hi!! this is our line rider film "hito ga imasu". we worked on it throughout the past year. it's about the ways culture, language, history, and plurality complicate and enrich the connections and relationships we have with other people. we hope you enjoy :3 ^^*
in april 2022, we released "mount eerie", a track we made to discover and learn about our identity. however, i realized since then that our identities aren't something we ever have on our own — our identities are completely dependent on the people around us.
the most meaningful thing "mount eerie" did was that it helped our friend Jamie (AKA the tulip system) to make change in their life. this track is a direct continuation of that support, encouragement, and love.
---
other than lore's work (linked at top of description), here are the primary works that this film is in conversation with — the works that are directly referenced or tributed: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVV7K9VmOToATXRCZN1W9t8e13ztEGPiC it is by no means required that you watch any of these before watching our film; however, having an awareness of some of these works will likely enhance your experience of watching hito ga imasu.
Tracklist: What This Place Is, Pt. 1 (Benches) 0:00 01 - おはようございます / People Acknowledgement 2:09 02 - Who Cares if You Exist (2023 Remaster) 7:35 03 - ひとり (人人) 10:51 04 - Poison Ivy Grows 15:33 05 - 人がいます 18:54 06 - 母 (haha...) 22:51 07 - As a 子 24:45 08 - けしごむ / Pronouns: 日/死 (sun/set) 27:04 09 - Pittsfield 32:20 10 - いえ / かぞくは 何ですか? (or, “Loud external peace”) 39:14 11 - 洋学 (Dutch Learning) 41:51 12 - Revisitation Review 45:25 13 - 何が星いですか? 48:47 14 - We Care If You Exist 53:33 15 - おわり / 人がいません / Dodenherdenking 54:35 16 - Lines & Riders 1:02:28 Thank You Lore 1:04:05 Credits 1:05:23 What This Place Is, Pt. 2 (Bunkers) 1:06:58
Project started: Dec 25, 2022 Finished: Dec 1, 2023 Originally uploaded: Dec 7, 2023
Content Warnings: Throughout: themes of child abuse, death and grieving, WWII Track 08: discussion of suicide, intrusive and suicidal thoughts Track 11: bombing of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Rotterdam (abstract depiction) Track 12: discussion of Japanese internment Post-Credits: discussion of German invasion of the Netherlandsii dropbox.com/scl/fi/0hukzagobw66go6h3358i
Line Rider - 人がいます (There Are People)Branches / Jade2024-02-04 | Read Lore's Line Rider work here: tulipss.dreamwidth.org/709.html Content warnings can be found at the bottom of this description. [2024-02-03 REUPLOAD NOTE: the original version included the song “Venta” by Roedelius & Arnold Kasar, which unfortunately blocked this film from being visible on Youtube. This reuploaded version uses my own original audio instead of this song. Nothing else about the film is changed in this reupload. To watch the original version, here is a Dropbox link: dropbox.com/scl/fi/0hukzagobw66go6h3358i/Jade-Decker-Line-Rider-There-Are-People.mp4?rlkey=cxipvghqv9n61mg8b22fo3pmf&dl=0]
hi!! this is our line rider film "hito ga imasu". we worked on it throughout the past year. it's about the ways culture, language, history, and plurality complicate and enrich the connections and relationships we have with other people. we hope you enjoy :3 ^^*
in april 2022, we released "mount eerie", a track we made to discover and learn about our identity. however, i realized since then that our identities aren't something we ever have on our own — our identities are completely dependent on the people around us.
the most meaningful thing "mount eerie" did was that it helped our friend Jamie (AKA the tulip system) to make change in their life. this track is a direct continuation of that support, encouragement, and love.
---
other than lore's work (linked at top of description), here are the primary works that this film is in conversation with — the works that are directly referenced or tributed: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVV7K9VmOToATXRCZN1W9t8e13ztEGPiC it is by no means required that you watch any of these before watching our film; however, having an awareness of some of these works will likely enhance your experience of watching hito ga imasu.
