Poster for SANCTIFIED, directed by Caitlin Shinnick, AFIN 2025

Music Video AFIN 306

SANCTIFIED

Directed by Caitlin Shinnick

AFIN 2025 Nominee

  • 2025
  • 5m
  • Italy
  • English
  • M
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Synopsis

“Sanctified” is the third single taken from the new Deathless legacy album “Damnatio Aeterna”, to be released on March 7 by Scarlet Records - “Sanctified” is about trauma processing and the scars it leaves behind. A transformation of pain into strength, of wounds into perseverance. It speaks of faith shattered, silence endured, and the slow, sacred process of reclaiming oneself through the very marks left by suffering. Directed by Frater Orion, the video for “Sanctified” conjures a ritualistic portrayal of suffering embraced as a passage to something greater. Through eerie aesthetics and visceral storytelling, it unveils a journey where torment is no longer a weight to bear, but a path to inner awakening.

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From the Judges

From the Judges

A music video built on design-led storytelling, this short pours its craft into costume, makeup, and production design that the panel found incredibly realised. The lead and supporting performances carry it with real presence, and the cinematography makes striking use of strobe lighting to suit the piece's style. They also praised a powerful, well-produced song and a bold creative vision throughout.

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Director's Biography

Caitlin Shinnick Director

Andrea Falaschi, aka Frater Orion, is an Italian director specialized in occult, macabre, and horror productions. Founder of the theatrical horror metal band Deathless Legacy, he merges cinematic storytelling with a deep fascination for esotericism, ritual, and the darker side of human nature.

With a background in both music and visual arts, his work blends symbolic imagery, practical effects, and atmospheric tension. His films explore themes of transformation, forbidden knowledge, and spiritual decay, aiming to disturb, provoke, and mesmerize.

Falaschi’s unique style combines a raw, analog aesthetic with precise visual composition, echoing the influence of European horror traditions while forging a personal and unmistakable language.

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SANCTIFIED was an official Nominee for Best Music Video at the AFIN International Film Festival 2025, a Top 100 Best Reviewed and IMDb-qualifying festival.

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