Collision | A Fashion Film About Trauma

Your car has been deemed a total loss and every palpitation from here on will bring you back to near death. You always were, and still are, in control. This is our world now. This is
Collision.

You can view Collision on Boyfriend here:
https://boyfriend-mag.com/collision/?v=79cba1185463

Corker-Brown’s Collision collection started with not one, but two car crashes in a three
month timespan. These events shaped the designer and inspired her to funnel the
post-traumatic stress into beautiful garments that reflect the emotion that followed. The
intricacies of motion picture storytelling allowed us to combine visions for not only the
garments, but in performance, movement, lighting, set design, and composition; elevating
the original vision into a complex piece that has different levels of depth to it.

Collision follows a “Driver” dealing with heightened anxiety and PTSD using contemporary
dance to portray trauma through a shopping trolley. There’s a split dynamic going on here;
the Driver funnels anger as they push this thing which they cannot control, in tandem with
their being trapped inside the cart with gravity forcing them down so violently they forget
what it was like to be safe. Anger is a projection of fear and vice versa; by the end we
understand that it isn’t about control, but about letting go and learning to love that which
knows no better.

The world is in a state of distress; we are in the midst of a global pandemic. The feeling of
being trapped is raw for a lot of us, and it feels like no matter where you live the public’s
relationship with their governments is polarizing.

As mental health can worsen in these times, it’s important to remember that this environment
that we are currently in isn’t permanent. Even though we can’t physically turn to our friends
and family, we should reassure ourselves that we aren’t alone.

The fashion film was created by a diverse group of talented London-based freelancers and
creatives coming together to display passion for expression in dance, fashion,
cinematography, emotion, and storytelling.

Telling this visual story was a way to elevate the garments and depict a depth which is
usually more subtle in clothing design. Through movement, lighting, and set design, we were
able to tell the complex story of the garments as well as how they pertain to mental health
disorder.

Just like the tire tracks smeared onto a beautiful dress, we encourage you to wear your
trauma with love.

Co Written by – Jonathan DeMelkon and Rachel Corker-Brown

Designs By Corker-Brown  
Directed By Jonathan DeMelkon
Produced By Ryan O’Halloran 
Choreography By Akti Konstantinou 

Production Company: Tsilindr Media

1st AD – Rohan Reddy 
2nd AD – Ryan O’Halloran 
Director of Photography – David Wyatt 
Gaffer – Chris Wilson
1st AC – Aynsley Zane Johnson 
DIT – Benjamin Robertson-Kay
Art Director – Rachel Corker-Brown
Stylist – Tabby Hope
Spark – Catarina Ribeiro
Runner – Teodora Yancheva
Set Photography – Anna Szydlowska
Editor – Benjamin Robertson-Kay
Colourist – Aiden Tobin

Original Music Composition By Max Cambridge and The Mighty Small
Drums – Paolo Morena
Guitar – Richard Nash
Bass – Max Cambridge
Audio Mastered By Fain

CAST:
Lead Dancer – Kassi Okene-Jameson
Dancer – Ella Pileggi
Dancer – Xristina Prompona
Dancer – Yuma Sylla
Dancer – Evie Weblel

Kit Hire – Shoot Blue

Special Thanks
Diana Kingston-Brown
Johnny Cooper
Anna Riva