Video for Devonté Hynes aka Blood Orange’s track “Charcoal Baby” by director Crack Stevens aka Akinola Davies (previously featured here).

Director: Crack Stevens
Producer/Exec: Nick Hayes
Production Company: Nuuksio Films
Production Manager: Martha McGuirk
Directors Assistant: Moya De Young
Production Assistant: Islay Leefe-Griffiths
Director of Photography: Nicolai Niermann
1st AC: Michael Hannides
2nd AC: Josh Bloomer

1st Assistant Director: Bryony James
2nd Assistant Director: Oliver Waters
Runner: Pier Noble-Berry
Runner: Archie Trueger
Runner: Alex Tawney
Gaffer: Peter Bishop
Spark: Leon Pyszora
Spark: Ramzey Sabbagh
Grip: Carl “Lump” Dunn
Playback: Nathan Valente

Production Design: Studio Augmenta
Art Director: Stephanie Kevers
Art Assist: Ylan Lucas
Stylist: Ruka Johnson Wardrobe
Styling Assist: Melanie Chatelet-Adjo
Hair Stylist: Virginie Moreira
Hair Assist: Issac Poleon
Makeup Artist: Marielle Mata
Mu Assist: Mandana Mirzali

Casting Director: Chloe Rosolek
Editor: Kit Wells @ Final Cut
Offline Producer: Nikki Porter @ Final Cut
Colourist: Jason Wallis @ ETC
Post Producer: Sara Gbadamosi + Chris Lewis @ ETC
Sound Designer: Fred Pearson @ Machine Sound
Audio Producer: Laura Pearson @ Machine Sound
Location Scout: Andrew Gillman

Not everything is as it seems in this experimental piece from director and artist Kevin McGloughlin (previously featured here). A commissioned exhibition that doubles as the official music video for Talos, McGloughlin plays with distance and scale to explore the inter-relationship between humans and their varying environments.

Austrian director and motion designer Clemens Wirth shares his passion for macro photography and model building in this brief-yet-beautiful compilation.

Last Fall director Matej Balaz and cinematographer Cole Graham shot the documentary, “Letisha’s Well,” for Run For Water, a non-profit organization bringing clean water to communities in Ethiopia. While that film followed a local family as they inaugurated wells and schools in the name of their daughter, Balaz and Graham were left with many portraits and pieces that couldn’t be fit into the original project. Ever since, the two have wanted to cut together something from the B-roll footage — an ode to the people and places that made such a lasting impression on them. As Graham explains further:

“What makes this film different, is that it’s not full of sad, heart throbbing visuals that we’re used to seeing of Ethiopia, and that’s important. It’s difficult for people in the west to psychologically connect with African countries if all we ever see is sad people in extreme poverty.” 

Watch “Ethiopia” above and click here to learn more about how you can help!

Director: Matej Balaz
Producer: Peg Peters, Matej Balaz
Cinematographer: Cole Graham
Editor: Cole Graham
Colourist: Sam Gilling
1st AC: Mikael Bidard
Sound Recording: Dasa Netikova
Production assistant: Eyerusalem Abebe
Production: Run For Water, Falling Frogs Media, Colla Films
Music: Mulatu Astatke – Tezeta (Nostalgia)

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A poignant and timely short by Sydney-based filmmaker Sunday Emerson Gullifer. Featuring a beautiful performance by Matilda Ridgway, “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” follows a working theatre actor who starts to question her calling when she plays Lady Macduff in an increasingly violent production of Macbeth. The film’s epigraph comes from a piece in The Guardian on the ‘boys club’ of theatre where Ridgway reflects on an incisive remark she made during a Q&A in Canberra for Hamlet:

“Well, as a female actress you get really good at crying and taking your clothes off—sort of like how the male actors get really good at sword fighting and having all the dialogue.”

Watch “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” above and see full credits below!

A Victorian College of the Arts film
Written & directed by Sunday Emerson Gullifer
Produced by Alexandra George
Cinematographer: Jack McAvoy
Editor: Andrew Kristiaman
Composer: Kelly Ryall
Sound: Lachlan Harris & Thom Kellar, Folklore Sound & Music
Production Designer: Daphne Do
Costume Designers: Ashton Langdon & Greta Thompson-Weiner
Fight Choreographer: Felicity Steel

Starring:
Matilda Ridgway
Mark Leonard Winter
Charlotte Nicdao
Amanda LaBonte
Matt Boesenberg

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

A powerful short created in support of UK mental health charity Mind by London-based filmmaking trio Crowns & Owls (previously featured here). The project features the group’s long-time friend, collaborator and fellow Mind supporter, Dennis Okwera. As they explain:

“WITHIN” is an ode to our myriad of collective experiences with mental health – an attempt of visually conveying the spectrum of sensations we’ve felt during the navigation of our individual conditions.”

Watch “Within” above and click here to learn more about Mind!

Written & Directed by Crowns & Owls
Starring – Dennis Okwera, Nicole Harvey
Director of Photography – Adam Barnett
Sound Designer – Ed Downham @ Wave Studios
Additional Sound Design – Ned Sisson @ Wave Studios
Edit – Crowns & Owls
Music – Small Press Music
1st AC – Phil Herron
Voiceover – Daniel Blake
Colourist – Jonny Tully
VFX: Pete Hughes
Post Producer: Hannah Whitehill & Emma Shuter

Thanks to:
Arri, Big Buoy,
Cinelab, Greenkit,
Iconoclast UK, Kodak, Panalux,
Panavision, PixiPixel,
Small Press, Wave Studios

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The first episode in Monster Children’s new photography and travel series, Everywhere Unseen. Challenging the image of the solitary photographer, Jake Mein, Beth Eastell, Jereme Aubertin and Nick Rapley shoot side-by-side, giving us a glimpse, not only of the best their homeland has to offer, but their own unique takes on the exact same spots.

