Market Day

The story

A day in a hillside village as farmers bring their animals and produce down to the weekly trade. I structured the film around a single family’s day, from before dawn until the stalls pack up, and set a walking-pace rule for both the camera and the edit.

CLIENT

Dustroad Films

YEAR

2024

DELIVERABLES

Creative Direction Format Concept

ROLE

Creative Director

Behind the scenes

Letting the village set the rhythm was the central creative choice.

a hut with a thatched roof surrounded by trees
people riding horses on brown sand near buildings during daytime
woman in brown shirt riding on black bicycle beside blue concrete building during daytime
Man rides horse-drawn cart at sunrise
an aerial view of a village in the mountains
A plush teddy bear sits on a small chair
a house sitting on top of a lush green hillside
green banana fruit on brown woven basket
Woman carrying water walks past houses with children
a man riding a bike past a fruit and vegetable stand
aerial view of houses on green grass field during daytime
a bunch of umbrellas that are in the dirt
aerial view of city buildings during daytime
girl in red jacket standing beside cow on water during daytime
Rural hillside scene with a house, goat, and people
A rustic stone shelter with a colorful tarp roof and hanging plastic bags
Women gathered around a traditional loom
A row of dilapidated buildings with debris in foreground
A group of people walking through a village with traditional thatched roof houses in a mountainous landscape
People walk along a street with shops and motorcycles

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