Film
We merge art, theater, film and everything in between…
Space Oddity (Moeder Aarde aan Major Tom – David Bowie Cover)
Snowapple Collective presents a special tribute to their great inspiration David Bowie with a Dutch-language version of the iconic song Space Oddity. The live recording was made at the enchanting venue of Ten Club in Amsterdam and is a visual and musical tribute to Bowie’s experimental spirit, theatrical imagination and otherworldly aesthetic.
Music and Lyrics by David Bowie
Translation by Mylène de la Haye
Performed by Snowapple Collective
Vocals, clarinet – Laurien SHE Snowapple
Vocals – Caro Martin
Acoustic guitar, vocals – Matteo Cerboncini
Electric Guitar – Giulia Pastorino
Drums, percussion – Giovanni Iacovella
Synth – Alessandro Bono
Dance – Samantha Montagna Portejoie
Directed by Eva Schumacher
DOP: Sammy Oortman Gerlings
Gaffer: Stan Visser
First AC: Boyd Bakema
Video editing by Sharon Toribio
Audio recording by Marc Schots
Additional recordings, mixing and mastering by Zlaya Loud
Photography by Maud Fernhaut
Production by Esther van der Heijden
Assistant production by Sandy Veen and Saare Stellingwerf
Technical production by Henner Kleffel
Hair and make-up by Marleen Holthuis
Additional hair and make-up by Eva Schumacher and Caro Martin
Catering by Julia Lürsen
Location: Maison des Curiosités
Special thanks to Stichting Theatrum Vitae, Ten Club and Camalot
I, Cyborg
I, Cyborg takes inspiration from Donna Haraway’s Cyborg Manifesto, delivering deeply political and disruptive lyrics that challenge traditional notions of gender while exploring the intricate relationship between animals and machines.
Director/editing/color-grading/ production-design– Clément Clareton
Director/make-up– Eva Schumacher
Director of photography/color-grading– Charles Lesur
3D cinematography– Josse Vessies
Gaffer– Colin Lefebvre
Camera assistant– Telma Perruchon
Production/set-dressing, costumes (except golden dress by Mo Benchellal)– Damla Seven
Production assistant– Rodo Nijhoff
Make-up– Marelva de Bruin
Photography on set– Ariya Razmjou
Dancer– Joséphine Terme
Dancer– Josse Vessies
Actor– Laurien
Song– Snowapple Collective
Lyrics based on Donna Haraway’s Cyborg Manifesto
Voice– Laurien
Guitar– Matteo Cerboncini
Bass– Nicola Bruno
Drums– Stefano Resca
Mastering/production/additional synths– Zlaya Loud
Location– Salon de IJzerstaven
Special thanks to Egon Adel, Rein Heije, Het Licht, Polychrome Films and the Snowapple Team
Inter
Inter by Snowapple Collective
Live at Studio 150 Amsterdam
3 April, 2024
Director and video editor– Clément Clareton
Director of photography– Charles Lesur
Stage director– Eva Schumacher
Camera Crew– Anice Hut, David van der Drift, Tom Selbeck, Sisi van Halsema, Eveline Haverlag
Inter is the space between two worlds, when you are in a contrasted universe, a polarized society. How to make your path as a human being when the forces around you ask you to chose: who are you, where do you go, how do you name yourself? By releasing inter we talk about the ones that have to create their own path and create their own balance.
A MoonLess Night- Fall 2024
The cinematic reimagining of Snowapple’s surrealist cabaret: Mr. Moon, A Moonless Night combines puppetry, mime, and international styles of music to tell the story of the moon’s fall from the night sky.
The strange patrons of a bar become even stranger when the moon falls from the night sky. Confusion reigns; a business mogul’s pedantry clashes with a diva’s hypnotic lyrics, the bartender’s smile grows suspicious, and the bus boy spills every drink he touches. And all the while the moon herself wanders the unfamiliar earth, her search for balance pulling on the tide of human emotions that awaits her in the bar.
Director: Eva Schumacher, Nora Tinholt, Laurien SHE Snowapple
Dramaturgy & Text: Eva Schumacher
Music Composition: Laurien SHE Snowapple
Creative Director: Nora Tinholt
Cinematographer: Shadi Chaaban
Producer: Talia Shea Levin
Music Production: David Michael Ott
Sante sante
The story behind Sante Sante takes us to the fusion of fashion and creativity by Mauro Babún, the protest of the poem Santa Risa by Ainoa Zepeda, and the music and performance of Snowapple Collective. It conveys a message of the fight for freedom of belief, equality, and non-discrimination for the LGBTTIQ+ community.
