“Monster” Dance Video | Vinh Nguyen Choreography (Shawn Mendes ft. Justin Bieber)

When will we see each other as human?
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I originally wrote an Instagram post a few months ago, detailing thoughts on an experience, and how it affected me. How it ultimately culminated into choreographing this dance piece. Several months later, I look at this in a new light, in a zoomed out lens, and realize that this is actually an issue of the heart in how we choose to see one another.

We are all so very different, you and I. Different cultures. Different upbringings. Different lives that are inherently so vast in the human experience, that you’d think we’d be honoring and learning from our diverse backgrounds. Yet, we continue to choose to divide each other. Hate each other. Dehumanize one another, based on the simple fact that we aren’t the same or see eye to eye. The moment you no longer understand me, will you demonize me? Will you judge me without context? Will you withdraw yourself, and see me as something less than human? The impossible standards to which we hold each other are from our own perceived truths. When do we stop finding all the reasons to hate each other… and instead decide to lift each other up and treat one another as equals? When will you look at someone SO completely opposite of you, and choose to care? Choose to embrace? Choose to love?

Let’s begin to look at ourselves in the mirror.
Let’s begin to practice empathy, share grace for those who need it, and seek mutual understanding with respect and compassion.
Let’s begin to truly reflect on the issue of the heart.

I hope that this resonates with you. I hope that we, as a people, realize that we are all that we got.

Let’s begin to see each other as human.



Director / Choreographer
Vinh Nguyen

Producers
Vinh Nguyen
Gabrielle Nguyen

Dancers
Vinh Nguyen
Nick Joseph
Jake Brandorff
Jason Lin
Trevor Takemoto

Director of Photography / Gaffer
Gerald Nonato

Editor
Vinh Nguyen

Colorist
Nick Kim

Camera Operator / Grip
Chad Mayate

Grip
Collin Lac

Media
VIBRVNCY

MUSIC
"Monster" by Shawn Mendes ft. Justin Bieber




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To combat COVID-19, we took extensive precautionary measures to limit the spread of the virus. We similarly approached this shoot as a film production would, and got tested before and after (to negative results) to make sure the risk was at an absolute minimum. Masks were utilized in the majority of the filming process