OK. OK. OK. OK.
A week ago today, our sleepy country awoke to the news that the largest mass shooting in our short history had occurred at a gay nightclub in Orlando. I was in Mexico when the news broke, and I felt completely helpless. Later that day, I learned that another attack, similar in nature, had occurred at a gay club in Veracruz, Mexico a couple weeks prior to the Pulse massacre.
After a one long, hazy day full of headlines and numbers, I sat up that night and wrote and wrote and wrote. Like a lot of you, that’s the only thing I know how to do to declutter my wee brain.
“OK” is the result of that decluttering. It is dedicated to the victims of the massacres at Pulse and La Madame. My team and I shot the accompanying film at Laberinto in Queretaro, Mexico. All proceeds will go to the Human Rights Campaign in the USA and to COPRED, the largest anti-discrimination organization in Mexico.
I would like to thank the Coutiño Brothers for being a kind and giving crew on all sides.
I would like to thank Icaro Teatro for providing the space.
I would like to thank Manuel Coutiño for providing the rehearsal and editing space.
Pass this along to your family and friends.
To watch the full movie, please visit:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVDCqcbbdUw
OK. OK. OK. OK.
released June 20, 2016
words/music/vocals - Blake Pfeil
arrangement/piano - Dano Coutiño
sound production/guitar - Yang Coutiño
video cinematography/editing - Malo Coutiño