MAW Teaser (25-seconds)
MAW is a meditation on the unhoused crisis in Los Angeles through a lens of yearning to heal. Tommy Taretta’s spoken word poetry grapples with madness, despair, and finding humanity in the underside of the city.
The title MAW depicts figurative jaws that devour without restraint, such as the "maw of greed" for excessive and insatiable greed or the "maw of brokenness" for the destructive nature of a society that spreads trauma.
CREDITS
Directed by John Charter.
Poetry Written and Performed by: Tommy Taretta
Concept Written by Brad Dujmovic.
Cinematography by Rainer Lipski.
Concept Written by Brad Dujmovic.
Cinematography by Rainer Lipski.
Production Design by Paul Kaiser.
Producers: Elena Brea Martínez, Paul Kaiser, Tommy Taretta.
Associate Producer: Kris Baumgartner.
2nd Unit Cinematography: Quinn Feldman.
Security Guards: Grishon Barbakrian, Rafael Ramos.
Producers: Elena Brea Martínez, Paul Kaiser, Tommy Taretta.
Associate Producer: Kris Baumgartner.
2nd Unit Cinematography: Quinn Feldman.
Security Guards: Grishon Barbakrian, Rafael Ramos.
Editor, Music Composer & Sound Designer: Brad Dujmovic.
Sound Designer: Hayden C Scott.
Sound Designer: Hayden C Scott.
Sound Recording & Mixing: Courthouse Studios.
Re-Recording Mixer: Sean Oakley.
The Poet: Tommy Taretta.
Tent Writer: Kai.
Buddha: Buddha.
Expectant Mother: Tara Triplett.
Bishop The Pimp: Tracy.
Bishop The Pimp: Tracy.
Wheelchair Con Artist: Vincent Mann.
Lady of the Night: Malice.
Spiritual Guru: Todd Ivers.