Lots of fun little characters in this animation by filmmaker Julian Gallese from Costa Rica.

A gorgeous meditation on what happens when we let our minds wander from the creative minds over at London-based studio Builders Club (previously featured here).

Nice retro vibe to this video for Rainsford’s track with Twin Shadow, co-directed by the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and Jason Brown.

Featuring: Twin Shadow, Chelsea Lopez & Josh Alexander
Produced by: Rainsford & Jason Brown
Production Company: Corgan Pictures
Song written by Rainsford & Nick Dungo aka JaJa Bu

This is just one of the many fun submissions we’ve received this week! Click here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

The latest video from experimental producer Louis Carnell (aka Visionist). Directed by Frederik Heyman, “Value” explores the larger themes of Carnell’s album through a spectacle of self-struggle and self-saviour. Known for using 3D scans to insert real-world subjects into staged digital scenes, Heyman describes the project as a continuation of his photogrammetric techniques:

“Visionist and I focused on historic press images of people in the need of rescue. Visionist then reenacts these situations via numerous 3D scans that are processed into several digital installations, maintaining the original photographic stillness that is key to my work.”

Check out “Value” above as well as Visionist’s previous video for the track “No Idols” here, if you haven’t already!

Video for Franz Ferdinand’s track “Always Ascending” by Paris-based directing duo AB/CD/CD (previously featured here).

A mysterious short by Croatian director Mario Mlakar for Papaya Films Original Series of shorts based on the one-word brief: Curiosity. “The Call From Tomorrow” tells the story of a man who is given the chance to talk to his future self. Great concept and exceptional sound work!

Written and Directed by Mario Mlakar
Cast: Domagoj Janković
Director of Photography: Dragan Šiša
Executive producers:
Kacper Sawicki
Paweł Bondarowicz
Creative Producers:
Karola Kowalczyk
Maruška Đukić
Producer: Mario Mlakar
Associate producer: Vanja Nikolić

Music by: Mark Mrakovčić
Editor: Marko Ferković
Sound Designer: Tihomir Vrbanec
Storyboard Artist: Rembert Montald
Production Designer: Petra Poslek
Costume Designer: Dominika Mandić
Script Consultant: Davor Halambek
Script Co-editor: Domagoj Janković
1st Assistant Director: David Šlaj
Make-up Artist/Costume Assist: Andrea Šundov
Colorist: Dragan Šiša
VFX: Dražen Zeljković
Key Grip: Matej Jelšovec
Gaffer: Slaven Spinčić
Grip by MB Grip
Arri Alexa Mini camera by CineCro / Antitalent

This video was submitted by Papaya Films and selected by our team. Consider participating here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

Video for Sigrid’s track “Strangers” by London-based director and photographer Ivana Bobic.

Berlin-based filmmaker Michael Gugger and London-based performer Varvara Kane confront some of their shared anxieties about the future in this cathartic collaboration. Inspired by significant periods of change and uncertainty in their personal lives, the real-life couple set out to capture some of the conflicting emotions that have been plaguing them.

As Michael shared with us, while itching to embark on their chosen paths, “not knowing what our future held as a result of our decisions became intimidating and it led to a lot of self-doubt. With this film we wanted to evoke these feelings by capturing these emotions through sound and imagery.” It helped that they had a friend, Thomas Hart, whose artwork seemed to reflect their mood. They also enlisted another friend, Bruno Tormos, who took care of all the set design.

Watch “What Am I Doing?” above and check out some Behind-the-Scenes photos from the intimate shoot below!

Written, Directed & Edited by Michael Gugger & Varvara Kane
Starring: Varvara Kane
Cinematographer: Michael Gugger
Production Design: Bruno Tormos
Artwork: Thomas Hart
Music: Live Footage, Ryan Taubert, A. Taylor

Varvara Kane on Instagram

Michael Gugger on Instagram

Michael Gugger’s Website

An adorable animation for Tom Rosenthal’s track “Quite Short For A Goalkeeper” by London-based animator and illustrator Luiz Stockler (previously featured here).

Some great shots in this video by director Patrick Golan. Shot in 35mm, “Bliss” explores themes of time and infatuation. Click here to check out previous posts of Golan’s work, if you haven’t already!

Producer: Taylor Russo
Director of Photography: Patrick Golan
Production Designer: Hannah Sue
Art Director:
Gaffer: Clem Therin
Key Grip: Landon Yost
1st AC: Nicholas Vallejo
2nd AC: Elisha Nilsen
Editor: Dylan Edwards
Colorist: Josh Bohosky @ The Mill
Color Producer: Evan Bauer
Sound Design: Raphael Ajuelos
Thanks To: Kenny Sule, The Mill, Ian Papa

This is just one of the many wonderful submissions we’ve received this week. Click here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

Fun little celebration (and explanation) of Marcel Duchamp’s infamous 1917 artwork Fountain by Vancouver-based animator Matt Gilligan. Sound design by Owen Shirley. Original audio taken from an interview with Blindboy of the Rubber Bandits by Scroobius Pip for the Distraction Pieces podcast.

Australian writer/director Shane Keeffe, and cinematographer Caleb Ware, make a seemingly mundane chance encounter between two strangers feel utterly epic in this cinematic short. The title is taken from Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows which defines Xeno as “the smallest measurable unit of human connection.” See everything that goes into a single passing moment above!