Trippy animation for German band AKWUAR’s track “Lone Love” by Moscow-based illustrator Dasha Chooh aka Dasha Chukhrova (previously featured here)

A poetic short by director Dan Sadgrove. “A Dream Dressed in Black” offers a visual meditation on the fate of ancient cultures had they survived colonialism and repeated attempts to have their faiths banished from popular practice. In Sadgrove’s reimagining the past is not only not dead, it’s an age destined to come again.

Some nice shots in this video for Her’s track “Neighborhood” by director Cédric Dubourg.

Great video for The Everlasters by French director Alban Coret of Ubiquity Films (previously featured here). Starring dancers Nicolas Huchard and Alexandre Cyborg, “Ordinary Tribe” follows a writer’s late night encounter with a voodoo spirit in search of the necklace of Mawu, the God of Gods.

Directed by Alban Coret
Production Company : Ubiquity Films
Producers : Clément Gaucher Holmann & Gautier Lacaille
Production Coordinator : Antoine Lemoine
Logistics : Marc Carvalho
Label : La Crème
Music Supervision : Hadrien Hennequin
1st AD : Emeline Robbes
Continuity girl : Lucie Decoster
Art Direction : Justine Mathey
DOP : Martin de Chabaneix
Editor : Hugo Lemant
Color Grader : Rémy De Vlieger
1st Camera Assistant : Mathilde Cathelin
2nd Camera Assistant : Céline Rodriguez
Key Grip : Martin Defossez
Grip : Julien Saffroy
Gaffer : Olivier Regent
Lighting Crew : Brice Roustang
Lighting Crew : Jérémie Fossoud
Set Designer : Alain Delgrange
Set Designer : Tinka Rodriguez
Interior Design Assistant : Nicolas André
Interior Design Assistant : P.A Atie
Props man : Antoine Alliot
FX : Fullscreen
FX Supervisor : Philippe Fournier
Graphic Artist : Maxime Helier
Make Up Artist : Fanny Jakubowicz
Wardrobe : Tinka Rodriguez
Wardrobe Assistant : Jeanne Ader
Wardrobe Assistant : Fanny Garnichat
Wardrobe Assistant : Chloé jaillet
Wardrobe Assistant : Charlotte Abeille
Hats : Singing Birds and Laughing Bees
Sound design : Jean-Charles Kraimps
Camera / Lighting Equipment : RVZ

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

A visual improvisation by Aga Jarząb of kinoManual set to music by Pin Park. Named after the dog whose image appears alongside the various experimental shapes and textures that make up the hand-drawn and cut-out animation technique, watch “Kajtek” above. If you’re not familiar with Pin Park’s own analogue approach to music, you can also click here to check out the short documentary on the Polish band we premiered last year!

A modern twist on the myth of Sisyphus for Febueder’s track “Hans” by London-based director Lexi Kiddo (previously featured here).

Directed & Produced by Lexi Kiddo
Boy – Ashleigh Reynolds
Girl – Lynsey Balloch
DoP – Edward St Paul
1st AC – Muhanned Haraz
VFX Artist – Alex Creed
Colourist – Natasha Hicks
Many thanks to: Nikos Laourakis & Ilias Chatzichristodoulou

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!

So many gorgeous shots in this video by London-based director Louis Hvejsel Bork for Pining for Sunshine’s track “So Little Time.” While the song reflects the deeply personal loss of a close friend and speaks to the preciousness of time, the video is a celebration of life in its most elemental forms. Together with Frankie Markot, Bork battled a full time job and a streak of overcast weather conditions, to get the final film looking “as warm and analogue as possible.” As he shared with us:

“It was clear that we both wanted to create a film that felt nostalgic. Talking about the themes of ‘So Little Time’ could be taken in many ways, given it’s inherently melancholy. But rather be negative we felt the film should be an appreciation of life – both positive and negative aspects – while being vague enough not to imprint a bias.”  

Influenced by Terrence Malick, Emmanuel Lubezski as well as the photography of Andrei Tarkovski, Bork works with a similar sense of intimacy and spontaneity. Check out the lovely video above!

Video for Porches’ track “Goodbye” directed by Nicholas Harwood and Aaron Maine.

A stylish adventure film for Jeep from California-based director Ross Haines. “Break the Dawn” follows Natalie Wall from from first light to last as she balances life as a medical student with her passion for the outdoors.

Talent: Natalie Wall
Producer: Lauren Sofair
Production Co: PopSugar
Agency: Huge Inc.
Director: Ross Haines
DP: Chris Zamoscianyk
Creative Director: Bret Hawpe
Art Directer: Monica Nelson
Producer: Loren Victory
Photographer: Kat Borchart
Post: A-Frames Creative
Color: The Mill
Score: Vonavi
Sound Design: Dan Hart (Shindig)
AC: John Braderic

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

An inspiring portrait of Elspeth Beard — the first British woman to go around the world on a motorbike. Directed by Souleyman Messalti and Joe Brooks for London’s Culture Trip, “Riding into History” captures the spiritedness of youth and being brave enough to get lost.

A film by Culture Trip
Directed by Souleyman Messalti and Joe Brooks
Camera: Souleyman Messalti, Adu Lalouschek
Animation: Joe Brooks, Alex Mellon
Editor: Thomas Canton
Sound Design: Ross Henbest, Thomas Canton

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

A guy invites a girl over to his place with promises of tropical fish, what follows raises important questions about the disconnect between modern dating rituals and acceptable behaviour. Check out Sydney-based filmmaker Dane McCusker timely short above!

A delightful lyric video for Tom Rosenthal’s track “Don’t Die Curious” by Bristol-based motion designer and illustrator Chloe Jackson.