![]() ![]() GUILLAUME: In general, we love cinema speaking about humans. The first movie that really mattered, was Amores Perros, Alejandro González Iñárritu. We liked the energy, the liberty, and the beauty of that movie. ![]() I don't know if you've seen American Honey by Andrea Arnold. ![]() Jonathan, meanwhile, went to film school in Brussels. Guillaume later developed a love of reggae, and began producing his own take on dub under the name Mayd Hubb. Born in Ivory Coast, Jonathan returned to France as a three-year-old, where he and Guillaume both grew up in small villages, surrounded by the classical music their parents loved. The Blaze are Jonathan and Guillaume Alric, two cousins - both “about 30” years old, they say - who live in Paris. The elusive duo’s attention to detail has made fans out of everyone from Moonlight director Barry Jenkins, to renowned Greek/French director Romain Gavras. But it’s also just a cleverly executed moment of sound and film working in unison every time those synths materialize, the punches appear in the mind’s eye, too. It’s magical, and a perfect visual for The Blaze, whose small output of songs and videos have focused on moments of intensity and intimacy between men. A boxing coach, standing before a transfixed gaggle of young men, demonstrates sharp one-two punches that line up with the synth jabs of the song. There’s a shiver-inducing moment midway through “Territory,” the second short film by French duo The Blaze. ![]()
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