A film for a brand that unfortunately ended up getting shelved. They allowed me to share it here.

Princess Nokia is unafraid. During the 16-minute film directed by Orian Barki and produced by The FADER, the self-proclaimed New York aficionado commands the sidewalks of the Lower East Side and East Harlem. There's footage of intimate recording sessions, shots of some of her most beloved local spots, and vulnerable stoop conversations that all show the city's important connection to her work. In the doc, Nokia shares the story of her life before she became an MC and it's clear that her honest rap persona is an extension of her truest self. Nokia doesn't shy away from talking about the hard times in her life and she reflects on her story with a certain tenderness, very much aware of what she survived. In one of the final scenes of the film, Nokia stands before an excited crowd at her 1992 project release concert and looks towards her future and her past: "I had a lot of fun fucking making that record I’ll be honest with you, because I got to rap again. A lot of people used to ask me 'Why don’t you rap? Or why didn’t you continue rapping?' And I wasn't ready." After a short pause she continued, "I’m ready now." http://www.thefader.com/2016/11/29/princess-nokia-documentary-destiny-orian-barki Subscribe now for more The FADER  http://bit.ly/XPZVfG Read the FADER: http://www.thefader.com Follow the FADER on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefader Like the FADER on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/11JaNSJ Follow the FADER on Tumblr: http://bit.ly/xerObW Cast: Destiny Frasqueri, Anastasia Rojas, John Ortiz, Deborah Frasqueri, Rafealina Sanchez, Samuel Burgess, Patrick “Wiki” Morales Director and Editor: Orian Barki Producers: Robert Semmer, Naomi Zeichner, Joseph Patel Executive Producers: Andy Cohn, Rob Stone, Jon Cohen, Anthony Holland Production Coordinator: Madison LaClair Cinematography: Orian Barki Additional Cinematography: Asia Gorbacheva, Mayan Toledano, Sam Balaban Color: Stephen Picano Sound Mix: Eugene Wasserman Graphics: Dan G. Windsor Special Thanks: Merien Bennani, Taeer Maymon

Watch the full episode of #ArturBeterbiev #Homecoming before he fights in front of his adopted home town of Montreal this friday on ESPN+ Next Up for Top Rank Boxing, WBC/IBF unified light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev moved to Montreal nearly a decade ago to embark on his professional journey following a pair of Olympic berths for his native Russia. Sixteen fights into his career, he will return to his adopted hometown for the first time as a world champion. Beterbiev, boxing’s only world champion with a 100 percent knockout rate, will defend his world titles against WBC No. 1 contender and 2012 U.S. Olympian Marcus Browne on Friday Dec. 17 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. #BeterbievBrowne will headline a loaded world title tripleheader streaming live and exclusively in the United States on ESPN+. Promoted by Top Rank and Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM), tickets go on sale Saturday, Oct. 23 at 10 a.m. ET and can be purchased by visiting ticketmaster.ca, or emailing GYM’s office directly at info@groupeyvonmichel.ca. Try ESPN+ For Free: https://watch.espnplus.com/toprank/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notified about the latest highlights, free full fights, and fight week content as it's posted. Follow Top Rank on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/trboxing Follow Top Rank on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/toprank Like Top Rank on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/trboxing

Founded in 1953 in Orizaba, Mexico, team Carta Blanca’s players have been defying stereotypes about women and sports for as long as they can remember. For almost seven decades, these women have slipped on their canary yellow jerseys and cast giant shadows on the basketball court. They’re revolutionaries in their community, an extended family of strong women who laugh, cry, and play sport together every day. For these amazing women, family is the teammate who reaches out a hand when legs give out on the court or who delivers a competitive shove in the paint because they know—even at 70-plus—they can handle it. Director: Orian Barki Thank you to the amazing women of team Carta Blanca. Subscribe to our channel! http://youtube.com/nike Nike strives to bring innovation and inspiration to every athlete* in the world. (* If you have a body, you are an athlete.) Our mission is what drives us to do everything possible to expand human potential. We do that by creating groundbreaking sport innovations, by making our products more sustainably, by building a creative and diverse global team and by making a positive impact in communities where we live and work. Shop Nike https://go.nike.com/Shop-Nike Download Nike App https://go.nike.com/Nike-App Download SNKRS App https://go.nike.com/SNKRS-App Download Nike Training Club App https://go.nike.com/NTC-App Download Nike Run Club App https://go.nike.com/NRC-App Follow Nike on Instagram http://instagram.com/nike Follow Nike on Twitter http://twitter.com/nike Follow Nike on Facebook http://facebook.com/nike

