Cleopatra at the Mall

2024
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cleopatra at the Mall
  • Artist: Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich (American, born New York, New York, 1987)
  • Date: 2024
  • Medium: High-definition video, transferred from 16 mm film, color, sound, 8 min., 58 sec.
  • Classification: Variable Media
  • Credit Line: Cleopatra at the Mall was commissioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2024 with funds from the Ford Foundation.

    Film credits:

    Cleopatra at the Mall a film by Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich
    Starring: Ruth Negga
    Featuring: Peter McRobbie, Leonard Bakerman

    Director and Writer: Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich
    Producers: Ditte Ravnild and Varya Rootwood
    Executive Producer: Mishka Brown
    Director of Photography: Alex Ashe
    Production Designer: Nora Mendis
    Editor: Nicole Otero
    Costume Designer: Pamela Shepard
    Casting: Emily Rucker
    First Assistant Director: Giselle García Castro

    First Assistant Camera: Marcus Odom
    Second Assistant Camera and Loader: Gabriel Contreras
    Steadicam: Lizardo Reyes Jr.
    Still Photographer: Derin Çelik
    Gaffer: Ariel Nehorayoff
    Best Electric: Jarrod Kloiber
    Key Grip: Keve Huggins
    Best Grip: Fidelis Onyia
    Production Sound Mixer: Javier Caso
    Art Director: Hans Mahawaral
    Art Department Assistants: Elijah Nurse and Emile Domise
    Sculptor: Zaq Landsberg
    Graphic Designer: Nabila Wirakusumah
    Picture cars provided by: Chris O'Rourke / Union Sparks LLC
    Supervising Location Manager: Christopher Britton
    Tailor: Maureen Chevalier
    Hairstylist: Ikeyia Powell
    Makeup Artist: Damaris Santana
    Production Coordinator: Yuki Maekawa-Ledbetter
    Set Production Assistants: Charlotte Olver, Quan Robinson, and Calvin Theobalds
    Assistant to Ruth Negga: Anthony Hull
    Key Grip, Washington DC Unit: Michael Wilson
    Production Assistants, Washington DC Unit: Paolo De Guzman
    Legal Services provided by First Gen Law
    Production Counsel: Anuj Gupta and Rebecca Neipris

    Assistant Editor: Hailey Choi
    Post Services provided by Company 3
    Colorist: Andrew Geary
    Color Assist: Diego Orkiz
    Finishing Producer: Krystle Annand
    Associate Producer: Anthony Romaguera
    Account Executive: Jim Gardner
    Sound Design: Nicole Otero
    Sound Mix: Calvin Pia
    Audio Post: Felt Sound
    Music Supervisor: Ben Dorenfeld
    Main Titles and Credits Designer: Vivian Zhang
    Visual Effects Artist: Chris Memoli
    Subtitles provided by Prism Language Solutions

    Special Thanks:
    Marilyn Richardson
    Smithsonian American Art Museum
    SAG-AFTRA
    Simone Leigh
    Support provided by the Film/Video Studio at the Wexner Center for the Arts
    Kodak
    Sophie Luo
    Mike S. Ryan

    Camera provided by Wexner Center for the Arts and Hand Held Films
    Lenses provided by Du-All Camera
    Grip & Lighting equipment provided by Brooklyn Lighting & Grip
    Props provided by State Supply Equipment and Props
    Production services provided by SPM Global
    Film provided by Kodak
    Insurance provided by Wrapbook
    Catering provided by Chef Pearl Cooking Studio
    Travel services provided by Altour
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art