A beautifully restrained video for Aisha Badru’s track “Splintered” by director Keenan Wetzel (previously featured here). Cinematography by Jake Bianco and editing by Shane Ford.

A charming documentary short by directors George Cowie and Tom Huntingford of London-based Superfolk Films. Following a community bus service that runs through rural South Wales, “Dial-A-Ride” captures the joys, challenges and quirks of growing old through a series of candid moments, both heartwarming and poignant.

In the UK, 49% of people over the age of 75 live alone and, without a means of transportation, many are left feeling trapped in their own homes. While touching on the importance of programs like Dial-A Ride in addressing these issues, Cowie and Huntingford ultimately set out to tell a simple, life-affirming story where the focus is on the people rather than the statistics. As they explain:

“By capturing the sense of fun and community that the passengers experience on the bus, we have made a film that celebrates old age, and confronts the misconceptions about older people in the UK today. As Lyndon the driver puts it, ‘People think they don’t have a life, but they do have a life.’ In watching this film we hope that viewers will be as moved, inspired, and entertained as we have been in making it.”

Check out “Dial-A-Ride” above and full credits below!

Directed by George Cowie + Tom Huntingford
Produced by Superfolk Films
Music: Jim Wallis
Aerial Photography: HeliMal
Titles: OK David

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Director Camille Summers-Valli and cinematographer Maximilian Pittner capture a strange world of seduction in the video for British singer-songwriter Kenzie’s track “Dark July.”

Directed by Camille Summers-Valli
Director of Photography: Maximilian Pittner
Production Company: Partizan
Producer: Mayling Wong
Creative Director: Blue May
Service Production Company: 4 Elementz
Editor: Francesco Roma
Colourist: Jonny Thorpe
Film lab: Cinelab London

This video was submitted by Maximillian Pittner and selected by our team. Click here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

A great spot for Reebok by Moscow-based director Felix Umarov. Inspired by iconic fine art masterpieces, “Always Classic” offers a creative and contemporary twist on tradition.

Writen & Directed by Felix Umarov
DOP: Evgeny Kozlov
Producer: Andrew Samsonov
Production Designer: Varuzhan Gandzhumyan
Edit: Vlad Yakunin
Hi8: Sasha Ponomarev
1st AD: Ekaterina Laposhina
Style: Elza Serova
Muah: Christine Frame
PostProduction Producer: Anna Vinnik
Edit: Vlad Yakunin
Color: Artem Leonov
Music: Ilia Baramia
Production: HYPE

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A brief take on virtual reality and the power of its allure by UK filmmaker Matthew Sterling (previously featured here). Shot on 16mm Kodak, “Obolus” follows a young woman seeking temporary relief from a future world not unlike our own.

Starring Jessica Greaves
Written & Directed by Matthew Sterling
Producer: Matthew Sterling
Cinematographer: Jamie Harding
Editor: Sam Holding
Production Sound: Luke Predeth
Colourist: Ryan Berger
Sound Design & Mix: Ben J Jones
Film Lab: Kodak London

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Director Spencer Graves brings the unique story behind Ari Staprans aka Lauv’s song “Superhero” to life!

Choreography & Performance by Erica Klein & Joshua Killacky
Directed by Spencer Graves
Director of Photography: Ramin Shakibae
Production Company: SixTwentySix
Executive Producer: Austin Barbera, Jake Krask
Special thanks to Martin & Diana

This video was submitted by Spencer Graves and selected by our team. Click here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

A remarkable visual accompaniment to Tibetan singer Yesh’s debut track, “VII,” by directors Jason Sondock and Simon Davis aka rubberband. (previously featured here). Teaming up with creative director Bryan Wolff and art director Tal Midyan, the New York-based filmmaking duo produced and directed the video which follows three generations of women in a haunting and symbolic exploration of memory, the afterlife and finding peace in the absence of those we love. They’re also working on adapting the project into both a physical and online installation, as Sondock explains:

“The interactive website recognizes your IP address, and every time you visit the site or refresh the player it generates an entirely custom re-edit of the music video via a proprietary algorithm we’ve developed. Conceptually, it plays on the idea of memory and how our memories come to us in entirely unpredictable and nonlinear sequences. It has roughly 6.2 billion different permutations, roughly one for every human on earth.”

Watch “VII” above and see full credits below!

Featuring:
Grandmother – Carmen Cooper
Mother – Adrienne Wagner
Daughter – Gabby Beredo

Written / Directed / Installation: rubberband.
Creative & Art Direction: Tal Midyan & Bryan Wolff
Photography: Sam Cutler-Kreutz
Producer: Chloe Rash
Executive Producer: Lorenzo Ragioneri
Editor: Simon Davis
Gaffer: Ben Potter
1st AC: Jasmine Chang
2nd AC: Ryan Beggs
PAs: Lauren Cortina, Bruce Simmons, Natalie Nieves
Colour: Gene Curley @ Nice Shoes
VFX: Roman Bilichenko & Kao Cheng Kai
Casting: Stephanie Porto

Thanks to:
Ahmad Swaid, Millie Ross, Lafeverre Excavating
The town of Andes, NY
The town of Bovina, NY

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

So much to love about director Sean Pecknold’s 8th and latest collaboration with Fleet Foxes! Offering something of a cinematic sequel/prequel to last year’s “Fool’s Errand,” the 35mm short follows a man trying his best to escape the infinite loop he’s got himself locked in. It also sees Pecknold re-teaming with a lot of creative talent from his previous projects, and bringing everything together in the California desert (during the hottest month of July!). As he further shared with us:

“I’m really excited about this one because I feel like I was able to get obsessive with the world we made for the video in a similar way to how I have with my animation work. My partner Adi Goodrich and a small team of artists dedicated their time and heart to creating a surreal and graphic world for this character’s journey. I also teamed up with Steve Reker, my choreographer from Fool’s Errand on this, and he brought a similar movement vocabulary to the new role.”

