Great look and feel to this video for Rothstein by Barcelona-born director and photographer Yago Hunt-Laudi and Moscow-based director of photography Konstantin Mazov. Drawing inspiration from contemporary European fashion films and American youth culture, “Get Your Shit Together” offers a raw and refreshing account of adolescence, redemption and risk taking. As Yago states:

“I think we are fundamentally social beings, and prolonged isolation, especially in circumstances where it is not by choice, can atrophy our minds in strange ways. Loneliness can be so vast and overwhelming, like the sensation of sinking into deep water, and it can either drive people to action, or cause them to sink further into their solitude. The character in our film choses the former, acting out on impulse and in effect saving himself. This is ultimately what I’d like for people to take away from the piece: that it can be frightening to act on intuition, but it can also lead somewhere beautiful.”

Watch above and see full credits below!

Starring:
Uly Frasher
Aton Crawley
Kyler Iacino
Henry Ramirez
Gianfranco Gilardino

Director: Yago Hunt-Laudi
Cinematographer: Konstantin Mazov
Exec Producer: Preston West
Producer: Henry Metro
Assistant Editor: Kirill Khandurin
Steadicam Operator: Juan Puentes
1st Assistant Camera: Nicolas Vallejo
2nd Assistant Camera: Celeste Perlez
Stylist & Casting: Sabrina Victoria
Production Designer: Mariano Rubin De Celis
Assistant Production Designer: Juan Alvaro Lopez
TV VFX: Clayton McCracken

Yago Hunt-Laudi on Vimeo

Yago Hunt-Laudi on Instagram

Konstantin Mazov on Vimeo

Konstantin Mazov on Instagram

A thirsty young woman makes a big move on her unwitting crush in this quirky-creepy meet cute by New York City-based director Andrew Chan Gladstone. Shot on Super 16mm, “Boohoo!” features music from producer/DJ Branchez.

A gorgeous set of vignettes supporting Vancouver Biennale by Vancouver-based director Dylan Maranda of KIDDO Films. Featuring stunning cinematography by Cole Graham (previously featured here), the three-part series is a direct response to the art-focused non-profit’s newest installations. Like the theme of the exhibition itself, Maranda encourages viewers to “re-IMAGE-n” each work, offering up his own interpretive lens and medium as a way of bringing the deeply personal experience of public art to life. As he explains:

“I really wanted to recreate the feeling of ingesting a work of public art in the film format. Often times you experience these pieces without context, and a beautiful ambiguity that allows everyone to apply their own emotional experience to the work. I chose to base surreal vignettes on only the titles of included works without receiving context on the new art itself to reflect this subjectivity. If you have any sort of response to the pieces, that’s all I can ask for as a filmmaker! An extra special thank you to those that worked on this and to Cole Graham’s incredible cinematography that made these pieces come to life.”

Check out “Paradise Has Many Gates” above. See the rest of the series — “A Small Weight To Forge The Sea” and “A Logo For America” — below as well as some behind-the-scenes images from the shoot!

Directed by Dylan Maranda
Cinematographer: Cole Graham
Executive Producers: Leah Nelson, Michael Milardo
Production Company: KIDDO

Dylan Maranda’s Website

Dylan Maranda at KIDDO

Dylan Maranda on Instagram

A surreal video for Brisbane-based band Sweater Curse by director Nick Sullivan (previously featured here). Shot in a bunch of different locations between Newcastle and Sydney, Australia, check out “Mon’s Song” above!

Directed by Nick Sullivan
Production: Nathan Wood – Stupid Genius
DOP: Rob Norman – Knack Studios
Colourist: Sean Mungur
Second Unit: Dean Brosche

Song written by Sweater Curse
Produced by Fletcher Matthews and Sweater Curse
Engineered & mixed by Fletcher Matthews
Mastered by Mikey Young
Artwork & photography by Seamus Platt

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

A meditative portrait by Austin-based filmmaker Travis Lee Ratcliff (previously featured here). Turning his attention to Irish sculptor and educator Dony Mac Manus — an artist who rejects the ugliness of contemporary art and returns, instead, to the ideals of the renaissance —  Ratcliff states:

“Dony’s work and thinking seem to raise a set of questions about our experience of time and our sense of place in it. How do we navigate the past, tradition, and form our identity in the present in response to these forces? These were the ideas I wanted to explore in this film.”

Watch “In the Space Between Ages” above. Credits below.

Directed by Travis Lee Ratcliff
Executive Producer: Brad Fassbender
Produced by Travis Lee Ratcliff & John Carmichael IV
Associate Producer: Andrew Natali
Cinematography John Carmichel IV
Editing & Sound Design: Travis Lee Ratcliff
Additional Mixing: Matteo Digiulo
Music by Gavin Brivik
Colorist: Brandon Thomas, TBD Post
1st AC, Gaffer: Emily Brown
Production Assistant: Logan Rabe
Artist’s Model: Logan Rabe

Special Thanks:
Brad & Teresa Fassbender, Andrew Natali,
Dony Mac Manus, Kathryn Bailey,
Emily Brown, Logan Rabe, Kami Garcia,
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin,
The Natural History Museum of Ireland,
The Doughtery Arts Center

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

Some great shots in this video for Artigeardit. Directed by Kristoffer Kirketerp Frandsen, “Ses Senere” features really nice work by Denmark-based cinematographer Christian Kirkeby of Vida Media, who handled the editing as well. See full credits below.