In the new FADER doc, Countin' Up, Rico Nasty opens up about her personal life behind the music and rock star persona she exudes in the public eye. She painfully remembers the close relationship she had with her son's father before he passed due to an asthma attack and the ensuing trauma, which included attempted suicide on two occasions. As a result, she's become one of music's most selfish selfless artists: projecting the self-confidence young women flock to and reminding people that she's got to take care of her own because she knows no one else will. Read more on The FADER: https://www.thefader.com/2019/02/12/rico-nasty-documentary-video-countin-up Read The FADER's Rico Nasty Cover Story here: https://www.thefader.com/2018/06/07/rico-nasty-cover-story-interview Subscribe now for more The FADER  http://bit.ly/XPZVfG Read the FADER: http://www.thefader.com Follow the FADER on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefader Like the FADER on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/11JaNSJ Follow the FADER on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefader/ Starring Maria kelly Cameron kelly Malik Foxx Scott osbourne Billy Tavaugn Hines Kelsey Campbell Ron kelly Travon Hardie Raqual Reader Brian Josephs Miles walker Dominique Dante Weaver Quinton Lamont Director: Orian Barki Producer: Claire Lilly The FADER Executive Producers: Rob Stone, Jon Cohen, Andy Cohn, Anthony Holland, Scott Perry Creative Director, Video: Scott Perry Senior Video Producers: Frances Capell, Chloe Campion Senior Production Manager: Madison LaClair Director of Photography: Orian Barki Additional Camera: Quinton Lamont, Travon Hardy, Meriem Bennani Sound Recordist: Taeer Mayon, Nolan Riddle Editor: Orian Barki Color: Andrew Sales Original Score: Daniel Aged Additional music - J Grooves Titles: Doss Sound Design + Mix: James Emrick Song Credits "Rage" Written by Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats Performed by Rico Nasty Courtesy of Atlantic Records, LLC and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing "Lala" Written by Rico Nasty & SS.KEV Performed by Rico Nasty Courtesy of Atlantic Records, LLC and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing "Bitch I'm Nasty" Written by Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats Performed by Rico Nasty Courtesy of Atlantic Records, LLC and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing "Glo Bottles" Written by Rico Nasty & Whoismike Performed by Rico Nasty Courtesy of Atlantic Records, LLC and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing "Smack a Bitch" Written by Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats Performed by Rico Nasty Courtesy of Atlantic Records, LLC and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing "Poppin" Written by Rico Nasty, Whoismike, and Malik Foxx Performed by Rico Nasty Courtesy of Atlantic Records, LLC and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing "Key Lime OG" Written by Rico Nasty, Whoismike, and Malik Foxx Performed by Rico Nasty Courtesy of Atlantic Records, LLC and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing "Trust Issues" Written by Rico Nasty, Whoismike, and Malik Foxx Performed by Rico Nasty Courtesy of Atlantic Records, LLC and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing

In partnership with T-Brand, Cousins and directors Keenan MacWilliam and Orian Barki capture the spirit of Harlem Honeys & Bears – an intergenerational synchronized swimming team for the senior citizens and youth of Harlem, NYC. Made for Nike Journal, this short documentary celebrates the unlikely but dedicated swimmers who call Honeys & Bears family. The group has been a community staple since 1979, cultivating art, physical wellness, and togetherness in the water. A big thanks to each and every member of the HH&Bs and to writer Roxanne Fequiere whose love for the team inspired the film. Director – Keenan MacWilliam & Orian Barki Producer – Anne Alexander Production Coordinator – Cloe Young Production Coordinator – Sienna Fekete Sound Mixer – Max Mellman Editor – Orian Barki Composer – Jazzy Romero

