вЂњI think at that point too, a lot of us were just like, weвЂ™re tired of seeing Black bodies violated and hurt and harmed to get across this message that violence is happening. вЂњFirst and foremost, for me anyways, personally, Black women are the culture.вЂќДЄnd while Haviah MightyвЂ™s song was directly inspired by the disturbing murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police and ensuing Black Lives Matter protests, Weyman and Lowe knew they didnвЂ™t want to lean too heavily on the same triggering imagery thatвЂ™s been burned into our collective brains in recent years-especially considering they filmed the video in April 2021, around the same time Derek Chauvin was on trial, and convicted, for FloydвЂ™s murder. вЂњIвЂ™ve learned that from Black women, though,вЂќ replied Weyman. вЂњKit is tapped into the culture in that way, and itвЂ™s because he makes an effort to.вЂќ Making space and asking questions, but never in a way that made her feel like the designated вЂњBlack educator,вЂќ she recalled. вЂњBut Kit is one of very few white men that I know that holds space in that way. ItвЂ™s literally called вЂProtest.вЂ™ And then having a white man as one of the directors on itвЂ¦вЂќ Lowe trailed off, but you can probably fill in the blank. вЂњThis video is about Black violence, and itвЂ™s about protesting. ItвЂ™s like, this is what happens when two minds come together, and create space for each other to merge and to create something that is just different and bigger than both of them.вЂќ вЂњThatвЂ™s whatвЂ™s so special,вЂќ Lowe said of the вЂњsynergisticвЂќ finished product. I want my lyrics to speak directly about the experiences that not only IвЂ™ve had, but other Black Canadians have had.вЂ™вЂќ вЂњIt was just Haviah being like, вЂThis is happening. I know that having a safe space to create is the most important thing in creating good work.вЂќ вЂњI grew up in acting,вЂќ explained Weyman, who appeared in Life With Derek and Degrassi: The Next Generation as a teen. вЂњBut I think as we started working on things, it felt very equal,вЂќ she said. вЂњChrris needs to be behind camera.вЂќДЇor Lowe, it was an opportunity to learn. It was like, Chrris should definitely be on that,вЂќ he recalled. The two had met through a mutual friend, and worked together on the вЂњ24вЂќ video. Once she saw the finished video, her manager hit Weyman up about вЂњProtest,вЂќ and thatвЂ™s when he asked Lowe to co-direct. Oh shit.вЂ™ She didnвЂ™t realize what we were doing, I think.вЂќ вЂњThen when it was all done, she was like, вЂ Oh. She was like, вЂWhat the fuck are we doing?,вЂ™вЂќ he recalled, laughing. Weyman knows a thing or two about what it takes to make the exclusive list, after being nominated in 2021 for TOBiвЂ™s вЂњ24вЂќ video-which is where he first worked with Mighty, and what eventually led to the two collaborating again on the вЂњProtestвЂќ video. вЂњWe really did put so much care and intention into the project, and were really thoughtful about how we wanted to visually tell this story that Haviah gave us.вЂќ Lowe agreed, saying that making the video was a вЂњspecial experience,вЂќ even though they never set out to chase this kind of recognition. We were grateful that it resonated so much.вЂќ вЂњAt the risk of sounding, you knowвЂ¦ We werenвЂ™t surprised. But I think that once we saw how it came out, we looked at each other, we were like, вЂTop 10 next year, what you think?,вЂ™вЂќ Weyman said with a laugh. вЂњвЂProtestвЂ™ is one of my favourite videos, period. Talking to the co-directors over Zoom ahead of Thursday nightвЂ™s ceremony-which is being held in person in Toronto for the first time since pre-COVID days-Weyman said they knew right away that the powerful Black Lives Matter-inspired video would make this yearвЂ™s Prism shortlist. (Others include MustafaвЂ™s вЂњAliвЂќ and two entries from TorontoвЂ™s BADBADNOTGOOD.) It didnвЂ™t take long for Kit Weyman and Chrris Lowe to realize they were onto something special with their video for Haviah MightyвЂ™s вЂњProtestвЂќ-one of 10 finalists for the 2022 Prism Prize, given out to the top Canadian music video from the past year. 20 Live Christmas Radio Stations вЂ“ Mobile View.

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