Urban decay: the breakdown of cities, the abandonment of buildings, a collapse in quality of life. The physical manifestations of urban decay are mere metaphors for the social implications of a city that falls apart. Ultimately, the physical collapse of the surrounding urban environment, which was built to smother the natural world, can lead to a psychological degradation of the people that live within these industrial confines. Abandonment. Neglect. Of people. Of structures. That we’ve moved on from. But these crumbling walls are filled with the markings of the people and the lives that lived within. Their voices give the space its power.
Urban Decay is a dance film created in 2023.
Selected as Best Experimental Music Video at the Austin Micro Film Festival, Best Music Video Finalist at the Texas Short Film Festival, and selected for the Garden State Film Festival, Prague Music Video Awards, the Arthouse Film Festival, and the Piermont Film Festival.
Directed and Produced by: Maya Mizrahi
Choreographed by: Maya Mizrahi
Original Music by: Itay Shaked
Videography by: Ran Schneck
Performed by: Maya Mizrahi & Itay Shaked
Edited by: Maya Mizrahi