Stained is a CGI short film set in Mojo, a world where Black culture transforms American landscapes. The film follows a sensitive tea master named Demetrius, a member of the Crimson Needles gang, which uses colored flora to mark territory. Haunted by the voice of his elder, Bump, Demetrius relives the memory of being reprimanded for his fascination with a blue plant; forbidden by the red gang to which he belongs.
Set in a realm where Black Americans alter both “natural” and synthetic environments through technology and ritual, “Stained” offers a glimpse into the intimate life of one of its many inhabitants. The film portrays an alternative ecology in which gang culture is a landscape phenomenon and those affiliated are environmental caretakers. Its characters and their narratives arise out of a desire to bridge the gap between contemporary Black experience and landscape discourse.
Stained, photo: Jeremy Kamal
Stained, photo: Jeremy Kamal
Bio
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Photo: Mohamed Rezk, @m0rezkJeremy Kamal
US
Jeremy Kamal is a film and game maker creating landscape mythologies through animation, sound, and video games. His geomyths explore the rituals, technologies, and ecologies that emerge when overlooked cultural values shape landscapes. Leveraging the design methods of landscape architecture and the accessibility of pop culture and music, his 3D environments host speculative narratives that include broader audiences in landscape-related discourse.
Credits
Created By Jeremy Kamal
Music By Nathan Buttel (@nathanbuttel) & Jeremy Kamal
A.i. Creative Direction By Case Miller (@casemiller_______)
Special Thanks to Johnathan Penvose (@penvosejon)