Directed by:
Mauro Babún
Direction of Photography:
Sahid Soto
Editing and Post Production:
Sharon Toribio
Produced by:
Sahid Soto
Costume Design:
“Sangre de cantera” by Mauro Babún
Poem “Santa Risa”:
Ainoa Zepeda Martínez
Wardrobe Coordination:
Sahid Soto
Music by:
Laurien Schreuder & David Michael Ott
Production/Mix: David Michael Ott
Mastering: Brian Gardner
Voice: Laurien Schreuder
Instruments: David Ott
Clarinet: Laurien Schreuder
(Bass) Pan Flute: Mariana Preda
Piano: Inoyson
Choreographic Direction:
Felipe Alvarado
Makeup & Hairstyling:
Victoria Loya
Azul Muñoz
André Enríquez
Location:
Museo Pedro Coronel Zacatecas
Silver Jewelry:
Maritza Macotela
Cast:
Adolff Martz
Pablo Botelo
Karolina Aguirre
Susana Salinas
Gerard Cortéz
Victoria Loya
Fernanda Delgado
Ainoa Zepeda
María Gámez
Lily Baldom
Felipe Alvarado
Tony Miranda
You’re Mine
‘You’re Mine’ is the first music video from Snowapple’s upcoming film, album and book ‘A Moonless Night’, to be released in October 2024. The story of ‘A Moonless Night’ evolves in a bar where lost souls congregate, reminiscent of David Lynch’s ‘Blue Velvet’ bar, stuck in an endless night. An archetypal bar, with archetypal customers: a diva, a noisy braggart, two chess players following their own rules, and a waiter with his head in the clouds. In the film you follow their obsessions, and also the possibility of redemption. Is it possible to be saved? And do we want to be saved? ‘You’re Mine’ is the opening song of The Diva, sung and written by Laurien ‘SHE’ Snowapple. It is loosely based on the Mexican song ‘Luz de Luna’ by Álvaro Genaro Carrillo Alarcón. The song is about a woman who is acknowledging her possessive, vulnerable, and jealous nature.
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Directors: Eva Schumacher, Nora Tinholt, Laurien “SHE” Snowapple
DOP: Shadi Chaaban
Production: Talia Shea Levin
Costumes: Mohamed Benchellal
Music production: David Michael Ott
Video edit: Sharon Toribio, Mauro Babun
Make-up: Marelva de Bruin, Astrid Vreeken, Marjolein Stehmann, Roos van Hees, Madelon Prinsen
Camera: Dennis Vlot, Niels Zonnenberg, Steven Van Beek, Shadi Chaaban, Gwen Sonia Sierra
Special effects / cocktails: Victor Engbers
Art-assistant: Nino Münzer
Production assistant: Hester van Zeist, Merel Vosseberg
Talent: Laurien ‘SHE’ Snowapple, Nora Tinholt, Suwanne, Alan Gunga Purves, Ilja Surla, Janneke Remmers, Osito von Ropi, Ana Karina, Josse Vessies
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Laurien ‘SHE’ Snowapple (lyrics, music, vocals, director)
David Michael Ott (additional instruments)
Olivia Kuper Harris (backing vocals)
John Bengco (guitar)
Ryan Porter (trombone)
Thomas Lea (viola, violin)
Vinnie Colaiuta (drums)
WATER SONG
Women of the world unite: Together we bring in light! The artist village of Ruigoord has teamed up with Snowapple Collective and sisters from all over the world to address a pressing global issue – the water crisis. This music video, created by Keri Pickett (Pickett Pictures LLC), follows an art residency during the 50th anniversary of Landjuweel festival in Ruigoord, collaborating with Snowapple, multiple musicians and international indigenous water protectors. Ruigoord is a community outside of Amsterdam formed by squatters in 1973 which ultimately became a harmonious magnet for seekers of music, freedom and art. More than 120 people were part of this project. The Water Song is about togetherness, protecting nature, sisterhood, and joy.
