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I am Kaïla, a Canadian singer songwriter currently living in Vancouver, BC. I left my home, city of Montreal, QC in 2020 on a quest to heal and curate my life. I got in my SUV with a small mattress and propane stove in the trunk and hit the road. I didn’t know where I was going, what to expect or if I was coming back. The mountains and ocean were calling me most so I drove westward towards British Columbia. (You can watch my adventure here )
It’s been two years since my road trip and so much has changed. I now live in Vancouver amongst an awesome community of creative and open minded people, who inspire me to take my dreams seriously.
This year I have undertaken recording and releasing an EP. I have the opportunity to make a music video for one of the songs that will be released — I Manifest the Vision, which this fundraiser is dedicated to. It’s a song that hits on themes of home, personal power, natural cycles, and catharsis.
Links to my music
Spotify Apple Music YouTube
About the Song
I Manifest the Vision is a song about self-empowerment, grounding, and bringing awareness to the natural cycles surrounding us. I wrote this song in the summer of 2021 when I was heavily involved in my personal witchcraft journey. I was experiencing and seeing so many of my spells/visions come to life before my eyes. I learned how to hold a vision in my mind’s eye and bring it down into the physical reality by doing actionable work. I share this song with the intention to empower others to ground down and pursue their visions to fruition. It’s worth it.
“I manifest the vision, that’s the way I've been living.
There are so many new lives around that i could be living in.
But I've got my two feet in the ground; plant my seeds and grow here.
By the cycles of the moonlight, I manifest the vision.”
(from I Manifest the Vision)
Music Video Description
I Manifest The Vision will be filmed in the lush Pacific Northwest forest, on the unseeded land of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation). The video will begin and end in the light of day. However, the magic happens by the fire of a long night. Kaïla will be joined by 4 ethereal beings dressed in flowing white clothing. They communicate to her through movement and dance. The Ethereal 4 help Kaïla harness other worldly energy to manifest her vision. Kaïla will be playing her song with a few other musicians by a small fire, but as the night evolves the crowd grows much larger. Eventually Kaïla emerges into another dimension where only she, the ethereal 4, and the fire exist. Once the moon completes its full cycle, her ritual is complete, and Kaïla awakens at dawn alone in a bed of ashes.
The Film Crew/Team
Director/DOP
Grace Loeppky is the Director & Director of Photography for this project. She approached Kaïla to collaborate in the summer of 2021 at a music festival where she was blown away by Kaïla’s beautiful voice and songwriting talents.
Grace moved from Halifax to Vancouver in 2016 after graduating from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University. She came West to work in Vancouver’s busy film industry and to enjoy the active outdoor culture of the West Coast. Grace has shot several short queer narratives, high energy music videos, and environmental documentaries. Her background is in lighting and dolly gripping, which has given her invaluable skills to support her work as a Director of Photography.
http://www.graceloeppky.com
The Ethereal 4 — Dancers
The Ethereal 4 are spirit dancers and they are Kaïla’s guides through the energetic realm. Together they help Kaïla harness her inner powers and navigate other dimensions.
We are proud to have Stella Song and Lindy Johnston lead and choreograph the dance sequences.
Lindy Johnston – Ethereal 4 Dancer
Lindy loves grooving to ambient electronic, tribal fusion and soulful hip hop music. She has a passion for movement which provides her with a channel for self expression, inner knowing and creativity. She is trained in hip hop, belly dance, hooping, and ecstatic dance. Born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Lindy is an ammatur aspiring performer looking to gain experience in performing and join a female dance crew.
Estella Song – Ethereal 4 Dancer
From Toronto, ON, Estella is a software developer currently residing in Vancouver, BC, who moonlights as a creative. Her passion started with sketching, painting (traditional and digital), and mixed media art in her youth, focussing more on dance later on in life as a way to express herself, get into her body, and connect with others. She has experience in ecstatic dance, flow arts, go-go dancing, pole, and burlesque.
Ana C. Sosa – Ethereal 4 Dancer
Ana Sosa has performed and choreographed contemporary pieces in Mexico, Vancouver, New York City, London, and Amsterdam where she has displayed her work at The Dance Centre, NYC Dance Arts, Steps on Broadway, Pace University, Martha Graham Studios and Blue Elephant Theatre amongst other venues. She is currently part of the new collective, Okams Racer which has founded in November 2020.
Cost Breakdown to Shoot the Music Video over 2 Days
- Travel: $1000 1.5-2hrs from Vancouver, Gas to be paid to crew, Uhaul for two days
- Crew of 14 paid honorarium: $1500 (Assistant director, Camera x3, Grip x3, Electrics x3, Visual FX, Hair/Makeup, Costumes, Craft Services/First Aid)
- Camera Gear: $1000 transmitter, filters, easyrig, slider, AC monitor (a large portion of the camera kit will be provided for free by Grace)
- Lighting/Grip gear: $1000 Generators + Gas, lights, rigging gear, dana dolly
- FX gear: $500 smoke machines, smoke tubes, flame bar, fire pit, propane
- Food: $600 Snacks, beverages, lunch, dinner
- Costumes: $500 Kaïla’s costume, white flowing clothes for the Ethereal 6
- Makeup Kit: $150
- Post Edit: $500 for edit + $300 (hard drives)
I am Kaïla, a Canadian singer songwriter currently living in Vancouver, BC. I left my home, city of Montreal, QC in 2020 on a quest to heal and curate my life. I got in my SUV with a small mattress and propane stove in the trunk and hit the road. I didn’t know where I was going, what to expect or if I was coming back. The mountains and ocean were calling me most so I drove westward towards British Columbia. (You can watch my adventure here )
It’s been two years since my road trip and so much has changed. I now live in Vancouver amongst an awesome community of creative and open minded people, who inspire me to take my dreams seriously.
