A psychological dark fantasy art film by Snovonne 'Sno' Drake.
It revolves around the psychoanalytical concept of dreams being the communication of our subconscious. In this 20 minute musical short film, the director interprets her psychological issues, struggles and phobias through her most occurring nightmares. During the surreal descent through the subconscious, filled with symbols and metaphors of her everyday life, she is confronted with the biggest challenge of all - herself, or in C. G. Jung’s terms - her “Shadow”. This altercation results in what could only be described as a true catharsis.
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The film’s main protagonist is Sno. She plays herself as well as all other ‘versions’ of herself. She’s guided through her nightmares by Mr. Sid Drake, a modern clown, portrayed by electro-metal musician Billy T. Cooper. The film also features a guest appearance by Domenico Martucci, who’s a prominent force in the Italian drag-queen movement.
The whole project was done by Snovonne in its entirety, from the screenplay to filming, editing and all 3D animation. Given that the whole piece of work is set into, and guided by, music - the score / soundtrack is also written by Sno. It consists of varied short chapters of music that take the viewer on a bizarre trip through the artist’s nightmares. It was mixed by Simon Johansson (Soilwork, Wolf) at SolnaSound Production and mastered by the award - winning Thomas 'Plec' Johansson at The Panic Room, Sweden. The end credits of the film introduce a brand new, yet unreleased, song by Snovonne - “Dreams on Death Row”, produced by Eddy Cavazza (worked with Paramore, Machine Head) at Silent Ghost Production, Italy.
"We all got issues. Let's sleep."
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Snovonne 'Sno' Drake
is a musician and songwriter, active on the scene for nearly two decades. The industry has labeled her music anything from ‘theatrical metal’ to ‘rock cabaret’ or ‘pop baroque’. Fans around the world relate to her deep, and strictly personal, lyrics and the connection with fans has become undeniably stronger through live shows and social media.
Not less prominent is her graphic and video work, interest in which has been growing rapidly mainly in the music industry. Sno’s worked with many bands and artists over the years and, naturally, does all of her videos and graphic work. According to her: “the message of music is not complete until the visual does it justice.” This has earned her the title of ‘world class art vigilante’ by American Horrors TV, who awarded her as ‘Female visual artist of 2019’.
Apart from her solo music, Snovonne is also busy being a part of electro-metal duo The Designs and the epic symphonic metal project Inner Fear, with Marthus Skaroupka (Cradle of Filth) and Mike Wead (Kind Diamond, Mercyful Fate).
Sno was born in Slovakia, but has lived abroad most of her life. After years in the UK and USA she currently resides in Italy.
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