Artistic Director: Masja Ottenheim
Lyrics: Rose Kareemi Ponce
Composer: Laurien Schreuder (SHE)
Concept: Keri Pickett
Prayer & Chant: Shirley Krenack
Vocalists: Laurien Schreuder, Guusje Ingen Housz, Rose Kareemi Ponce, Ya Bia D’Osumare, Leticia Gallardo, Sandhya Sanjana, Celine Dewy Moerti
Violin: Carolijn Terwindt
Guitar: Cynthia Martinez
Percussion: Celine Dewy Moerti, Milou, Bintou, Vicky Bautista Lopez Brass: Leticia Gallardo, Josue Salvador, Yolanda Gomez Hernandez Recording engineer: Laurien Schreuder
Mixing & mastering: Zlaya Loud
With thanks to: Mujeres del Viento Florido, Ruigoord and all other participants of the art residency.
Cumbia de las locas
In this song, Snowapple examines the beauty and vitality of women, while at the same time exploring the depths of substantive topics such as women’s oppression and inequality. That is also the strength of this multidisciplinary, international ensemble: bringing together a unique sound combined with a socio-cultural slant.
The music video for ‘Cumbia de las Locas’ was shot at Casa Snowapple Mx in Coayacan. The song is recorded in Centro Historico in Mexico City and produced by Carolina Anton. The result is a powerful cumbia with the peculiar combination of the lead vocals by Amsterdam-based Laurien SHE Snowapple, the rap part by Zeiba Kuicani, the brass and woodwinds of the women of Viento Florido and other international musicians. A feast for the eyes, as well as the ears.
Snowapple
SHE Laurien – Voice
Cynthia Martínez – Bass
Malena Duarte – Percussion
Carolina Reyes – Drumset
Zeiba Kuicani – Rap, jarana
Diana Gabriela Martínez – Tuba
Regina López – Clarinet
Talento
Emmanuelle Feuvrier – Bailarina de danza tribal y árabe Columba
García – Bailarina de flamenco
Xolatl Vázquez Castañeda – Bailarina de flamenco
Karina Gutiérrez Moreno – Bailarina de danza africana
Yunuet Gil – Bailarina de danza africana
Rocío Maldonado – Bailarina de danza africana
Soraya Ramírez – Bailarina de danza africana
Cynthia Franco – Bailarina de danza africana
Violeta Xóchitl Chávez Valencia – Bailarina de danza regional
Aranza Castrejón – Bailarina de ballet
Koray García – Bailarina de ballet
Jimena Durand – Bailarina de ballet
Ximena Suárez Méndez – Bailarina de ballet
Carmen Domínguez – Bailarina de cumbia
Gabriela Martínez Ávila – Bailarina de cumbia
Lilith Alejandra – Bailarina Vogue
Fernanda Delgado de la Rosa – Drag
Paulina Lobo – Coordinadora artística
The Bloop Films
Grace Amabile – Directora
Enedina Acosta – Gerente de Producción
Maira Bautista Neumann – Producción
Miguel Salinas – Director de Fotografía
Sandra del Valle – 1er asistente de cámara
Norma Hernández Fragoso – Dirección de Arte
Vanessa Reyes Castro – Maquillista
Rubén Flores Rodríguez – Asistente de maquillista
Mauro Babún – Direcciòn de vestuario
Sahid Soto – Coordinación de vestuario
Alejandra Toledo – Asistente de vestuario
Diseños de: Mauro Babún, Felipe Alvarado, Lili Luciano Benchellal – Diseñador de vestuario de Laurien
Nelly Geraldine Hernandez Acosta – Maquillaje y peinado
Pedro Sanchez Aguirre – Maquillaje y peinado
Lucia Castillo Baltazar – Productora Técnica y Representante
Motionless
Camera, edit & color grade: Clément Clareton (https://clementclareton.com/)
Text & show direction: Eva Schumacher
Music & performance: Laurien & Matteo Cerboncini
Sound: Camille Louvel
Mixing: Zlaya Loud
Make-up design: Marelva de Bruin
Dress: Mo Benchellal
Shoes: Holly Krueger
Many thanks to: Damla Seven, Louis de Ducla and the rest of the Snowapple team, as well as Charles Lesur and Polychrome Films (https://polychromefilms.com/)
Hechizo Evil Wizard
Empowering female composers & musicians: Banda Regional Femenil Mujeres del Viento Florido and the international artists’ collective Snowapple present: Hechizo Evil Wizard
Hechizo Evil Wizard is a unique combination of Snowapple’s original music and an ominous narration of an Oaxacan legend, produced by Dutch filmmaker and anthropologist Julia Hollander. The video and music were recorded in collaboration with Banda Regional Femenil Mujeres del Viento in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. In 2021 a group of traveling artists from Snowapple and Moon Cabaret arrived to the magical mountains of Tlahuitoltepec and met Las Mujeres del Viento Florido. Together, through a mystic and musical journey, they vowed the strings of art, feminism, and collective creation.
