The Beat - Promotional Video

Set right outside of the "Dutch Point" neighborhood in Hartford, CT, this promotional video features Hartford's own Ghazi Omair – poet, lyricist, and audio producer/engineer. While the purpose of this video is to promote Hartford Public Library's new streaming platform for hometown artists – which it does ever so poetically – the visual also pays homage to the city's everyday artists; the ones working day in and day out on their crafts, especially those seeking resources in the city to amplify potential opportunities. Showcasing popular and less known symbols of the city's culture, like Ghazi's Clark's desert boot, which is a nod to the city's rich Jamaican population & culture; or, shots the Amos Bull house, a quiet gem tucked in Hartford's downtown. This video ultimately gives Hartfordites and specifically Hartford artist an opportunity to see themselve, and to see themselves as apart of the Hartford Public Library community, through their ability to feel The Beat.