Scene from the Vogue Movie Mating Flight
Many individuals have acknowledged creator, poet, singer-songwriter, and mannequin Elizabeth TenHouten for her deeply expressive work in a number of inventive fields. Nonetheless, not as many individuals bear in mind the time when she turned her gaze in the direction of one other inventive venture: the manufacturing of trend movies in collaboration with acclaimed movie director, Ashley Avis.
In 2014, Elizabeth and Ashley put their abilities collectively to create two trend movies showcasing the luxurious jewels of the jewellery line Lone Ones, wildly in style in Japan. The primary movie, Basic Ones, was equally romantic and sensual, using a beachside backdrop for a really evocative setting. It starred Itsaso Bolivar and Peter Kraus, whom Elizabeth and Ashley would go on to collaborate with once more for his or her second trend movie for Lone Ones. The movie went on to obtain a nomination for Greatest Movie on the Miami Vogue Movie Pageant. Pink Scorching-Society’s Ricardo Garcia referred to as the movie “a surreal capturing of moments of affection, lust, and attraction.”
Elizabeth addressing the viewers earlier than the screening
The duo’s second collaboration was on the style movie Mating Flight, which instructed the story of a person torn between his emotions for 2 ladies. For this movie, Itsaso Bolivar and Peter Kraus had been as soon as once more decked out in Lone Ones’ well-known jewels. This time round, they had been additionally joined by Kara Davis, who stuffed the function of the love triangle’s third piece. Mating Flight illustrated each Ashley’s proficiency in creating unforgettable visuals and Elizabeth’s ability at organizing and utilizing her connections within the business to one of the best of her means.
Elizabeth isn’t any stranger to being in entrance of the digital camera, as seen within the music video for her tune “Damaged Desires,” in addition to her modeling initiatives, which embrace stints posing for revered photographers corresponding to Tyler Shields. This expertise served her nicely by familiarizing her with all facets of manufacturing visible content material, which might show useful on initiatives corresponding to Basic Ones and Mating Flight. On these two trend movies, Elizabeth served in a number of roles as a producer, together with casting the fashions, location scouting, sourcing and hiring crew, and coordinating budgets and funds for the whole manufacturing. Her manufacturing work freed Ashley to carry her imaginative and prescient and visible acumen to the venture.
When she directed the style movies, Ashley Avis was only a burgeoning filmmaker with none main characteristic movie productions underneath her belt. Since then, she has had the chance to work with business greats corresponding to Kate Winslet on Disney’s 2020 adaptation of the basic novel Black Magnificence. Ashley additionally went on to direct the Critics Alternative Award-nominated documentary Wild Magnificence: Mustang Spirit of the West, which was launched in 2022.
Elizabeth with a visitor and Daniel Maltzman on the screening
The duo went on to display screen their trend movies at a particular occasion hosted by the Daniel Maltzmann Gallery in 2014. Maltzmann, recognized for his pop-art work, was a earlier collaborator of Elizabeth’s, as she had beforehand served as a mannequin for one among his work. For one night time, Maltzmann would take away his work from a wall in his gallery to accommodate a projector that will present the style movies for a who’s who listing of friends on the gallery.
Elizabeth and Ashley have since continued their regular output of inventive initiatives. Elizabeth continues to work on her craft as a musician, most not too long ago releasing her album Dream, which has been launched on all main digital music platforms. Ashley has simply completed work on the movie Lamb and is getting ready to shoot an adaptation of the guide The Darkish Between Stars by the mysterious bestselling poet recognized solely as Atticus. This duo will proceed to search out inspiration and create memorable items of artwork all through everything of their lengthy careers.
