"I'M TIRED"
Directed by KAO RA ZEN & NESS THE GOD
Filmed by SLIM GEM
Edited by SLIM GEM & KAO RA ZEN
Produced by NESS THE GOD
All Things Nature / xxxspiritmental media 2020
"I'm honored to know Kao Ra Zen, have the opportunity to continually learn from him, and to jam to his amazing music. I've had this piece ["MORNING IN AMERICA"] on repeat most of the past few years. Kao's music and poetry have been a huge part of my self-care when things feel really fucked up and a huge part of hearing Black perspectives and history. This piece is already incredibly powerful and impactful, but the video adds another layer. It shows us history and it shows us the present. It shows us some things that I think we often gaslight or sweep under the rug." - NICOLE KASS, host of the podcast We DO Talk about that here.
"MORNING IN AMERICA"
Directed by KAO RA ZEN
Edited by KAO RA ZEN
Produced by PROFESSOR K & KAO RA ZEN
Mixed and Mastered by KEVIN FORD at FULLERTON RECORDING STUDIO
xxxspiritmental media 2020
"(UNITED) STATES OF MATTER"
An excerpt from "THE BALDWIN CHRONICLES: MIDNIGHT RAMBLE", performed by the Chicago Modern Orchestra Project in the Buntrock Hall of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro RENEÉ BAKER, presented by SHEILA ANNE DAWSON-JONES and the CSO AFRICAN AMERICAN NETWORK (AAN). February 16, 2019.
Performance by KAO RA ZEN & THE UNGOVERNABLES (PROFESSOR K, ANAI BRIZUELA, & DAINA SURREALISM). Backdrop by SARA PEAK CONVERY. A musical and spoken word experience that seeks to touch the bleeding/black heart of America. Proclamation, prose, and prophecy. A rally in rhyme and rhyme. Written and directed by Kao Ra Zen. Filmed live at LINKS HALL as part of THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO's 'NEW BLOOD XIII' performance festival. November 23rd, 2019.
"AMERI(KIN)S"(excerpt)
"KILLING IN THE NAME OF LOVE"
Written and Performed by DODO MAFIOSO
Directed by KAO RA ZEN
Filmed by KAO RA ZEN & PJ
Edited by KAO RA ZEN & SLIM GEM
Produced by MARCO
Co-produced by KAO RA ZEN
Mixed and Mastered by KEVIN FORD at FULLERTON RECORDING STUDIO
xxxspiritmental media 2020
"ADVENT"
Music by SILIS
Oboe by CARL "CREAM" COLVIN
Co-produced by KAO RA ZEN
Mixed and Mastered by KEVIN FORD at FULLERTON RECORDING STUDIO
Edited by KAO RA ZEN
Footage from 'METROPOLIS' (1927), directed by FRITZ LANG
Culture Power 45 / xxxspiritmental media 2021
"2244 (remix)"
Performed by HOBBYIST & KAO RA ZEN featuring PROFESSOR K
Music by MARC MOZGA & PROFESSOR K
Vocals by KAO RA ZEN & HOLLY PRINDLE
Filmed and edited by KRISTEN SMITH
Directed by KAO RA ZEN
International Art Group (IAG) / xxxspiritmental media 2018
"F.T.A."
Music by SILIS
Co-produced by KAO RA ZEN
Mixed and Mastered by KEVIN FORD at FULLERTON RECORDING STUDIO
Filmed by PJ
Edited by KAO RA ZEN
nobodies smiling / Culture Power 45 / xxxspiritmental media 2021