A fantastic looping animation by Brooklyn-based designer and animator Nicolo Bianchino. Created for Google’s on-campus store in California with music by Ambrose Yu, Bianchino explains:

“Using only circles I wanted to create a loose narrative that would engage with viewers watching for only a few seconds or for the entire loop. It creates a bold graphic moving backdrop for their retail experience and hopefully charms a couple of bee lovers too!”

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Daniela Spalla breaks up with her car in this perfectly moody video for her track “Vete De Una Vez” by Mexico/Colombia-based filmmaker Salomon Simhon.

A vibrant abstract animation for Berlin musician Sascha Bachmann’s solo project HAND by Bristol-based artist Ruffmercy (previously featured here). The definition of a passion project, “Lied von der Sehnsucht” features a variety of tape loops including a recording of Bachmann’s own heartbeat. Having Ruffmercy do the video was similarly a reflection of Bachmann’s personal taste, as he shared with us:

“I love his raw style and the sketchy animations he created for a lot of artists in the underground music world and I am very happy he chose one of the tracks of Debut to make a video for. With his recognisable aesthetic he translated the sound into beautiful visual elements.”

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Filmmaker Dan Sadgrove captures the important work being done by the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation — a group of staff and social workers dedicated to helping kids in crisis on the streets of Hanoi, Vietnam.

An experimental dance film by Brooklyn-based director and photographer Quyn Duong. Exploring themes of resistance, acceptance and the human psyche, “Metronome” follows a dancer in search of salvation.

Director: Quyn Duong
Cinematographer/Editor: Warren Smythe
Choreographer/Dancer: Roya Carreras
Composer: Trevor Gureckis
Additional Editor: Dylan River Lopez
Field Audio Engineer: Alexandra Sedlak

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Great video for Kamasi Washington’s track “Street Fighter Mas,” off his sophomore album Heaven and Earth. Written and directed by AG Rojas (previously featured here). Cinematography by Rina Yang who also worked on the Nike + FKA Twigs spot we awarded Video of the Year for Branded Content last year. Watch the video above and click here, to check out previous posts of Yang’s work if you haven’t already!

Another powerful dance-film by director Jane Qian (previously featured here). Perfectly set to Diversity of Silence’s track with Black Mirror, the video stars dancer and choreographer Jeremy Julian Grandberry.

A spectacular video for “Big God” by Florence and the Machine (previously featured here).
Directed by Autumn de Wilde and featuring choreography by Akram Khan and Florence Welch herself.

A sleek portrait of designer and Hookie Co founder, Nico Müller. Drawing out the concept of ‘playing hookie’ on which the German company is based, director and cinematographer Tobias Linden highlights both the niche world of handcrafted motorcycles and the universal feelings of freedom and self-expression they inspire. See full credits as well as some behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot below!

Director / DP: Tobias Linden
Editing: Antonio Prebisalic
Music: Luke Atencio
Production: dreamland films
Gaffer: Christoph Baur
1st Assistant Camera: Patrick Zeller
2nd Assistant Camera: Frederik Jäger
Sound Recordist: Leopold Köppl
Colorist: Tobias Linden
Music licensing: The Music Bed, LLC.

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Los Angeles-based director and editor Andrew Litten pays homage to Spike, The Pharcyde and ’95 in this video for Mahalia, shot and sang in reverse. Click here to check out previous posts of Litten’s work, if you haven’t already!

An inspiring portrait of musician Geno Oceano by Los Angeles-based filmmaker Iqbal Ahmed (previously featured here). Iqbal first met Geno through Can Do Musos — a global community that define themselves by their shared passion for music rather than their disabilities. A new member but “possibly the most passionate of the bunch,” Geno eventually entrusted Iqbal to tell his story, a gesture Iqbal regards as one of the “highest honors” in the business. Although key to Iqbal’s success is the humbleness of his approach and profound willingness to acknowledge his inability to do just that. As he shared with us:

“I think a lot of short documentaries sometimes oversimplify their subjects due to a short film’s time restraints. I really wanted to maximize Geno’s complexity. To acknowledge that I really CAN’T tell his entire story in four minutes. But I can show you diverse aspects of the man. That’s my attempt to show the most rounded person I can. And I also think that’s why the journey feels larger than the four-minute runtime.”

Check out “Offbeat” above and see full credits below.

Director: Iqbal Ahmed
Cinematographer: Andrew Shankweiler
Editor: Cyndi Trissel
Music: Sean Sumwalt
Sound Mix: Jacob Houchen
1st AC: Nich Musco
Color: Kinan Chabani
Titles: Massive Assembly
Additional Music: Fernando Perdomo

Special Thanks:
David Segal
Can Do Musos
Candace Crain
Andrew Goh
Lauren Nicollette
Vernon, Michelle, and Cody Russell
Joey Meza

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A new short from Canadian artist and filmmaker Winston Hacking (previously featured here). Made for From A to Z — a group show in Vienna offering reflections on Micheal Snow’s 1956 animated film and his transitions between media and form — “Erodium Thunk” features a barrage of hyperlinked cable television commercials.