The Ruins of Empires

29 mins
The Ruins Of Empires is an innovative performance piece by Hip Hop Artist and writer Akala. It is an abridged version of his epic poem of the same name and is a personal interpretation of history as told through the 'knowledge seeker' performed by Akala himself. He follows the course of mans evolution, via astral travel and multiple reincarnations, in an attempt to discover the cause of the rise and fall of Empires. It is driven by a musical score by Mala and Paul Gladstone-Reid and combines innovative animation techniques and emerging technology with some of the most ground breaking creative talents in the industry, under the creative guidance of Andy Serkis and The Imaginarium.

Akala

The Knowledge Seeker

Colin Salmon

The Genius (voice)

Greta Mendez

The Oracle (voice)

Sona Jobarteh

The Oracle (voice)

Bro Ben

BTS Videographer

Oliver Smyth

Animation Director

Jamie Kennerley

Director of Photography

Akala

Poem

Akala

Writer

Andy Serkis

Director

Jayne Williams

Makeup Artist

Greta Mendez

Choreographer

Rob Baker Ashton

Still Photographer

Dane Hurst

Choreographer

Louisa Connolly-Burnham

Motion Capture Artist

Alex Hope

Motion Capture Artist

Silvia Bartoli

Character Designer

George Sears

Lead Animator

Megan Elliott

Visual Effects

Dom Davis

Animation

Raphael Obaro

Animation

Darren Terry

Production Consultant

Owen Spencer

Sound Recordist

Sam Riley

Focus Puller

Andy Cook

Lighting Coordinator

Marilyn Bennett

Production Consultant

Claire Freeman

Music Supervisor

Neil Comber

Music Arranger

Toby Cousins

Music Coordinator

Lavar Bullard

Music Producer

Mala

Original Music Composer

Gladstone Reid Paul

Original Music Composer

Jean-Paul Vial

Online Editor

Jim Evans

Editor

Neil Darlison

Associate Producer

Cassandra Mathers

Associate Producer

Emma Cahusac

Executive Producer

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