Film: Snowapple, Moon Cabaret & Banda Femenil Regional Mujeres del Viento Florido
Script: Eva Schumacher & Julia Louisa Hollander
Direction: Eva Schumacher
Camera: Julia Louisa Hollander & Rodrigo Puente
Editing: Julia Louisa Hollander
Color grading: Shadi Chaaban
Poem: Ana María Martínez Martínez
Composition & Lyrics: Laurien
Arrangement: Gregg Moore
Recording: Juan Carlos Ertze
Audio Mix: Joeri Saal (Studio 150)
Audio Master: Zlaya Loud
Spoken introduction: Leticia Gallardo
Conducting: Leticia Gallardo
Musicians & actors: Snowapple, Moon Cabaret, & Banda Femenil Regional Mujeres del Viento Florido
Costumes: Mo Benchellal
Creation and manipulation of the moon: Nora Tinholt
Make up design: Marelva de Bruin
Technical Support: Alberto Nativitas
La Llorona – Ser mujer
A short film based on a traditional Mexican song.
La Llorona was released on International Women’s Day (March 8, 2019), in solidarity with the victims of femicide and violence against women.
The video has appeared in many festivals including Animasivo, La Fête des Morts à Paris, WWCS Film Festival, and the Festival Internacional de Contrometrajes: el Heraldo. La Llorona was awarded the Audience Award at the Havana Film Festival, the 24X Segundo- Golden Channel Award at Shorts México, Education Program Selection at the Málaga Film Festival and Special Mention- Latin-American Film at Anima Latina.
Music & Arrangement: Snowapple
Video & Animation: Adriana Ronquillo & La Furia Estudios
Mixing & Mastering: Zlaya Loud
Lyrics: Pedro Miguel, inspired by the traditional La Llorona (The crying woman)
House in the Head
Acting/Animation/Editing/Music/Lyrics/Stage-design/Green-screen-effects: Nora Tinholt & Laurien
French Translation & Dramaturgy: Eva Schumacher
Guest musicians: Alan ‘Gunga’ Purves (Percussion and drums), Osito ‘Morro’ von Ropi (Flute), Cynthia Martinez (Mental Support)
Kasper Stern (Bass), Matteo Cerboncini (Extra Guitars), Michiel Hollanders (Guitar and all other instruments)
Production & Mixing: Michiel Hollanders (Pindos Music www.pindosmusic.eu)
Mastering: Zlaya Loud
Costumes: Mo Benchellal
Many thanks to: Zip Records, Studio 150, Joeri Saal, Merel Vosseberg, Charlotte Kunst, Willemijn van Bekkum, Arrie van S
AND EVERYONE ELSE….
Snowapple – Wrong Feet- official video
Produced by Wouter Planteijdt
Recorded by Joeri Saal (Studio 150) & Wouter Planteijdt
Mixed by Joeri Saal
Mastered by Zlaya Loud
Lyrics & composition: Una Bergin
Musicians: Una Bergin, Laurien, Laura Polence and Wouter Planteijdt
Moon Cabaret – Á La Nuit Tombée- OFFICIAL VIDEO
A video by Shadi Chaaban & Moon Cabaret
Cast: Nora Tinholt, Laurien Schreuder, Moro Osito Von Ropi, Cynthia Martínez, Alan ‘Gunga’ Purves, Josephine Terme, Arno Bakker,
Alberto ‘Bombi’ Pérez Jurado
Special Guest: Evgeni Ibragimov
Director: Eva Schumacher
Composition: Snowapple
Lyrics: Eva Schumacher
Music Performed by Snowapple & Moon Cabaret
Guest-musicians: Gregg Moore (Sousaphone, Baritone Horns), Michiel Hollanders (Guitar, Bass, Banjo Bass),
David Kweksliber (Soprano and Alto sax, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet), Michael Moore (Alto Sax)
Arranged by Gregg Moore
Produced by Michiel Hollanders
Mastered by Zlaya Loud
Recorded by Jason Goldstein, Michiel Hollanders, Laurien Schreuder, Joeri Saal
Video by Shadi Chaaban
Additional Footage by Julie Hollanders