Iman Europe – EGO DEATH (The Official Short Film)
2026/07/24
Iman Europe – EGO DEATH (The Official Short Film)
In a battle between ego and self, who wins?
Directed by Iman Europe and Elyse Thoms, this film guides us through a cinematic split-screen conversation, Self appears light, soft, calm and confident
Ego emerges rigid, wounded, imposing and cloaked in darkness—protective in intention, but destructive in action
What begins as an internal dialogue becomes a confrontation between confidence and fear, protection and control, the person we truly are and the armor we mistake for ourselves
Ego believes it is here to protect her
Self realizes that the same voice claiming to defend her may also destroy her relationships, opportunities and connection to what is true
Directed by: Elyse Thoms + Iman Europe
Executive Producer: C.Y. Lee
Written by: Iman Europe
Director of Photography: Brendan Boyle
Gaffer: Shivashish Ajuja
Camera Assistants: Isaiah Ray Pearce + Samantha Knott
Production Assistants: Roann Mesina + Tyie Ried
Hair: Kyla Eveillard
Makeup: Genesis Jackson
Wardrobe Design: Amani Ellis
Styling: Iman Europe
Grillz: Zero Below Grillz
Edited by: Brendan Boyle
VFX: Brendan Boyle
Color: Kootenay Color
Choreography: Darryl Keith
BTS Capture: Myshia Cheatham
Performed and Written by Iman Europe
Produced by Kaelin Ellis
Mixed and mastered by Sam Girardot
Engineered by Taylor Alford
Executive Producer: C.Y. Lee
Published by Missing Link Music
Distributed by UnitedMasters
Goons:
Goon 1: Afi El
Goon 2: Good Joon
Goon 3: Ja’maal Hassan
Goon 4: Mistress of Rap
Goon 5: Tahmique Cameron
Goon 6: Abdou Jobe
Goon 7: Lauren Kennedy
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