Tracklist: What This Place Is, Pt. 1 (Benches) 0:00 01 - おはようございます / People Acknowledgement 2:09 02 - Who Cares if You Exist (2023 Remaster) 7:35 03 - ひとり (人人) 10:51 04 - Poison Ivy Grows 15:33 05 - 人がいます 18:54 06 - 母 (haha...) 22:51 07 - As a 子 24:45 08 - けしごむ / Pronouns: 日/死 (sun/set) 27:04 09 - Pittsfield 32:20 10 - いえ / かぞくは 何ですか? (or, “Loud external peace”) 39:14 11 - 洋学 (Dutch Learning) 41:51 12 - Revisitation Review 45:25 13 - 何が星いですか? 48:47 14 - We Care If You Exist 53:33 15 - おわり / 人がいません / Dodenherdenking 54:35 16 - Lines & Riders 1:02:28 Thank You Lore 1:04:05 Credits 1:05:23 What This Place Is, Pt. 2 (Bunkers) 1:06:58
Project started: Dec 25, 2022 Finished: Dec 1, 2023 Originally uploaded: Dec 7, 2023
Content Warnings: Throughout: themes of child abuse, death and grieving, WWII Track 08: discussion of suicide, intrusive and suicidal thoughts Track 11: bombing of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Rotterdam (abstract depiction) Track 12: discussion of Japanese internment Post-Credits: discussion of German invasion of the Netherlandsii dropbox.com/scl/fi/0hukzagobw66go6h3358iLine rider: My red little foxBranches / Jade2024-10-13 | i haven't changed from when i was 15 i'm still swooning at a screen about some silly guys trying to figure out if they're guys
the music was made by one of the loves of my life Brady Dolan, a cover of Sufjan Stevens' "My red little fox". check out his epic video here!! youtu.be/3LnY4ZFA2FA?si=OQrTRBll43fZyA2J
mostly inspired by "Javelin" by september. ending inspired by "4U" by ray, "monody" by JoseWolf, and "it's time to give up on being human" by UTD. also special thanks to september for making fun of me while i made this =w= meowww poo poo pooping everywhere!!! woah dude :ooophil elverum vibing to 100gecsBranches / Jade2024-10-05 | "i love this song and this band" -Phil
i'm sharing this beautiful clip from an online songwriting course i took with Phil a few years back w/ School of Song. it was one of the most intense and insightful and important classes i've taken, full of mundane and exciting little moments like this. seeing this awkward man bop up and down to a transgender electropop drop and then dissect the song with care gave me a lasting joy and feeling of liberation.
the song in the lecture is "mememe" by 100gecs 100gecs.comIn transitBranches / Jade2024-08-21 | our new thingy
Music: El Camino Real (ECR) by Vylet Pony
ID: 109318709 Released Aug 21, 2024 By twigxcabaretGrowBranches / Jade2024-08-10 | visuals made in Line Rider, then converted to GD by pocke
ID: 108852143 Released Aug 9, 2024 by twigxcabaretGeometry Dash: BunkoBranches / Jade2024-08-01 | this is the thing we made for the thing where like so you’re playing like random levels and then you play a level and then you play another one and you’re not really paying attention but then you’re like huh its the same song and then you’re like wait this feels really similar and like i’ve done this before and then there’s just like more levels like that and it’s like wtf woah what’s going on maybe my life is falling apart and every level in the world is just going to have the same gameplay til the sun eats the earth and robtop dies until you realize it’s all planned and conspired by fiffy and it’s like ooooh that makes sense fiffy’s like weird and would organize that kind of thing so yeah this is our level for that thing make sure to like and sub ty
ID: 108531111 Released Aug 1, 2024 by twigxcabaret made in Geometry Dash 2.2Line Rider - Line RiderBranches / Jade2024-07-01 | IMAGINE THE HEADLINES... 15 YEAR OLD KID DEMOLISH THE GAME OF LINE RIDERRR!!!
sampled: "where the grass is green" by andrew hess youtu.be/MIqD7bQCnCU?si=H9OMoPCLogwxbYGxCapricornBranches / Jade2024-06-24 | ID: 106963221 released Jun 24, 2024, by twigxcabaret, in geometry dash 2.2, with loveChildBranches / Jade2024-05-28 | Released on Dec 25, 2023 by twigxcabaret ID: 97976397 made in geometry dashGeometry Dash: Donkey Kongregation VerifiedBranches / Jade2024-05-20 | it’s donkey kongregation time!!!