Enjoy “I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar” above! Full credits below.

Starring Jean Charles
Directed by Sean Pecknold
Art Direction and Production Design: Adi Goodrich
Creative Direction: Sing-Sing
Director of Photography: Keon Javanshir
Choreographer: Steve Reker
Producer: Sarah Haber
Wardrobe: Katrina Rumford
Art Director: Aaron Wiley
Executive Producer: Harry Calbom
Executive Producer: Aja Pecknold Smith
Production Co.: Society
1st Assistant Camera: Travis Waddell
2nd Assistant Camera: Mason Harrelson
Gaffer: Brody Anderson
2nd Gaffer: Yi Kai
Dimmer Board Operator: Johnathan Huggins
Art Assistants: Patrick Blanchard, Jordan Tager, Paige Schlosser
Production Assistant: Telford Villar
Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli
Casting: Michael Beaudry
Film Lab: Cinelab

Thanks to: WeTransfer, Jamal Dauda, Kate Jackson,
Eco Sets, All Sets, Cinelab,
Robert Houllahan, Dustin Ruegger, Dane Johnson,
Panavision, Lone Pine Movies, Please and Thank You Shop,
Inyo County, Bishop County, Adam Friedman, and Zeyu Xu

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A wonderfully surreal short by Los Angeles-based filmmaker Albert Choi. Taking a break from commercial work to recharge and explore a passion project based around the idea of finding ‘true north,’ Choi explains:

“I was interested in a layered story — shaping a compelling narrative where it’s about what you eliminate as much as what you show. I find that it’s better to have questions than answers you can’t question.”

Watch “The Idea of North” above and see full credits below!

A film by Albert Choi
Executive Producer: Davis Hong & Albert Choi
Producer: Benjamin Koh
Assistant Producer: Joy Choi
Starring: Yukina Takase
Camera: David Ethan Sanders, Josh Park
First Assistant Camera: Jonathan Chen
Production Sound: Ferdinand Almalvez, Michael Cooper, Adam Young
Gaffer: Kenneth Yeung
Swing: Chang Park
Production Assistant: Jaehoon Jung
Production Designer: Kris Matsuoka
Stylist: Yoojin Chung
Hair & Make Up: Jenny Kong, Emma Park
Score: Keith Kenniff (Goldmund)
Sound Design: Allen Blickle
Colourist: Gregory Reese
Thanks to: Duroo, Mill & Elizabeth Newman,
Clarice Chin, Linda Jackson, Diane Valera,
Emily Ryan, Alex Moulton, Chris Donovan,
Nancy Chang, Skim, T&T, GAvinski, DJ Daniel

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A dreamy and nostalgia-filled short by London-based director and photographer Jake Jelicich (previously featured here). Equal parts documentary portrait and music video, the abstract film follows Australian model Suzy Woo in the month leading up to her departure from her hometown of Queensland. While originally setting out to make a fashion film, Jelicich ultimately decided to shoot Woo wearing her own clothes and in the places she and her friends used to hang out. The project similarly draws on Jelicich’s personal connection to and nostalgia for the country he grew up in, as he explains:

“I found myself looking through the lens at familiar landscapes in a completely different way, fresh eyes from living in London. Buried deep underneath the dreamy score by Australian artists NOIRE, is a conversation I had with Suzy while we’re lingering at a location. The audio mumbles in the background, the same level as the birds and the waves, as we talk about what she’d like to do in life, her favourite spots in her backyard, and things she’ll miss.”

This video was submitted by Jake Jelicich and selected by our team. Click here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

Really nice look and mood to this video for Sleepy Tom’s track with Blonde Diamond by Vancouver-based director Sophie Jarvis. Cinematography by Jeremy Cox (previously featured here)

Directed by: Sophie Jarvis
Producer: Geoff Manton
Producer: Kristoff Duxbury
Director of Photography: Jeremy Cox
Production Company: BOLDLY
Associate Producer: Sebastien Galina
Associate Producer: Shelby Manton
Edited by: Kane Stewart
Colourist: David Tomiak
Production Designer: Kara Hornland
Set Decorator: Jessica Baese
Hair and Make-up: Kelly Newman
Stylist: Roxy Jack
1st AC: Ryan Ermacora

2nd AC: Prabhjot Nijjar
Gaffer: Ben Dawson
Key Grip: Emma Osmond
Swing Grip/Lx: Matt Sawatzky
Production PA: Kieran Jarvis

Cast:
Jane – Allie Shapiro
Man in Blue – Kieran Jarvis

Bartender – Cam Tatham

Woman on Phone – Alexis Young
Police Officer – Kelly Tatham

Wine Pourer – Lyn Verra-Lay
Miscellaneous BG – Jackie Frioud, Kane Stewart
Stills Photographer: Sarah Daruvala
Special Thanks:
Angela Vertone
Renee DeGroot
Ruby Chang
Cedric Yu

Wish this little video for Kanye West and Lil Pump’s track went on for longer! Directed by Kanye West and Amanda Adelson, “I Love It” features comedian Adele Givens and was executive produced by Spike Jonze.