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I wanted to tell a story artistry in a abstract way. Ive always loved clown aesthetic and trying to succeed off your art makes you feel like a clown.


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Hailing from the west side of Detroit, Nico Swan has been storytelling since he was gifted a camera at 9. His musical dramedy Hip Hop Clowns, featured Grammy Award winner Jonathan B. Wright and a conglomerate of Detroit artists. Since then he became the first ever Red Bull Emerging Filmmaker Fellow & created the documentary Fly High DIY. Recently, he was selected as a Culture Source Arc Fund Fellow which supported his publication Video Gaga where he writes mixed media video essays reaching over 100,000 views. His work has been featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer & Metro Times. more...

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