, Deep in the Heart of Texas Film Festival 2017.

Wakinyan is a Lakota word meaning thunder, or thunder spirit. The language is one used by native people of the American Great Plains.

I chose Wakinyan as the title of this short film because it describes one of the few things that still exists on the Plains unaltered by man. It has always existed, and will – hopefully - remain unchanged. Wakinyan offers a glimpse into a pristine, natural world displayed on a canvas as big as the sky.

Content was photographed during the spring of 2016, mostly in Texas, Colorado and the Nebraska Sandhills. It required thousands of miles driving, and being exposed to biting flies, gooey mud, blowing dust, and long nights. The hail, tornadoes and constant barrage of lightning didn’t bother me as it’s something I grew up with. In fact, if I go a month without storms and the reassuring sound of thunder, I get grumpy, gain weight and begin to lose consciousness.

Music:

Gregory Davis - "Father Sky" (https://www.soulcatchermusic.com)
Sound Phenomenon - "Trival Taiko: Percussion" (https://www.soundphenomenonstudios.com)
Erick McNerney - "Beautifully Strange Long Drone" (https://www.soundcloud.com/erickmcnerney)

A portion of this footage is available for license exclusively through StormStock, https://www.stormstock.com.

Martin Lisius is a producer, director, and cinematographer at Prairie Pictures, Inc., (https://www.prairiepictures.com) and founder at StormStock, (https://www.stormstock.com). Member: Dallas Producer's Association, FOCAL International, and the Royal Photographic Society. Professional bio at https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinlisius

Видео Wakinyan канала Martin Lisius