A first look at Humberto Leon’s directorial debut with Kenzo

KENZO presents “The Everything”, a new film written and directed by Humberto Leon.

To celebrate Kenzo’s autumn / winter 2018 collections, Kenzo’s called sci-fi poster girl, Milla Jovovich to star in a 30 minute short film, “The Everything.” Though it’s not your average fashion film, featuring a Stranger Things-esque soundtrack and a story about “a family of teenagers with unusual powers that bring them together.”

Written and directed by Humberto Leon, The Everything is described as “a light-hearted drama,” starring Milla Jovovich, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Sasha Frolova. Regina Hall and Jay Ellis round off the list of compelling talent alongside a special appearance by Spike Jonze. This is the directorial debut by the accomplished creative director and features KENZO’s Fall-Winter 2018 collections & KENZO – La Collection Memento N°3. Leon is co-creative director of KENZO alongside long-time collaborator Carol Lim.

Previously, KENZO has worked with Gregg Araki, Sean Baker, Carrie Brownstein, Kahlil Joseph, Natasha Lyonne and most recently Ana-Lily Amirpour for her work “YO! MY SAINT!” a video for musician Karen O. The house also collaborated with Spike Jonze for ‘My Mutant Brain’ a commercial for the KENZO World perfume.

Check out the trailer for The Everything to be released on Kenzo.com on 8th September 2018.

Photography
Ethan James Green
Text
Emma Firth