The Lion is a profile of Francis Arevalo, a Vancouver hip-hop artist, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The short, directed by Jon Chiang, follows his journey to recovery.

Australian photographer Ray Collins’ epic seascapes are set in infinite motion with these mesmerizing cinemagraphs by Rotterdam-based cinematographer Armand Dijcks. Music by André Heuvelman from the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.

Love this short ident for MTV International by London-based animator Parallel Teeth (aka Robert Wallace).

Stunning video for Sonder’s track “Too Fast” by London-born, Los Angeles-based director Noah Lee.

Run through a series of iconic album covers with this brilliant ad by French director Michel Gondry.

Great trailer announcing the lineup of artists for this year’s Montreux Jazz Festival by Jonathan Djob Nkondo and Julien Nantiec of French design studio Nöbl.

Another dazzling visual from Bristol-based artist Ruffmercy, this time for “TubeSocks” by Kiefer. Click here to check out more of Ruffmercy’s work, if you haven’t already!

Pro skier/filmmaker Nico Vuignier is back with another aerial-video experiment. This time around, Vuignier tinkers with an AER he got off Kickstarter, releasing the throwable camera while performing acrobatic tricks. Perfecting the timing and framing took 2 weeks of trial and error with what he calls “a poor man’s selfie drone.” Click here to check out his previous video, shot on an iPhone swinging above his head!

Great animated short by French collective MegaComputeur, made during their internship at Paris-based animation studio WIZZdesign.

Lena Dunham directs vibrant video for Bleachers’ track “Don’t Take The Money.” Featuring Alia Shawkat.

A suspenseful short written and directed by Brooklyn-based filmmaker Robbie Barclay.

Vanguards is an interview series focused on creative process, and this episode features Jon Morris, founder of creative collective, The Windmill Factory. Jon has created things for Phantogram, Nine Inch Nails, and David Michalek’s Dries Von Noten Retrospective at the Louvre.

The Windmill Factory Website