
I’VE GOT YOUR BACK
I’ve Got Your Back is a short film created by Arra. It explores the nature of relationships, and the way they hold a standard for how we show up in the world. When we speak commitment to ourselves and the world, we hear it echoed tenfold in the people around us.
“I have got your back. I’ll rise, to meet you where you need to be met. And so I commit to meeting myself, again and again. I will die to the lessons and let the triggers burn me like shooting stars burn the night. I will surrender to myself and let love lead the way. I will meet the edges and the worries, and the conflict and the fears. Cause there’s no healing without facing the wound, and my human heart needs to heal. I’ve got your back. I’ve got this. Now that I've said it to myself...” - “I’ll say it to you.”
DID YOU KNOW?
We had planned a back to back choreography for this video using stools. When the time came to shoot, we had left the stools behind and using a tree felt so much more perfect! I love it when supposed errors and mistakes lead art and expression into deeper alignment.







Featuring: Yana Fay Dzedze & Nyaniso Dzedze
Writing and Direction: Yana Fay Dzedze & Nyaniso Dzedze
Film and Editing: Stefan Kotze
Photography: Ken Khutso
Fashion Design & Wardrobe: Tahveeyah Chism
Styling: Tahveeyah Chism, Wade Manning
Make Up: Hlompho Matshwele
Project Coordinator: Jermain Johnson