On September 11th, 2016, Standing On The Corner released a 35-minute long mix of Puerto Rican music, soul samples and pitched vocals. The experimental project, helmed by Crown Heights’ Shamel Cee Mystery, aimed to create a sound as unique and diverse as the city that spawned them and the New York ensemble returned with their second full-length release, Red Burns, exactly one year later.

Now “Sahbabii /\ Now, Nation End, 38:15,” a track off that 2017 mixtape, has finally received a visual treatment! Animated and directed by Mortis Studio, and made in collaboration with WeTransfer, the surreal clip explores the albums personal reflections on growing up black/brown in America as well as underlying themes of impending doom and the end of the world.

A poetic short about the chaos of thought and memory by director Andrew De Zen (previously featured here). Presented by Filmsupply, “Stories We Tell Ourselves” follows a young man coping with abstract feelings of loss and anxiety following the end of a long-term relationship. Watch above and see full credits below!

Starring Brett Houghton, Jocelyn Hudon, Lexi Soha
Written & Directed by Andrew De Zen
Produced by Karl Janisse & Anna Jane Edmonds
Production Coordinator: Josh Clapp
1st Assistant Director: Lee Kestenberg
2nd Assistant Director: Karyn Lin
Production Designer: Danielle Sahota
Director of Photography: Kristofer Bonnell
Editorial: Relish
Editing: Michael Barker
Sound Design: Eugenio Battaglia, David Ellias Daoud
Colour: The Mill
Colourist: Nicholas Metcalf
Casting: Jigsaw Casting
Casting Director: Shasta Lutz
Additional Casting: Ashley Hallihan
Costume Designer: Rita Fiorucci
On Set Supervisor: Deanna Sciortino
1st AC: Paul Raymond
2nd AC: Matt Wilkshire
Steadicam Operator: Mitch Mommaerts, SOC
Gaffer: Nate Taylor
Best Boy: Randy Whiteland
Key Grip: Rohan Painter
Best Boy Grip: Keenan Lynch
Swing: Joe Simpson
Sound Recordist: Nick Davey
Key Hair/MUA: Alison Sharp
Daily Hair/Makeup: Megan Fraser
Assistant MUA: Erin Winn
Set Decorator: Vlad Rudakov, Jackie McClelland
Production Assistants: Hartley Fanson, Isaac Alfie
Art PA: Jeremy Griffiths, Chris Hedrick
Driver: Charles Sullivan
Post Audio Services: MURMUR
Sound Engineer: Eric Mosher
Camera Provided by Panavision
Gear Provided by MBS Equipment, 2D House
Catering: iFEED Catering
Stills: Amanda Matlovich
BTS Video: Zach Ramelen

Music: “What A Difference A Day Made” by Dinah Washington
“Quand On N’a Que L’amour” by Jacques Brel

Thanks To:
Skin And Bones
Panavision
Dan Ford
Liane Thomas
Tasha Litt
Michelle Woodward
Taso Alexander
City of Toronto
Ariana Foyle
Ildsjel
Advantage Car and Truck Rentals
Michael Smith
Fountain Bar

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A refreshing approach to PUMA’s #DoYou campaign by director Piotrek Matejkowski (previously featured here). Set to Mary Komasa and The Dumplings’ “Jestem Kobieta” (I’m a Woman) — a track recorded specifically for the spot — the video explores themes of empowerment and living life on your own terms, only through visuals that feel far more relatable than the over-the-top scenes one typically sees. As Mateikowski explained to us, while #DoYou is “a manifesto for all women” he and his team were ultimately trying to tell a “simple story in a unique way.”

Check out the project above and see full credits below!