ID: 104100190 Released on April 17, 2024 by twigxcabaretLotus blossomBranches / Jade2024-03-30 | ID: 103159065 Released on Mar 28, 2024 by twigxcabaret made in Geometry DashLine Rider - Quirk TracksBranches / Jade2024-03-11 | MUSIC: "STILL SUITE" (performed live at the 2022 renfrew ravine moon festival in east vancouver) by TREESONG bradmuirhead.com/treesong vimeo.com/916301824
0:00 the first quirk 0:47 the woman 1:27 the 53rd night of spring 2:10 rollercoaster 3:02 the invitation 3:08 i am happy with my relationship 6:26 reaching an autonomous take-off 7:52 a difficult day 9:00 covid track 9:27 人ができました ! 10:46 4U fanmade tribute 11:11 visions of mice (covid track 2) 11:17 there is no end 12:45 suburban driveways 13:00 poolingus 22 13:49 the woman returns 16:03 So You Are Tired, Pt. 2 17:50 sillykin's first line rider track 18:13 poolingus 27 19:33 finale (covid track 3)
VIDEO INSPIRED BY: IN TIME PT 1 by INSTANTFLARE youtube.com/watch?v=MSCx2fQTslM ALL THE THINGS I COULDNT SAY TO YOU by SEPTEMBER youtube.com/watch?v=d_dGbvUjxNkLine Rider - Frou-frou Foxes in Midsummer FiresBranches / Jade2024-03-08 | this was our entry for "line rider detective", a competition run by gavinroo538 where people submitted tracks anonymously and then had to guess the creator of each track
also i intend to work to get our last release "hito ga imasu/there are people" back up on youtube soon - it was taken down for copyright so sorry about that!!Line Rider - Whistling HallwaysBranches / Jade2023-11-21 | Composition and tenor sax - Ru Ha piano - Jancis Bautista bass - Dan Howard drums - Jordy McIntosh voice - Tess Meckling
this audio was recorded on my phone from our friend Ru's jazz show we attended on friday where they performed many of their original compositions. i cried several times throughout the show after their solos. when they played, i felt the weight of history in the air, and how the history of jazz is filled with struggle and hope, and how that struggle and hope are being felt by Ru and people all over the world right now. i'm very grateful to have been there when this was performed, and to be in your life.
created by pocke, tesseract, twigxcabaret, september and fofii
music: "noise princess" by cacola https://music.businesscasual.biz/track/noise-princessLine Rider - VeselkaBranches / Jade2023-10-25 | the world is waking.
inspirations: overgrown by bones youtube.com/watch?v=jpnlpXOTE7Q what’s the point? by it’s banky youtube.com/watch?v=fxhNg59QKpk a seagull lull by pocke youtube.com/watch?v=C7ojKAlq_r8 i think i'm going to be okay by goose/rockzz (and several others from him) youtube.com/watch?v=EdoNRAmCL1w drawings by tulipsWhat more can i sayBranches / Jade2023-10-11 | ID: 95328260Geometry Dash: Everybody wantsBranches / Jade2023-09-19 | ID: 94626335 released Sep 19, 2023 by twigxcabaretLine Rider - Real Home [HEADPHONES WARNING]Branches / Jade2023-09-16 | Life is not linear. Healing is not linear. Through each setback, through each tenuous step forward, through each detour and each victory, I will be there for you. I will sit with you through each twist and turn of our meandering path.
inspired by "what was i made for" by september youtube.com/watch?v=MIFEjUmEnaIBirthday Girl (Line Rider + Geometry Dash)Branches / Jade2023-09-12 | created by twigxcabaret, september, fofii & pocke Video recorded/edited by pocke
music by cacola: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/list...
Cards Pt. 1 0:00 Caconymy 2:04 Gerald Brown Fictive 3:29 I was born something 4:46 Cards, Pt. 2 5:47Line Rider - Honed. Hemmed InBranches / Jade2023-09-11 | music: "honed. hemmed in." by diane cluck: dianecluck.bandcamp.com/track/honed-hemmed-inLine Rider - Gerald Brown Fictive (w/ September)Branches / Jade2023-09-09 | perhaps surprisingly, of all the people in the line rider community, pocke may be the most responsible for forming new headmates.
music: birthday girl by cacola: dismissyourself.bandcamp.com/track/birthday-girl-2Line Rider - Good Luck EverybodyBranches / Jade2023-08-29 | if ur oke with me doing so - i am putting ur paw in my paw, and i am hoping that we all make it out oke and are accommodated for TwT
inspired by the very silly works of malizma. go support and check out his channel here: youtube.com/@Malizma333
music: "the perfect shape" by cacola dismissyourself.bandcamp.com/track/the-perfect-shape-2Line Rider - Visible Freaks / Invisible FoolsBranches / Jade2023-08-14 | music: “flowers and snakes” by cacolaGeometry Dash: After the afterBranches / Jade2023-08-12 | This one is very directly inspired by a few levels, primarily the deleted level by 7ak “Afterlife” which we really loved before its removal from existence. Other inspirations include lumpy’s “railcar nap” & aripl’s “cupifly”.