Directed by Chris Searl
Produced by Jam Hassan
Cinematography by Sam Brumby
Editor – Lincoln Caplice
Additional Cinematography – Jam Hassan
Design – Matt Pike
Title Animation – Radge

Photographers:
Jake Mein
Beth Eastell
Jereme Aubertin
Nick Rapley

Music:
Soaked Oats – Houdini
Fait – Reverie
Borderline – C3NC

With thanks:
Canon Australia
Lake Wanaka Tourism
Lucas Townsend
Gizelle Regan
Rangi Ormond
Roscoe Moore
Sam Wilson
Nicola at Direct Rentals
Nadine at Gaga
Huffer
Aspiring Helicopters
Gary and Henry

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A fun take on the idea of the perfect beach body by Minneapolis-based studio Foreign Fauna (previously featured here).

A poetic short from New York City-based cinematographer Patrick Golan. While we’ve featured a lot of Golan’s work in the past (click here for previous posts), this one is a bit more personal. After writing the initial script in his spare time, Golan approached actors and friends he’d worked with on other projects, eventually coming up with locations and evolving his initial ideas, all while in LA for a separate shoot. As Golan shares:

“We scouted the locations over a few days, and shot everything in two days with the equipment I’d been left with from this other project. Just me and the actors, finding all these lovely little moments as we ran from location to location around Santa Monica and Malibu. It was all very organic, the concept growing and changing as we shot and stumbled upon new things. It was a beautiful experience.”

Watch “Pineapple” above and see full credits below!

Starring:
Kosta Stanisavljevic
Graham Mackie
Lis Craft
Voice Over: Sarah Vanessa

Written/Directed: Patrick Golan
DOP: Patrick Golan
Sound Design: Raphael Ajuelos
Colorist: Josh Bohosky @ The Mill
Color Prod: Evan Bauer
Song: Clair De Lune – Claude Debussy

Thanks to Ricky Campos.

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Iglooghost is drained of life by the colourful inhabitants of Mamu in this trippy video for his track “Clear Tamei” by Dorset-born, Los Angeles-based director Luke Gibson.

Warning: This video contains potential triggers for people with photosensitive epilepsy.

Directed by Luke Gibson
Produced by Iglooghost and Luke Gibson
3D Animation: Christopher Casey Denton
Cinematography: Darren Samuels
Gaffer: Matthew Planer
Production Designer: Monique Zarbaf
1st AC: Aaron Meritt
Co-Producer: Margaret Glaser
Editor: Luke Gibson
Colorist: Darren Samuels

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A powerful short by New York City-based director Jake Oleson (previously featured here). More than just a portrait of an aspiring boxer, “Ivry” offers an intimate look at one young man’s resilience and reflections on growing up in the South Side of Chicago.

Featuring:
Ivry Hall
Elijah Tribitt
Elizabeth Talbert
Anaisha Johnson
Tina Colonna
Tremaine Wilson
Sahid Wilson
Oscar Ochoa

Director/Editor: Jake Oleson
Director of Photography: David Vollrath
Producer: Jon Melton
Executive Producer: Andrew Simkiss
Executive Producer: Matt McLaughlin
Head of Production: Julie Hershan
Local Fixer: Zack Stoner
Local Fixer: Tony Woods
Sound Design/Mix: Bobb Barito
Composer: Jay Wadley
Colorist: Mikey Rossiter
Post Producer Evan Bauer
Steadicam Operator: Blaine Baker
Gaffer: Igor Cedeno
Production Sound Mixer: Scott Palmer
Assistant Camera: Doug Durant
Assistant Camera: Cory Solon
Set Production Assistant: Marlon Bracamontes
Lighting by: Astera-LEDs.com

Special Thanks:
Sally Hazelgrove, Jean-Marc, Acres New York, Crushers Club, Golden Gloves Chicago, Michelle Keim Photography, Ms, Liz, Tailor’s Row, Kodak, Fotokem, Martin Taube, TCS, Doug Durant, Jonathan Lannazzo-Simmons, Camera Ambassador, Panavision Chicago, FilmGear Chicago, Voyager Creative, Han Yan, Becky Di Lallo, Chris Tharp, Chicagoland Truck Rental

Dedicated to Zack Stoner

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A creative snapshot of youth culture by London-based director Ruda Santos. Told through an ode to a reclaimed shopping cart, “Jabulani” is an unexpected celebration of freedom and family.

Director. Ruda Santos
Producer. Tom Morgan
Production company. Great Guns (greatguns.com)
Commissioner: Nowness / ICA
Exec Producers. Laura Gregory, Sheridan Thomas
DOP. Diana Olifirova
AD. Soren + Amir
Art Director. Chloe Shirley
Production Manager. Luke James
Sound Designer. Ben Adams
1st Ac. Nacho Leon
Clapper Loader. Luca Paresiliti-Holt
Camera Trainee. Agnes Aus
Runner. Dean Manchand
Editors. Nick Saunders, Ruda Santos
Music. Tape$
Colourist. Thomas Mangham @ The Mill
VFX. Ollie Davis
Poster Art. Lucy Fountain

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