Olivia de Camps directs Maria Isabel in Suiza
This video is a celebration of and coming together of Isabel and de Camps shared Dominican Republican heritage.
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Maria Isabel’s latest video Suiza, directed by Olivia de Camps and produced by SMUGGLER unfolds as a vibrant celebration of movement, colour and identity, bringing together bold performance and richly textured imagery in a film driven by rhythm, atmosphere and dance.
This video is a celebration of and coming together of Isabel and de Camps shared Dominican Republican heritage.
The film travels through sun-soaked streets, crowded dance floors and scenes rooted in Isabel’s cultural heritage, building a world alive with colour, vitality and collective expression. Bodies move in constant motion, sweat-soaked and euphoric, creating a sense of celebration that feels both intimate and communal.
Framing this energy, the video opens and closes with a quieter, more personal gesture, a nod to Isabel’s own memories as she addresses her abuela, grounding the film’s exuberance in a sense of family and tradition. The result is a joyful and immersive portrait, one that celebrates sensuality, self-expression and the enduring spirit of culture.
Credits
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- Production Company SMUGGLER/London
- Director Olivia De Camps
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Credits
View on- Production Company SMUGGLER/London
- Director Olivia De Camps
- Managing Director Fergus Brown
- Managing Director Lucy Kelly
- Executive Producer Elizabeth Doonan
- Producer Maya Bury
- Editing Cabin Edit/Los Angeles
- Editor Alvaro del Val
- Post Producer Andrea Cantor
- Color Rare Medium
- Colorist Nick Metcalf
- Color Producer Lucy Gatanis
- Production Services Open Water Productions
- Art Director Alina Flores
- DP Sebastian Chelin
- Production Services Producer Juan Manuel Bastidas
- Choreographer Emiliano Jimenez
- Choreographer Erick Roque
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Credits
powered by- Production Company SMUGGLER/London
- Director Olivia De Camps
- Managing Director Fergus Brown
- Managing Director Lucy Kelly
- Executive Producer Elizabeth Doonan
- Producer Maya Bury
- Editing Cabin Edit/Los Angeles
- Editor Alvaro del Val
- Post Producer Andrea Cantor
- Color Rare Medium
- Colorist Nick Metcalf
- Color Producer Lucy Gatanis
- Production Services Open Water Productions
- Art Director Alina Flores
- DP Sebastian Chelin
- Production Services Producer Juan Manuel Bastidas
- Choreographer Emiliano Jimenez
- Choreographer Erick Roque
"It was two magical days filming in our home country, surrounded by friends and a fully Dominican crew, without whom none of this would have been possible. Our producers Maya Bury, Juanpi, and Sasha, our DP Sebastian Chelin, casting director Maria, and so many others carried the spirit of the project with them. Maria Isabel worked closely with the choreographer Emiliano beforehand so that the movement would feel lived, something that came naturally from her sense of what feels Dominican."
"At the same time, it required a lot of care and preparation. In the days before the shoot we spent hours street casting, meeting people, and searching for faces that felt like they belonged to the places we were filming. We wanted the film to feel like a small authentic portrait of the Dominican Republic. With our production designer Alina we shaped the spaces so they felt honest to the country, and with Sebas and our colourist we leaned into a more filmic, Caribbean palette, the warmth, the contrast, the deep colours of the island. In the end, what stayed with me most was the balance between preparation and the openness to what the place gives you. The streets, the people, the river, the animals. And despite the work behind it, it often felt less like a production and more like friends returning home, playing, and discovering something together."
