Los Angeles-based filmmakers Ben Tan and David Altobelli (aka American Millenial) and Elliott Sellers co-direct the video for ZHU and Tame Impala’s collaborative track “My Life.”

A short film set to Fleet Foxes’ track “If You Need To, Keep Time on Me” by Los Angeles-based dancer and choreographer Ryan Heffington (previously featured here).

A beautiful documentary short about author and poet Kondwani Fidel by Brooklyn-based filmmaker Jackson Tisi (previously featured here). Processing his thoughts and experiences through the art of spoken word, “Hummingbirds in the Trenches” touches on the systemic issues that have plagued Baltimore and informed the personal struggles in Kondwani’s own life.

A mysterious video for Steady Holiday’s track “Who’s Gonna Stop Us” by director Isaac Ravishankara (previously featured here), starring one of our favourite choreographers, Dana Wilson.

Love this new short from illustrator and animator Daria Dedok (previously featured here).

Experimental musician and performance artist, Evelyn Drach, invites passersby to dance with her through the streets of Soho. Shot on Super 8, “The Beast” exists at the intersection of sound, spoken word and movement.

In a bunker under Soho they break bread, share wine
Exchange calling cards and heirlooms, awarded second lives
The screen invites the home, bound in private mission,
The cult of perversion, hugged by the cult of cyncism

A film by Evelyn Drach
The Beast by Evelyn Drach
Lyrics by Evelyn Drach
Filmed by Max Robson
Production & Composition by Evelyn Drach and Raz Olsher
Produced at Fossil Studios in London

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

Video for Mr. Polska and Bizzey’s track “Pepepe” by Amsterdam-based director Michael Middelkoop (previously featured here). Playing with cult clichés and 16mm film, Middelkoop describes the end product as “part Tim & Eric absurdity, part commentary on the artist obsessions we can have in the omnipresent era of social media.”

Director & editing: Michael Middelkoop
Producer: Merel Blom
DOP: Martijn Melis
1st AC: Max Franken
Gaffer: Wouter Verheul
Best Boy: Joran van Wijnen
Art Director: Jesse van der Kolk
Art assistent: Jessie Holtkamp
1st AD: Anneloes Muntjewerff
PA: Berry Schneider
Styling: Lissa Brandon, Nga Ho
Make-up & Hair Artist: Faisa Sontodimedjo
Catering: Crazy Kitchen, iBoenda
Film lab: De Jonghe Film Postproduction
Grading: Joppo @ de Grot
VHS Making of: Steven Driehuis
Behind the scenes: Omed Yusufzai

This is just many of the fun submissions we’ve received in the past week. Consider participating here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

The second instalment of Toronto-based filmmaker Andrew De Zen’s 3-part series, created for Alaskan Tapes’ album, You Were Always An Island. (Click here to check out their first film, “Waiting,” if you haven’t already!). While each piece similarly offers a glimpse into a character struggling with a sense of separation from something or someone they love, for “Skin” De Zen wanted to capture the essence of a rumour or folk tale of unknown origin — the kind you might hear in a small coastal town. Shot on 35mm to maximize the minimalist approach with the bolder, iconic imagery of a lone figure gazing out into the water, De Zen explains further:

“Those stories normally revolve around a tragic figure or event and so we wanted to lay it all out in front of us and strip things bare to its most simple, most reserved point. Becoming observers to something that is kept mysterious yet feels like it has deep roots in its own lore and history. The whole album has this ambient minimalist approach and the visuals needed to echo that feeling.”

Watch “Skin” above and see full credits as well as De Zen’s own poetic preface below!

2/3. Death (An Old Folk Tale)

Beyond the sea a lover’s call,
Her footsteps stretched onward.
Along the horizon lays a man
Covered in thin skin.
A father left derelict under the lighthouse’s gaze.

Directed by: Andrew De Zen
Producer: Kristoff Duxbury
Production Designer: Brodie Kitchen
Cinematographer: Cole Graham
Editorial: Outsider
Editor: Michael Barker
1st Assistant Camera: Mikael Bidard
Grip: Chase Fletcher
Wardrobe: Roxy Jack
Colour: Alter Ego
Colourist: Clinton Homuth
VFX: Tendril

Special Thanks:
Panavision
Kodak
Reel Good Film
Boldly
BC Film Commission
Mels

Andrew De Zen’s Website

Andrew De Zen on Instagram

Alaskan Tapes on Instagram

Great video for Brighton-based band Moon Panda co-directed and animated by Andrew Khosravani and Rosanna Wan. “Rabbit” follows the strange journey of a young woman through bizarre, psychedelic landscapes.

Video for Balmy Beach’s track “No Trace” by director Evan Rissi. A commentary on one-night-stands and their risks, the narrative is actually based on true stories and accounts. As Rissi shared with us:

“It’s interesting how easily people let their guards down when it comes to the potential of sex… by not thinking twice about letting total strangers into their homes and then going to sleep. Some people are paranoid about it, while most are completely oblivious to the risk that this actually happens.”

Check out “No Trace” above and see full credits below!

Directed by Evan Rissi
Cinematographer: Chris Wardle
Producer: Evan Rissi
Editor: Chris Wardle
Best Boy: Ian McIntyre
Colourist: Scott McIntyre
Sound Mix: Josh Vamos
Executive Producer: The Filmboard

Cast:
Chanelle Luu
Sandrine Somé
Thomas Rossini,
Joe Yates
Yao
Shane Winrow
Joel Ballanger

This is just one of the many creative submissions we’ve received in the past week. Consider participating here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

Two friends struggle to be polite after seeing their friend’s play in this delightful short by Nino Mancuso (previously featured here). Co-written by the films three friends: Paul Witten, Mara Marini and Sean Wing (previously featured here). Make sure to watch to the end!

Debut music video for Austin-turned-LA band Mamalarky by director Shannon Wiedemeyer and cinematographer Gabriel Ovalle. “Much Better” follows front woman Livvy Bennett as she struggles to find happiness in the mundane charade of life.