Song title: Jestem Kobieta
Performance: The Dumplings & Mary Komasa
Lyrics: Jacek Cygan
Music: The Dumplings
Production & musical arrangement: Kuba Karaś
Mix & mastering: Rafał Smoleń
Executive producers: Piotr Kujda, Marcin Pyszora
Client: PUMA | Katarzyna Węsławowicz, Natalia Pelczar
Agency: high& | www.highand.co

Starring:
Ania Bielawska
Dominika Zatorska
Mary Komasa
Justyna Święs
Kuba Karaś

Director: Piotrek Matejkowski
Director of Photography: Mikołaj Syguda
Script: Gabriel Wołoszyn, Tomasz Dubiel
Co-scripted: Piotrek Matejkowski
Executive producer: Kuba Ranik
Producer: Łucja Zaorska
Production Assistants: Adam Chlebowski, Pela Kujda
Location Manager: Paweł Jończyk
Editor: Kuba Tomaszewicz
Casting Director: Sylwia Błaszczyk
Costume Designer/Art. Director: Weronika Wojtach, Zofia Jocek
Makeup: Laura Karaś
Steadicam: Adam Mendry & Marcin Przywara, Maciej Tomków & Sławek Wierzbicki
Focus Puller: Maciej Barański
Camera Assistant: Kamil Starowicz
Making Of: Karolina Zajączkowska
Postproduction: Expresso Post Production
Grading: Frederick van Eeden
Online: Rafał Paruszewski
Sound: Grzegorz Sorbee Sorbian
Postproducer: Ela Mikołajczyk
Transport: Andrzej Gawryluk, Robert Gałecki
Production: OTO FILM

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A beautifully understated video for Jack Grace by Sydney/London-based director Kaius Potter. With the help of creative director Lauren Faye of Clo Studio, “if i tremble” utilizes stuttering and windowed camera techniques to help convey the track’s themes of sorrow and longing.

A kitschy-yet-endearing portrait of unconditional love for American singer-songwriter John Grant by London-based director Fanny Hoetzeneder. Shot on location, “Love is Magic” features the ladies of British Heelwork to Music: Nicci, Sandra and Jill and their little loves: Nala, Elsa, Leo, Fiz, Chelsey, Demelza and Matisse.

Son Lux were so inspired by Belgian director and artist Jean-Paul Frenay’s video for “The Fool You Need” (previously featured here) they actually reworked their track based on Frenay’s visuals. As Son Lux explains:

“Revisiting and reincarnating our own songs has been part of the Son Lux project from its inception. ‘The Fool You Need (Enough of Me)’ is the latest in that tradition. For the first time, we’ve turned to the video for the original version of the song for inspiration.”

Check out the re-released video above as well as the version with the original track below!

Video for MØ and Diplo’s track “Sun In Our Eyes” by director David M. Helman (previously featured here).

A series of strange and sensual visuals by filmmakers Valentin Lilgenau and Olga Kosanovic for Austrian band Aramboa.

Starring Aramboa
Story and Concept by Valentin Lilgenau & Olga Kosanovic
Director: Olga Kosanovic
DoP: Valentin Lilgenau
Producer: Lisa Purtscher
Styling: Lara Scherpinski
1st AC: Emanuel Köll
Helping Hands: Daniel Soto Delgado, Konrad Sulzmann, Noah Friesz
Thanks to: Arri Rental, Kodak, FocusFilm Lab

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So many great moments in this video for Tyler, The Creator’s track “See You Again” by director Wolf Haley (aka Tyler, The Creator). Cinematography by Luis Panch Perez.

Video for Kryder’s track with Steve Angello by Sydney-based writer and director Julian Tuna. A word meaning Gypsy and/or the language of Gypsies, “Romani” follows three friends balancing their cultural traditions and their adolescence.

Starring Terrell Carden-Reynolds, Ari Friedgut & Dominik Pasternak
Written and Directed by Julian Tuna
Producer: Nima Nabili Rad
Cinematographer: Gregoire Liere
Production Designer: Lauren Sillato
1st AC: Evan Andrews
2nd AC: Cameron Johnson
Runner: Gary Morris
Editor: Stewart Arnott at The Editors
Colourist: Ferguson Rotherham
Production company: YBY
Label: Spinnin Records

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Trippy double video for Col3trane’s tracks “Fear & Loathing” and “Britney” by director Oscar Hudson (previously featured here).

A suspenseful short by New Zealand director Cody Mathieson Packer. Shot with Arri Alexa Mini and Cooke S4i’s, “So I Watch You From Afar” follows a small family, driven to the brink of sanity by a drone that won’t stop surveilling their property.