Welcome to Mostly Kosher’s music video for Vitebsk, the first track on their album “This World is Yours”! Featuring marionettes of band members and villagers, Vitebsk is a snapshot of life in the small town prior to World War 2. Vitebsk, as experienced through the townspeople-puppets, restores a joy to the memory of a region once teeming with Jewish life and culture. The imagery in the music video was influenced by the materials (largely recycled cardboard and reclaimed wood) as well as the artistry of famed painter Marc Chagall, who grew up in Vitebsk.
A Vox Box Entertainment and Mostly Kosher Production
Produced by Corey Wilburn and Janice Mautner Markham
Story and Concept by Janice Mautner Markham
Filmed on location at 24th Street Theatre
Directed by Keith Mitchell
Assistant Director
Corey Wilburn
Art Direction and Design
Keith Mitchell
Director of Photography
Gideon Markham
Puppeteers
Maria Andreotti
Rachel Fain
McCristol Harris III
Amir Levi
Editor
Gideon Markham
Set Lighting
Jim Young
Diego Hodge
Art Department
Keith Mitchell, lead
Irene Bedard
Czeska Markham
Raina Markham
Janice Mautner Markham
Leeav Sofer
Corey Wilburn
Raymond Zachary
Craft Service
Valerie Gabriel
Additional Crew and Support
Dakota Dry
Adam Levy
Gee Rabe
Judy Sofer
Shlomo Sofer
Recording credits:
Producer: Eva Reistad
Mixing Engineering: Eva Reistad
Mastering Engineering: Piper Payne
Sound Editing: Jon Graber, Garrett Edson
Music by Janice Mautner Markham
Arranged by Janice Mautner Markham, Leeav Sofer
Orchestration by Anibal Seminario
Recording Engineering by Rayner Fernandez
Janice Mautner Markham: Violin
Leeav Sofer: Piano, Percussion, Vocals
Eric Hagstrom: Drums, Vocals
Adam Levy: Upright Bass, Vocals
Gee Rabe: Accordion, Vocals
Anibal Seminario: Clarinet, Vocals
Taylor Covey: Trombone, Vocals
Eva Reistad: Vocals
Recorded at Corchea Recording Studio
Thank yous
Stacey Wilson
Sean Cowalti for Puppeteer Wrangling
Jack Pullman, “The Puppet Whisperer”
Skirball Cultural Center
Special thanks to Eric Black
Many, many thanks to the entire 24th Street Theatre team!
www.mostlykosher.com
15 май 2024
