The Formula
The music of Sevdaliza is characterized by a unique form of passion, though it is often suppressed. This feeling has been captured in the short film featuring her music, whose intimate and mysterious charge may recall Reygadas’s Post Tenebras Lux.
- Poland
- 2016, 15 min
- Director: Emmanuel Adjei
- Director of photography: Paul Ozgur
- Screenplay: Emmanuel Adjei, Marleen Özgür
- Music: Sevdaliza
- Cast: Saman Amini, Sevdaliza
- Art Director: Katarzyna Pszczolowska
- Producer: Daria Maslona, Stanislaw Zaborowski
- Production: Silver Frame
Emmanuel Adjei
Emmanuel Adjei is a Ghanaian-Dutch film director, writer, and visual artist whose work explores the realms between film, music video, and art installation. With a primary interest in storytelling, Emmanuel’s work interrogates concepts of power, freedom, displacement, and inequality, told through his multi-layered dramatic narratives. He has collaborated with a variety of recording artists such as Madonna, Beyoncé, Mark Pritchard, and Mykki Blanco. His short film The Formula (2016) and the music video Human (2016), both shot for Sevdaliza, have been hailed by critics. His most prominent short film, Shahmaran (2018), has received numerous awards and nominations.