The deadCenter Film Festival is a place for all types of stories including the short stories found in music videos. One of the festival’s most notable short films playing at this year’s festival in the SHORTS: OKIE 1 block is the music video, “Jabee: Hope.”

Last year, Oklahoma City hip hop artist Jabee released his new album, “This World Is So Fragile And Cruel I’m Glad I Got You.” When considering how to best adapt the music for a video, he pitched the song “Hope” to his collaborator and award-winning casting director, Chris Freihofer, who created a treatment before stepping into the role of director for the music video. Jabee and Freihofer partnered with Windswept Media and WeerNProduction to shoot the video, and by September of 2020, had completed the project.

In today’s exclusive deadCenter 2021 conversation on The Cinematic Schematic, I talk with Jabee and Freihofer about the autobiographical story behind the music and how Freihofer highlighted OKC’s unique setting to match Jabee’s vision. You can catch the video playing at Rodeo Cinema today or in deadCenter’s Virtual Cinema until the festival’s conclusion on Sunday, June 20th at 11:45 PM CST.

Special Guests

Jabee

Musical artist, Emmy Award winner, entrepreneur, and community activist from Oklahoma City

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Chris Freihofer

Award-winning casting director, owner of Freihofer Casting, and director

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The official deadCenter 2021 synopsis describes the video as:

Alone on a late-night streetcar ride, Jabee sees a boy that reminds him of his low-income upbringing, and how his hard-working mother tried to “make something out of nothing”.

When and Where to Watch “Jabee: Hope“

Sat, Jun 12th, 12:00 PM @ Rodeo Cinema

Sat, Jun 12th, 2:00 PM @ Rodeo Cinema

Available in deadCenter’s Virtual Cinema from June 12, 4:00 PM – June 20, 11:45 PM, 2021