The complexity of a young couple’s relationship plays out in split screen in this video for Tesla Boy’s track “Compromise.” Directed by Alexander Gorchilin, with cinematography by Kirill Groshev (previously featured here). Watch above! See credits below.

Featuring
Georgy Kudrenko
Alyona Mikhaylova
Igor Bychkov
Anastasia Evgrafova
Aleksandra Revenko
Ivan Mulin
Niel Nolan

Directed by Alexander Gorchilin
Screenplay: Lubov Strizhak
Cinematography: Kirill Groshev
First Assistant Director: Evgeniya Grishina
Producers: Ksenia Vostrikova, Ekaterina Getta, Victoria Sankina, Tim Korostashevsky
Production Design: Marusya Parfenova-Chukhray
Costume Design: Nika Sergeeva
Make-up/Hair: Polina Belova
Unit Production Manager: Mikhail Goglov
Administration: Egor Larichkin
1AC:Ruslan Osipov
2AC: Andrey Babich
Gaffer: Andrey Petrov
Loader: Kirill Nanushyan
Steadicam: Sergey Avdonin
Location Manager: Vladimir Kravchenko
Edit: Yuriy Karikh
Teaser Edit: Karina Gorodenskaya
Editor on Set: Mihail Drugov
Sound: Aleksandr Glazkov
Visual Effects: Dmitry Titkin
Graphic Design/Titles: Aleksey Pushkarev, Aleksandra Poletaeva
Colour: Artem Leonov

Music & Lyrics by Anton Sevidov
Producers: Ekaterina Sergeeva, Margarita Migranova
PR: Darya Alenina

Special thanks: Kirill Serebrennikov, Sabina Eremeeva,
Ksenya Sereda, Valeria Suhanova, Sanchir Badajov,
Maksim Volynskov, Andrey Mesnyankin

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Nice retro psychedelic vibe to this video for Toronto musician Zones by Melbourne-based creative Benjamin Portas (previously featured here).

A beautiful portrait of London-based artist Charlotte Keates by director and photographer Ian Froome. Set to a reading of a poem rumoured to be written by Marilyn Monroe for JFK, “The Kennedy Trip” chronicles the source material and inspiration of Keates’ latest body of work — a box of 100 Kodachrome slides Keates received in the mail from Florida, depicting Palm Springs and the Racquet Club in the 50s and 60s.

An aged man attempts to reconcile his dreams with conflicting memories from the past in this wistful piece for Felsmann + Tiley’s track “October” by director Nicolee Tsin.

Directed by Nicolee Tsin
Label: Rare Ware Co
Producer: Cheryl Wang
Talent: Ian Yexley
Steadicam: Hannah Jell
1st Asst Camera: Ross Dixon
Loader: Iuri Rodrigues
Water Tech: Josh Burton
Editor: Nicolee Tsin

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Brooklyn based writer-director Jamie Dack captures the beauty of the mundane in this photography-inspired video for Emily Jackson. As Dack shared with us about her approach to the project:

“I had been taking portraits of Emily in New York for the last two years as well as photographing and directing films set against the backdrop of a specific neighborhood in San Diego. For this video, I wanted to combine these two things that inspired me: Emily and these bleak yet beautiful locations. I wanted it to feel like a series of moving portraits and Emily’s movements within the frame, as well as the camera movements, really elevated that concept.”

Song by Emily Jackson
Directed by Jamie Dack
Director of Photography: Alejandro Miyashiro
Stylist: Sarah Jones
Edit: Jamie Dack

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Another new video from A$AP Rocky, this time for his track “Gunz N Butter” with Juicy J and directed by Los Angeles-based filmmaker James Mackel. Check out more A$AP Rocky previously featured here, if you haven’t already!

A beautiful exploration of the limits and courses of time by Madrid-based director Claudia Barral. Inspired by Richard McGuire’s book Here, “__ / __ / __” visualizes the ellipses of time as occurring simultaneously, evoking memories within “the same spacial coordinates.” As Barral states:

“Usually, going from one shoot to another involves the passage of time (a second, a minute, a year…) It reflects in a delicate way these ellipses where things that we don’t see happen and, at the same time, lead us from one situation to another in a more or less linear manner. What happens if we maintain this still space and we let time pass but always in the same place?”

Watch above and see full credits below!

Cast:
1942 – Rubén Almazan
1942 – Marta Hervás
1937 – Hector Molnar
1951 – Andrea Raluca
2018 – Alberto Alonso
2004 – Pedro Torres
2004 – Sara Zas
2003 – Asunción Molina
2012 – María Porlán
1951 – Aadrian Estefan
1961 – Enrique Díez
2078 – Isabel Pérez
1931 – Alicia Sanchez
1965 – Daniela Rodas
1950 – Sergio del Fresno

Directed by Claudia Barral
Written by Claudia and Juanjo Barral
Cinematography by Andy Pulido
Art Direction by Andrea Gandarillas

