What if the most dangerous thing a man could do was drop his guard? For their second creative collision, Berlin-based artist BLAZEY and director Ivan Boljat take over a retro boxing gym, converting a space built on physical discipline into a simmering pressure cooker of desire, control, and psychological fracture.
Blazey @blazzzeyyy
Director: Ivan Boljat @ivan.boljat
Initially conceived as a clean, single-take choreography piece, the music video for “Beauty in Da Beast” quickly mutated into a horror-tinged cinematic short. Sweating bodies move in rigid synchronicity, where athletic training operates as ritual and armor. Yet, beneath the hard exterior of masculine performance, the atmosphere begins to warp. The true transformation here is triggered not by violence or dominance, but by an intrusive, uninvited vulnerability. Whether BLAZEY steps into the ring to break the institution or simply exposes the latent tension already rotting beneath the floorboards is left chillingly open.
“I really wanted to return to the music video format because it gives me the freedom to express my thoughts about the world we live in,” shares director Ivan Boljat. “Blazey and I connect creatively on a level that makes it easy to push ideas further. What started as a simple concept kept growing into something much bigger, despite having virtually no budget. A huge thank you to the entire team for pushing through and being part of our vision.”
Brought to life alongside Berlin production company Soup and lensed by cinematographer Montell Taraschweski, “Beauty in Da Beast” thrives on pure independent filmmaking instincts: immediate, uncompromised, and unafraid to dismantle the fragile ego of the alpha male archetype.
Blazey @blazzzeyyy
Director: Ivan Boljat @ivan.boljat
DoP: Montell Taraschewski @montell___
1st AD: Moritz Michl @moritz_michl
Production Company: @soup.film
Executive Producer: Martin Richter @martinrchtr
Producer: Leonie Harff @leonie_harff
PA: Kaspar Trantenroth @koo9oor, Luca Strödecke Rafoth
Edit: Julian Redpath @julianredpath
Colorist: Imri Agmon @imriagmon
VFX: Sebastian Radlmeier
Graphic Design: Leonie Harff @leonie_harff
Steadicam: Max Egner @metalfly_op
1st AC: Julian Hanschke @julianhanschke
2nd AC: Maja Dybuk @maja.dybuk
Gaffer: Gerrit Fahr @gerritfahr
Best Boy: Martin Lehmann @martingleh
Electrician: Clemens Körber @clemme.photo
Electrician Assistant: Chiara Canavero, @chiara_canavero, Milian Scheuermann @milian.sch, Krasi Paskalev @krasipaskalevv
Styling: Esteban Pomar @esteban_pomar
Head of HMU: Kristin Røs @kristinroes
HMU: Michelle Mosler @michellemosler.muasfx & Niccolò Brumat @zombiestar777
Choreographer: Manuel Meza @manny.in.motion
Kampfsport Coordinator: Charis Kehagias @xrs_kxgs
Cast: Lars Münchow @eggsyhitchens, Bence Ungvari @bencungvari, Enes Gencel @eligencel, Julián Rodriguez @dimensi.on, Joshua Lee McKain @book.daddy.presents, Sebastian Cio @sebastian.cio, Ian Edwards @ian_edwerdz, Thomas Rohe @thomasrohe.dance, Tristan Quérou @tristanquerou
Photographer: Robin Wemmers @robin_we1, Linghuan Zhang @linghuan.zhang
Special thanks to Julian Hanschke, @initiativemusik, Neustart Kultur, @ludwigtherental and @raketa_rental
