The Team
Beck+Col
Directors
Beck+Col are a non-binary artist duo steeped in the horror genre, giving form to the ambient violence of capital that can be directly engaged with. We highlight the effects of atomization and, in contrast, the power of community: decentering the emotional life of the individual and centering the social and political forces that shape human behavior.
We build alternate universes populated by monsters, creating a counter mythology that queers existing norms. These mythical figures evoke repulsion and attraction, with operatic vocalizations, aggressive colors, and ornate monstrous bodies populating hyperreal, excessive worlds. Our costumes fuse couture traditions with emerging technologies, creating hybrid forms that explore fluidity and the tension between our world and the world without us. The playfulness of our monsters and lightness of the materials contrasts the brutality and gore of the performances.
We challenge individualism, both in practice and in content, through an inherently collaborative approach. Each project brings together multiple artists to produce speculative worlds that emerge as immersive installations, performances, and feature-length films. Our exhibitions create communal events that counter the alienation of capitalism, where the representation of violence provokes an embodied response from viewers' shared experience of becoming the monster.
Ian Hussey
Director of Photography
Hannah k. baker
Assistant Director
Hannah is an active filmmaker with experience in features, shorts, docs, and commercials. She leads with integrity, clear communication, and respect for all artists and supporting individuals on the team. With over 10 years of 1st AD experience, she has a firm grasp on all the elements that go into making a project successful and understands how to marry the available resources to the creative vision.
Ryan Viet Hoang
Gaffer
Credits
Written and Directed by
BECK+COL
Assistant Director
HANNAH K BAKER
CAST
Waingro
MADI OSTRACH
Cypher
MAY LIM
Burke
TETIANA SKLYAROVA
Guy
COLLIN STAFFORD
Nedry
BECK STAFFORD
Forest Monsters
ANNMARIE ACURI
MARISSA BROWN
MASON GRAY
MADI OSTRACH
TETIANA SKLYAROVA
BECK STAFFORD
MONICA WILLIAMS
Zombies (Forest)
ANNMARIE ACURI
HANNAH K BAKER
MARISSA BROWN
JHAY CHANG
JISSO CHUNG
MASON GRAY
MADI OSTRACH
TETIANA SKLYAROVA
MONICA WILLIAMS
Zombies (House)
BELLA ALLEN
JHAY CHANG
MAY LIM
SUMMER MARTIN
EMILY O’ROURKE
MADI OSTRACH
RUOYI SHI
TETIANA SKLYAROVA
MONICA WILLIAMS
Revenge
BECK STAFFORD
The Smile
COLLIN STAFFORD
Music by
NIGEL GROOM
Violin
MADS FALCONE
Vocals
CARMINA ESCOBAR
JOSEPHINE SHETTY
Recording by
NIGEL GROOM
ANANT SHAH
Dance Choreography by
TETIANA SKLYAROVA
Movement Research by
ELLIOT REED
Fight Choreography by
BECK+COL
Production Design
BECK+COL
CREW
Director of Photography
IAN HUSSEY
Assistant Camera
MARTIN SEIDLITZ
Gaffer
RYAN HOANG
Key Grip
PEDRO PENTEADO
Grip
AMES HOANG
DAVID COMMERMAN
Swing
BRANDON YU
LENTZ MARSEILLES
Production Assistant
JHAY CHANG
JISOO CHUNG
Costume
BECK+COL
Beading Assistant
EMILY LAVELL
SKYE HORTON
Tattoo by
OFELIA MARQUEZ
Special Effects by
BECK+COL
Special Effects Assistant
HANNAH K BAKER
Casting
TETIANA SKLYAROVA
MADI OSTRACH
Inflatable Wrangler
JHAY CHANG
Edited by
BECK+COL
Colorist
JACK TASHDJIAN
Final Sound Mix by
NIGEL GROOM
Filmed at
THE LAST OUTPOST in Thousand Oaks, CA
Santa Clarita, CA
“HELL TO PAY”
Written by
JACOB BANNON
KURT BALLOU
NATE NEWTON
BEN KOLLER
AARON DALBAC
Performed by
CONVERGE
Courtesy of Litmus Music
THE FILMMAKERS WISH TO THANK:
Lynne Castillo
CAP UCLA
Edgar Miramontes
18th Street Arts Center
Shelley Bloom
Alicia Piller
Marnie Weber
Colette Weber Shaw
Jim Shaw
Kayla Aguila & Burbank Dance Academy
Joachim Pujol
Stacy Dawson Stearns
CultureHubLA
Jacob Bannon
Olivia Mole
Five Churches Gallery
Marco Yizhou Zhang
Mugen
Legato Bluesummers
Jinno&Sio
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