Director: Kristoffer Kirketerp Frandsen
Director of Photography: Christian Kirkeby
Producer: Anders Villemann
Editor & Colourist: Christian Kirkeby
Gaffer: Jonathan Kjaergaard
Still Photographer: Finn Peper
Production Company: Vida Media

Special Thanks:
Kjartan Thor Óttarsson, Ian Rummler,
Rezet Store, Ronni Morgenstjerne,
Lotta-Liina Mikaela, Mathielde Algreen,
Prince Henry, Phillip Oslev, Ali Kahbazy,
PhotoCare and everyone who assisted

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

A charming video for Tom Rosenthal’s track “Forests” by London-based animation director Katy Wang.

A collaborative dance film from writer-director Talia Shea Levin and performer Alexis Floyd. While waiting at a crowded bus station, a young woman overcomes the urge to isolate herself by reaching out to those around her. Set to an original song created specifically for the project, “E T A” combines the languages of music, dance, and film to communicate the power of unity as a peaceful weapon against division.

Featuring:
Uriah Boyd
Sarah Boyce
Kyreeana Breelin
Arielle Creager
Alexis Floyd
MaijaLisa Miltz
Lyla Palmer
Lex Shimko
Lyndsi Zapata

Choreography & Music by Alexis Floyd
Written & Directed by Talia Shea Levin
Cinematography: Kevin Stiller
Production Design: Jennifer Hwang
Editor: Roger Bacon
Costume Design: Alex Grace

Artistic Director: SiZa Dance Company – Lyndsi Zapata
Produced by: Alexis Floyd & Talia Shea Levin
Associate Producer: Ryan LaBarbera
Production Manager: Jud Widing
Key PA: Aric Generette Floyd

Set Decorator: Emily Bateman
1st AC / Gaffer / Swing:
Julian Terry
Alex Anderson
Costumer: Amanda Leigh Jerry
BTS Photography: Stephen Tonti
Assistant Editor: Evan Carp
Re-Recording Mixer: John Milo Train
Sound Supervisor: Emma Present
Colorist: Todd Leykamp

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

A fun video for Whethan’s track with Honne by director Spencer Graves of SixTwentySix (previously featured here). “Radar” takes us through a dreamy day in the life of a young wildflower.

A gorgeous portrait of rejuvenation by London-based director and photographer Harvey Pearson. Created for English singer-songwriter Benjamin Francis Leftwich, “Gratitude” was shot at Loch Doine, Scotland in a single take. The 35mm film follows a distressed young man (Connor Newall) as he works to confront the things that are holding him back. As Pearson explains:

“A couple of months ago, Ben sent me ‘Gratitude’, a beautiful and honest track which I instantly connected with. Hearing this track and the story it tells led to a discussion between us about everyone’s personal struggles with inner demons and how they affect everyone individually. This is a film about letting go, a turning point, making peace with your past and moving forward.”

Watch above and see full credits below. You can also click here to check out more of Pearson’s work, if you haven’t already!

Starring Connor Newall
Directed by Harvey Pearson
Production Company: My Accomplice
Exec. Producer: Imogen Harrison
Producer: Daisy Costello
Production Assistant: Chloe Shirley
Director Of Photography: Hunter Daly
Steadicam Operator: Jake Whitehouse
1st Assistant Camera: Sefa Ucbas
Loader: Connor Wilson
Lab: Kodak London
Colourist: Ruth Wardell @ Electric Theatre Collective
Colour Producer: Oliver Whitworth @ Electric Theatre Collective
Make Up & Hair: Alex Kellet
Sfx: Perry Costello
Water Safety / Rescue: Eddie Mcgowan
Nurse: Gerry Edwardson
Catering: Cheryl Strong
Production Runner / Driver: Fraser Thorne
Label: Dirty Hit
Commissioner: Jon Moore / Ed Blow

Special Thanks:
Monachyle Mhor, Tom Lewis – Proprietor Of Mhor,
Sarah Drummond – Events & Pr At Mhor,
Jason @ Take 2 Films, Frame24 And Kodak UK

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

The first music video from French directing duo Laetitia de Montalembert and Maxime Leyvastre aka Ponctualité. Produced by Paris-based studio Machine Molle, “Dead End Day” features a series of strange occurrences and creatures set to Maestro’s track about dead end relationships.

Lots of fun elements in this video for Nigerian singer-songwriter Lady Donli’s track “Games” by Los Angeles-based director Irene Ashu.

Written & Directed by Irene Ashu
Animation Conceptualization: Irene Ashu
Animation Company: Saigo No Shudan
Production Company: Afrique Au Monde Productions
AD: Danielle King
DP: Cleon Arrey
Choreographer: Charissa Kroeger
Stylist & Set Design: Cheyna Carr

Dancers:
Nico Lonetree
Savannah Harrison
Sasha Rivero
Jamal Wade
Donyea Martin

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