Executive Producers – Claudia Barral, Andy Pulido, El Trampoline, Tesauro S.A.
Director of Production – Claudia Barral
Head of Production – Oscar Zamora
Music and Sound Design – Ignacio Bonet
First Assistant Director – Carlos Saiz
First Assistant Camera – Jose A.Navarro
Gaffer – Ricardo Varela
Electricians – Jaime Paunero, Jon Cámara, Andrés González
Set Dressers – Carlota Wilmshurst, Denitsa Georgieva, Brenda Ranieri
Stylist – Mapi Boix
Hair and Makeup – Yaiza Cruz, Ester López
Editor – Claudia Barral
Colorist – Nadia Khairat
VFX – Javier del Prado
Voice Over – Jeff Espinoza
Location Sound – Jesús Loniego
Traslator – Javier Santos

Thanks to:
Javier Crespo, Vicky Santamaría, Milagros Magaz,
Juanjo Barral, Diego Comendador,
Nacho P. de Guzmán, Pancho Alted,
Verónica Orueta, Adriana Simón, Jorge Duro and Teddy

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A lovely spot in support of Breast Cancer Awareness by London-based director Federico Mazzarisi (previously featured here). Produced by the National Film and Television School, “Extraordinary Normality” features a mastectomy bra specially designed for breast cancer survivors by Stella McCartney, whose own mother died from the disease in 1998.

“It tells the time span that embraces the life of a woman from the moment that precedes learning the hard news of a diagnosis of positivity to cancer, to the newfound “normality.” Her emotional development is in crescendo and reaches its climax when words are followed fast, chasing and follow the thread of light that leads to the rebirth and reconquest of the emotional state, apparently, but only apparently, more obvious: that of ‘normality.’ An extraordinary normality.”

Starring
Sofia Rivolta
Jess Kinsey
Manuela Lazic

Written and Directed by Federico Mazzarisi
Copywriter: Roberto Merlini
Cinematographer: Alana Mejia Gonzalez
Production Design: Nicola Sadori
Producer: Nikita Leibovic
1AC: Jules Koechlin
2AC: Lea Aubigne
Gaffer: Amir Moulfi
Assistant Art Department: Emily George
Music & Sound: Daniele de Virgilio
Colorist: Daniel Pallucca

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A lifeguarding trio do their best to charm a beautiful siren in this fun video for Shane Niemi aka iamnotshane’s track “Lifeguard.” Directed by Brandon Forbes and Niemi, who also handled the choreography and editing.

A poetic series of visuals for Brian Allen Simon (aka Anenon) by Los Angeles-based director Andrew Gura (previously featured here). Bonding over the difficulty of describing Brian’s music to people who had never heard it, the project evolved as an effort to translate the atmospheric texture of the album and the imagery it inspires in the listener.

While initially dabbling with the idea of filming in Mexico and featuring the architecture of Luis Barragán, the decision was ultimately made to establish continuity with their two previous collaborations and remain “emotionally resonant” within the city of Los Angeles. Cinematographer Jake Bianco (previously featured here) became the final piece that set the final look in motion. Describing him as the “perfect collaborator,” Andrew explains:

“Jake came up with ways to approach the project, bringing out the texture of the image using Panavision’s famed C-Series anamorphic lenses from the late 1960s, mixed with later Panavision spherical lenses, stabilized camera support that could be discreetly driven around Los Angeles, and plenty of floaty, freehand camera motion. Jake, Brian and I roamed around Los Angeles for several days, capturing bits and pieces as we found them.”

Watch “Tongue” above. Full credits below.

Concept by Brian Allen Simon
Directed / Produced / Edited by Andrew Gura
Executive Producer Leeor Brown
Cinematography Jake Bianco
Camera Assistant Misael Audelo
Movi Tech Christine Adams
Cameras + Lenses provided by Panavision Woodland Hills
DTLA Permits Tim Ballou / Film This!
Color by Bill Pollock
Special Thanks to Mike Carter, Green Glow Films, Stephen Mallett, Jane Qian
From the Friends of Friends release Anenon ‘Tongue’
Presented by Apple Music

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A moving documentary short from Rio de Janeiro-born, New Jersey-raised filmmaker Yuri Alves (previously featured here). Offering an intimate glimpse into the life and outlook of Newark-based skateboarder Tommy Cuba, “On the Cusp” captures the passion, energy and generosity of spirit that led Tommy to help found Shorty’s Skate Park. A local haven beloved by so many, himself included, Tommy watches now as forces beyond his control threaten the community he worked so hard to build.

Directed by Yuri Alves
Featuring: Tommy Cuba
Producers: Yuri Alves and Igor Alves
Executive Producers: Yuri Alves, Igor Alves, Mike Gomes
Associate Producers: Dan Dowding and Paul Burger
Consulting Producer: Christopher Santiago
Cinematographer: Michael Gomes
Editor: Caroline Sincaruk & Yuri Alves
Sound Editing and Mix: Mert Ozcan
Composer: Boris Ivanov
Assistant Camera: Caroline Sincaruk and Marco Penajoia
Gaffer: Gabriel Kurzlop
Sound: Victor Buitrago
Colorist: Alex Maclean
Production Coordinator: Li Kurzlop
Production Assistants: Erick Arce, Corey Brumfield,
Steven Goncalves, Khadiyah Thomas, Sharon Wu
Post Production Sound Services: The Record House
Post Production Color Services: Rogue
In Association with: The Hidden Fortress
Production Company: DreamPlay Media
Made with support from: Newark Office of Film and Television, City of Newark.

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Nice energy to this video for De’Wayne Jackson’s track “Top Man” by director Grant Spanier (previously featured here).