Released on July 5, 2022 ID: 81607530 by twigxcabaretGeometry Dash: Threads (w/ Presta)Branches / Jade2023-08-12 | Released on Apr 9, 2022 ID: 79382482 by twigxcabaret & prestaGeometry Dash: Real menBranches / Jade2023-08-11 | This is our level about real men
I respect men to be fully transparent
Released on Apr 2, 2022 ID: 79218701 by twigxcabaretGeometry Dash: Good ball (w/ pocke)Branches / Jade2023-08-10 | Here is our geometry dash level about good ball
Released on Dec 25, 2021 ID: 76860688 by twigxcabaret and pockeGeoemtry Dash: Carry me outBranches / Jade2023-08-10 | Released on June 2, 2022 ID: 80703148 by twigxcabaretGeometry Dash: My first levelBranches / Jade2023-08-09 | The first level we have ever made!!! enjoy c:
Released on Aug 8, 2023 ID: 93213922 by twigxcabaretGeometry Dash: Our narrow sliceBranches / Jade2023-08-08 | Auto map about scale and the significance of insignificance
Released on Dec 28, 2021 ID: 76926855 by twigxcabaretGeometry Dash: Crystal lake (w/ bpdoles)Branches / Jade2023-08-08 | Released on July 11, 2022 ID: 81779758 by twigxcabaret & bpdolesGeometry Dash: DogsBranches / Jade2023-08-07 | here is our geometry dash level about dogs
Released on Mar 22, 2022 ID: 78969625 by twigxcabaretGeometry Dash: Flat chestedBranches / Jade2023-08-05 | Released on Dec 17, 2022 ID: 86836962 by twigxcabaretGeometry Dash: Not wavingBranches / Jade2023-08-04 | Inspired by handful.
Released on July 7, 2022 ID: 81649625 by twigxcabaretGeometry Dash: Briefly caled homeBranches / Jade2023-08-03 | A level about when your home can no longer be your home.
Released on May 7, 2023 ID: 90595980 by twigxcabaretGeometry Dash: New identitiesBranches / Jade2023-08-01 | Released on July 19, 2022 ID: 81999627 by twigxcabaretGeometry Dash: Learning the waltzBranches / Jade2023-07-31 | This was made while being conscripted by a friend to do a ballet waltz performance. This level was made in November 2021 and the dance piece itself was performed in May 2022, in which I performed as Howl and our partner was Sophie from Howl’s Moving Castle. This level is our internal landscape of waltzing.
Released on Dec 5, 2021. ID: 76327803 by twigxcabaretGeometry Dash: My roots are strongBranches / Jade2023-07-29 | Tree gender level
Released on Dec 5, 2021 ID: 76327809 by twigxcabaretGeometry Dash: CookbookBranches / Jade2023-07-28 | Released on Apr 3, 2022 ID: 79225422 by twigxcabaretGeometry Dash: JaneBranches / Jade2023-07-28 | "awesome, cute, fun, calm and gay level! i love it!" "gay i hate it" "i hope jane burns in hell" "janes balloon is sharp as pencil" "gay level gg" "i dont like happy levels" "jane kinda hot tho" "why does jane have to pee?" "why is jane holding her privates" "jane is hot" "who tf is jane" "is jane the girl/women in the level" "jane was the name of my dog. she died. ;(" "my dead grandmas name was jane." "jane committed a horrible crime in real life" "no one cares about jane i want my stars" "why are they gay" "the level was fine until they were gay" "almost got in car crash playing this" "played while having explosive diahhrea" "jane looks odd" "raw pasta hair" "i love it but i dont get it! srry people" "she needed a friend" "jane found a friend :D" "LISTEN HERE JANE, WE ARE HOMOPHOBIC IN THIS HOUSE!" "little jane has to go the bathroom" "little jane FARTED" "my grandmother's name was jane, rest in peace :'(" "tfw this imaginary kid has better life than me" "gay little stickfigures" "gay gay gay ew" "chill but gay"
released on April 23 2022 ID: 79706178 by twigxcabaret