This year I have undertaken recording and releasing an EP. I have the opportunity to make a music video for one of the songs that will be released — I Manifest the Vision, which this fundraiser is dedicated to. It’s a song that hits on themes of home, personal power, natural cycles, and catharsis.
Links to my music
Spotify Apple Music YouTube
About the Song
I Manifest the Vision is a song about self-empowerment, grounding, and bringing awareness to the natural cycles surrounding us. I wrote this song in the summer of 2021 when I was heavily involved in my personal witchcraft journey. I was experiencing and seeing so many of my spells/visions come to life before my eyes. I learned how to hold a vision in my mind’s eye and bring it down into the physical reality by doing actionable work. I share this song with the intention to empower others to ground down and pursue their visions to fruition. It’s worth it.
“I manifest the vision, that’s the way I've been living.
There are so many new lives around that i could be living in.
But I've got my two feet in the ground; plant my seeds and grow here.
By the cycles of the moonlight, I manifest the vision.”
(from I Manifest the Vision)
Music Video Description
I Manifest The Vision will be filmed in the lush Pacific Northwest forest, on the unseeded land of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation). The video will begin and end in the light of day. However, the magic happens by the fire of a long night. Kaïla will be joined by 4 ethereal beings dressed in flowing white clothing. They communicate to her through movement and dance. The Ethereal 4 help Kaïla harness other worldly energy to manifest her vision. Kaïla will be playing her song with a few other musicians by a small fire, but as the night evolves the crowd grows much larger. Eventually Kaïla emerges into another dimension where only she, the ethereal 4, and the fire exist. Once the moon completes its full cycle, her ritual is complete, and Kaïla awakens at dawn alone in a bed of ashes.
The Film Crew/Team
Director/DOP
Grace Loeppky is the Director & Director of Photography for this project. She approached Kaïla to collaborate in the summer of 2021 at a music festival where she was blown away by Kaïla’s beautiful voice and songwriting talents.
Grace moved from Halifax to Vancouver in 2016 after graduating from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University. She came West to work in Vancouver’s busy film industry and to enjoy the active outdoor culture of the West Coast. Grace has shot several short queer narratives, high energy music videos, and environmental documentaries. Her background is in lighting and dolly gripping, which has given her invaluable skills to support her work as a Director of Photography.
http://www.graceloeppky.com
The Ethereal 4 — Dancers
The Ethereal 4 are spirit dancers and they are Kaïla’s guides through the energetic realm. Together they help Kaïla harness her inner powers and navigate other dimensions.
We are proud to have Stella Song and Lindy Johnston lead and choreograph the dance sequences.
Lindy Johnston – Ethereal 4 Dancer
Lindy loves grooving to ambient electronic, tribal fusion and soulful hip hop music. She has a passion for movement which provides her with a channel for self expression, inner knowing and creativity. She is trained in hip hop, belly dance, hooping, and ecstatic dance. Born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Lindy is an ammatur aspiring performer looking to gain experience in performing and join a female dance crew.
Estella Song – Ethereal 4 Dancer
From Toronto, ON, Estella is a software developer currently residing in Vancouver, BC, who moonlights as a creative. Her passion started with sketching, painting (traditional and digital), and mixed media art in her youth, focussing more on dance later on in life as a way to express herself, get into her body, and connect with others. She has experience in ecstatic dance, flow arts, go-go dancing, pole, and burlesque.
Ana C. Sosa – Ethereal 4 Dancer
Ana Sosa has performed and choreographed contemporary pieces in Mexico, Vancouver, New York City, London, and Amsterdam where she has displayed her work at The Dance Centre, NYC Dance Arts, Steps on Broadway, Pace University, Martha Graham Studios and Blue Elephant Theatre amongst other venues. She is currently part of the new collective, Okams Racer which has founded in November 2020.
Cost Breakdown to Shoot the Music Video over 2 Days
- Travel: $1000 1.5-2hrs from Vancouver, Gas to be paid to crew, Uhaul for two days
- Crew of 14 paid honorarium: $1500 (Assistant director, Camera x3, Grip x3, Electrics x3, Visual FX, Hair/Makeup, Costumes, Craft Services/First Aid)
- Camera Gear: $1000 transmitter, filters, easyrig, slider, AC monitor (a large portion of the camera kit will be provided for free by Grace)
- Lighting/Grip gear: $1000 Generators + Gas, lights, rigging gear, dana dolly
- FX gear: $500 smoke machines, smoke tubes, flame bar, fire pit, propane
- Food: $600 Snacks, beverages, lunch, dinner
- Costumes: $500 Kaïla’s costume, white flowing clothes for the Ethereal 6
- Makeup Kit: $150
- Post Edit: $500 for edit + $300 (hard drives)
Organizer
Kaïla Viger
Organizer
Vancouver, BC