Nice video for Rin by filmmaker and photographer Simon Reichel. Shot on Kodak Super 16, “Ich will dass du mich brauchst” (“I want you to need me”) offers a stripped down version of young love. As Reichel shared with us:

“I wanted to use the opportunity to reach a young street culture audience and show them how love and sex can look different from the stereotype of women as pornografied objects, men as heartless thugs and generally everybody acting like over-the-top fashion models with empty stares and fake gestures.”

This video has a mature rating by Vimeo for nudity/sexual content.

Production Company: BWGTBLD
Producer: Anna Bauer
Director of Photography: Rina Yang
Hair & Make Up: Susanna Jonas
Styling: Lorena Maza

Starring Nela Mie Cara & Malik Adan

A rad video about being rad by rad Cape Town-based student and animator Adam Black!

A gorgeous collaboration between London-based artist Ben Cullen Williams and electronic duo Maribou State. Shot on location at Printworks in London, a lone dancer moves to Maribou State’s track “Varkala” as the camera explores the connection between the tiny figure and the enormity of her surroundings. Director Cullen Williams further describes the project as a contemplation of the power of light and space:

“The initially seemingly fragile dancer is dwarfed by the scale of the building, however, her interactions with the architecture aim to show her strength but also make the viewer aware of the power of the building. The film comes to a climax showing her in symbiosis with the building – two structures connecting, both strong. The haunting and ephemeral beauty of the song is mirrored within the dancer’s movements. While the sense of an unknown space and atmosphere are teased out through the architecture”

Check out the full credits for the film as well as some behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot below!

Director: Ben Cullen Williams
Music: Maribou State – “Varkala”
Location: Printworks, London

Director of photography: Jack Exton
Editor: Oliver Barron
Dancers: Alex Tinney and Felix Denton
Styling: Natalie Holbourns
Hair and Make up: Tabby Li
Clothing: Bones
1ST AC – Sam Hayes
2ND AC – Leo Glover
Gaffer – Ben Ransley
Electrican – Isaac Whittingham
Runner – Joey Jenkins

Ben Cullen Williams’ Website

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Maribou State’s Website

Maribou State on Facebook

An unsettling post-apocalyptic stop-motion animation for Father John Misty’s track “Things It Would Have Been Helpful To know Before the Revolution” by director Chris Hopewell (previously featured here). Puppets from the video are being auctioned off on Father John Misty’s eBay page from now until August 13, with all proceeds going to the Environmental Defence Fund.

Video for JAY-Z’s track “Adnis,” featuring Mahershala Ali as a boxer fighting his own demons and Danny Glover as Ali’s trainer. Directed by Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo). Romanek also co-directed “The Story of O.J.” we posted last month. Click here to check it out, if you haven’t already!

UK-based illustrator Matthew Lyons perfectly captures desk job daydreaming with this surreal animation.

Some great shots in this dark narrative for David Sevrin’s track “Lifeline.” Directed by Katiana Zachariou, the video explores the shirting dynamics of love, jealousy and guilt between three friends.

CAST
Stella: Taneshia Abt
Mark: Anton Spieker
Johnny: Maximilian Hildebrandt

CREW
Director: Katiana Zachariou
Director or Photography: Christian Huck
Production Company: Wolffpack Vision GmbH
Producer: Ferdinand Kühn
1st AC: Nelson Smith
2nd AC/DIT: Long Vo Thanh
Gaffer/Grip: Florian Peters
Set Design: Marie Petzer
Prop master: Jana Wackrow
Costumes: Lilli Brinkert
Hair and Makeup: Timo Bloom
Editor: Gunter Gunterson
Grading: Florian Sterk(Chimney)
Catering: Ronja Glesczinsky
Set Runner: Paul Raszewski
Editor Teaser/Snippets: Andreas Meichsner

Special Thanks to:
Cinegate
Rehsumpf e.v.
Westfehling Tankstelle
Martin Gause
Andreas Brendle
Doreen Neumann

A charming love story, created in collaboration with lead singer Ellen Kempner, from London/Barcelona-based illustrator and animator Rozalina Burkova (previously featured here).

Numbers presents Edition 2 by Colin Kennedy, featuring Eric Koston, Rodrigo Teixeira, Antonio Durao, Miles Silvas, Magnus Bordewick, Kyron Davis. Love the way Colin shoot and edits these.

Overwatch fans will get a kick out of these character portraits by animator Chris Guyot, with sound design from John Poon.

A beautifully shot short by director James Chappell from Sydney, Australia. “Believe” follows a young boy who confronts a group of bullies after gaining strength from an unlikely source.

Director: James Chappell
Producers: Lucy Whirledge, Tom Slater
Production Company: Photoplay Films
Executive Producers: Oli Lawrence
Creative Director: Tom Macdonald

Director of Photography: Kieran Fowler
1st Camera Assistant: Oliver Braslin
2nd Camera Assistant: Rob Farley
Steadicam: Justin Besser
Editor: Brad Hurt
Colorist: Matt Fezz
Production Designer: Lisa Javelin
Art Assistant: Nico Iacono
Costume Designer: Lisa Javelin
Wardrobe Assistant: Nico Iacono
Make-up & Hair Artist: Lisa Cotterill
Make-up & Hair Assistant: Kiera Giziano
Gaffer: Mat Wilson
Best Boy: Nathan Grant
Stunt Coordinator: Igor Breakenback
Safety Officer: Igor Breakenback
VFX: Studio GloriaFX
Producer: Mashevskyi Sergii
Executive producer: Max Colt
VFX Supervisors: Kuzmytskyi Anatolii, Sauliak Roman
Project Manager: Dmytro “Dimas” Nekrasov
Production Assistant: Mohammed Hamade
Runner: Lev Jutsen
Video Commissioner: Tom Macdonald
Music Label: Mushroom Music

Cast:
Golden Boy – Matthew Stringfellow
Death – Nino Iacono
Bully 1 – Miles Bessis
Bully 2 – Jesse Mannis
Bully 3 – Brandon Van Oosten
Older Bully 1 – Antoine Bessis
Older Bully 2 – Dan Wilson
Older Bully 3 – William Tran
Older Golden Boy – John Bates
Golden Boy’s Daughter – Rachel Bessis

We have a soft spot for art skate films. Love the raw care-free creative spirit of this edit by Noel de Lesseps for 2am Skateboards.