Where does a painter find her subject matter? With a process that takes her from the streets of Harlem to her studio in DUMBO, Brooklyn, artist Jordan Casteel paints vibrant large scale portraits, making visible the often unrepresented humanity of Black men. At first struggling to find subject matter that could speak to the political realities of police violence and implicit bias, Casteel drew inspiration from her twin brother. "People follow me like I’m a threat," the artist remembers her brother saying, "but they don’t know anything about me." Together Casteel's paintings illustrate the multiplicity of Black male experience; she began with nudes in domestic interiors before expanding to men on the sidewalk, the color and compositions celebrating the visual texture of her Harlem neighborhood. Casteel's work is probing in its tender depiction of Black men who, although often strangers to the artist, gaze directly and intimately out at the viewer. The film follows Casteel as she travels from a brunch at her aunt's Harlem home to a studio visit with university students, to an informal hangout with friends and finally back to the streets of Harlem, mirroring the artist’s own navigation of New York's diverse racial and cultural spaces. Recognizing her complex position as a Black woman painting the bodies of Black men, Casteel nevertheless feels present in the work. "I get really conscious [of the fact that] his story is not mine to tell," says the artist of her brother. "[I've] seen him as this really funny, sensitive, charismatic, loving young man...And as a result, this work really comes from my desire to share what I have known with the world." Featuring footage from the Studio Museum in Harlem’s exhibition "Regarding the Figure," and the Sharpe-Walentas studio residency in DUMBO. Jordan Casteel (b. in 1989, Denver, Colorado) lives and works in New York. Learn more about the artist at: https://art21.org/artist/jordan-casteel/ CREDITS | "New York Close Up" Series Producer: Nick Ravich. Director: Orian Barki. Editor & Cinematography: Orian Barki. Additional Camera: Sam Balaban & Tom Kneller. Sound: Taeer Maymon. Design & Graphics: Open. Artwork Courtesy: Jordan Casteel. Music: UNRTHDX. Thanks: Lynda Blackmon Lowery, Marcia Cantarella, Phoebe Collings-James, Naima Green, Casey Kaplan, Chalia La Tour, Wayde McIntosh, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program, The Studio Museum of Harlem, Korde Tuttle, Didier William. © Art21, Inc. 2017. All Rights Reserved. "New York Close Up" is supported, in part, by The Lambent Foundation; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; VIA Art Fund; Lévy Gorvy; and by individual contributors. TRANSLATIONS Translated subtitles are generously contributed by our volunteer translation community. Visit our translation team at Amara for the full list of contributors: https://amara.org/en/videos/yrTAYsNh5aok/info/jordan-casteel-paints-her-community-art21-new-york-close-up/ #JordanCasteel #Art21 #Art21NewYorkCloseUp

Watch the making of Grimes’s “Dune-esque” 2021 Met Gala look, plus, the meaning behind her sword. Director: Orian Barki DP: Philey Sanneh Editor: Savanna Fair Producer: Naomi Nishi Producer, On-Set: Stevie Borrello AC: Dominica Eriksen Audio: David Curtin Filmed on Location: The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel VP, Digital Video Programming and Development: Robert Semmer Entertainment Director, Vogue: Sergio Kletnoy Director of Content: Tara Homeri Showrunner: Lila Benaissa Production Manager: Emily Yates Post-Production Manager: Marco Glinbizzi Production Coordinator: Kit Fogarty Still haven’t subscribed to Vogue on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/vogueyoutubesub Want to hear more from our editors? Subscribe to the magazine ►► http://bit.ly/2wXh1VW Check out our new podcast 'In Vogue: The 1990s' ►► https://link.chtbl.com/iv-yt-description ABOUT VOGUE Vogue is the authority on fashion news, culture trends, beauty coverage, videos, celebrity style, and fashion week updates. Grimes Gets Ready for the Met Gala | Vogue

Princess Nokia, real name Destiny Frasqueri, is the Bronx-based rapper and self-proclaimed tomboy who released a hard-as-nails album called 1992 this year. Her ambition is sky-high, she makes no apologies, and above all, her heart is open — there's never been anything cooler than that. In a new FADER documentary called "Destiny," Nokia tells her incomparable life story with passion and humor, as she prepares for her album’s release from stoop, to house show, to the bathroom at the club, and beyond. “Destiny” premieres in full on Tuesday, November 29 on TheFADER.com. Watch its trailer above. http://www.thefader.com/2016/11/28/princess-nokia-documentary-destiny-trailer Subscribe now for more The FADER  http://bit.ly/XPZVfG Read the FADER: http://www.thefader.com Follow the FADER on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefader Like the FADER on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/11JaNSJ Follow the FADER on Tumblr: http://bit.ly/xerObW

Watch Issa Rae as she explains her disdain for clubs and her love of staying home in the new Vogue video series Sad Hot Girls. Director: Mayan Toledano Fashion Editor: Alexandra Gurvitch DP Orian Barki Hair Pekela Riley Makeup Joanna Simkin Prop Stylist Javier Irigoyen Manicure Eri Handa Sound Tim Race, Thump Studios Editor Jesse Threatt Artwork Courtesy of Jordan Casteel, New York Still haven’t subscribed to Vogue on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/vogueyoutubesub Want to hear more from our editors? Subscribe to the magazine ►► http://bit.ly/2wXh1VW ABOUT VOGUE Vogue is the authority on fashion news, culture trends, beauty coverage, videos, celebrity style, and fashion week updates. Issa Rae Hates Clubs, Loves Staying In | Sad Hot Girls | Vogue

A short documentary about youth sexting culture. Director and Editor - Orian Barki DP and Music - @ipflife