Great video for Winterplay’s track “Jazz Foo Foo” by Italian animator and director Emanuele Kabu.

An incredible opening to this documentary short by Portuguese filmmaker Blaze Hunter. Shot over 6 months, “Way of Life” follows João de Macedo, a big wave surfer who takes a run at the world tour without a major sponsor. Music score by Miguel Guia.

Director Adam Roffman beautifully captures the story of DJ Ginsberg and Marilyn Wagner who stumbled upon a unique piece of motion picture history — the letterpress blocks and plates once used for film advertisements in newspapers. “The Collection” follows the two friends as they prepare to put their one-of-a-kind collection up for sale, which has been appraised at 8 – 12 million dollars.

More experimental, New York City-themed work from director and animator Ynon Lan. Created using over a thousand photos of the city’s unique textures and sounds.

Director Frederic van Strydonck does lot with very little in this low budget video for Sorority. As he shared with us:

“The song is about drinking. So I decided to film the whole video from the point of view of a bottle. Practically, we made this happen by inserting a GoPro inside a whisky bottle.”

Really enjoy seeing someone take a simple concept and run with it. Great vibe and energy to this as well! Check out “Resolve” above and see full credits below.

Directed by Frederic van Strydonck
DoP: Anaïs Lorié
Editor: Radu Ghelbereu
Sound Recordist: Andrei Grigore
Thanks to Augusta Bruce

A beautifully shot and somewhat bitter-sweet portrait by director and photographer Ryan Scott. “Fishtown Soldier” follows Dennis Bowers, a former resident of the Philadelphia neighbourhood of Fishtown who still calls the rapidly gentrifying area home.

Director: Ryan Scott
Director of Photography: Drew Saracco
Assistant Camera: Heather Treston
Production Assistant: Chris Debenedetto
Editor: Ryan Scott
Colorist: Kath Raisch/Company 3
Sound Design: Dallas Taylor/Defacto Sound

This project was submitted to us by Ryan Scott and selected by our team. Consider participating here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

A modern adaptation of Calderon de la Barca’s 1635 play “La Vida es Sueño” (Life is a Dream) by director Marc Oller (of CANADA).

A charming animated video for Mexican musician Clemente Castillo’s “Fuegos Artificiales” (Fireworks) by Alfonso de la Cruz. This is just one of the many delightful submissions we’ve received in the past week. Click here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

Some nice shots in this video for Virginia Man’s track “Mud Tires” directed by Washington, D.C.-based cinematographer Ian Anthony Reid (previously featured here). Inspired by a series of personal struggles over the past year, Reid explores how we deal with the pain of events that are beyond our control.

Director: Ian Anthony Reid
Producer/DP: Raul Serpas
Gaffer: Brandon Habuda
ACs: Aiden Gray, Brandon Habuda, Ian Lim
Assistant Director: Jesse Eastman
Production Company: Lark Media
Post Production Company: Distant Moon
Color: John Carrington
Song: Mud Tires – Virginia Man

Haunting visuals for Special Request’s track “Light in the Darkest Hour” by Scotland-based motion designer Brendan Bennett (aka BREZ).