A wonderfully relatable short by Brooklyn-based filmmaker Chloe Sarbib. “Girl Friend” follows two childhood friends as they face unexpected changes to the dynamic of their relationship.

Starring
Naomie Antoinette
Sabrina Schlegel-Mejia
Giovanna Drummond
Chloe Roe
Lee Hubilla
Angelina Palma
Kayciblu Wright
Madeline Wise

Written & Directed by Chloe Sarbib
Produced by Gina Hackett & Lauren Lopez de Victoria
Cinematography: Daisy Zhou
Associate Producer: Holly Meehl
Editor: Chloe Sarbib
Assistant Direction: Taylor Mendonca
Sound Recording: Moara Passoni
Dialogue Editing & Re-record Mixing: Jordan Eusebio
Color: Mary Perrino

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Great look to this video for Jazz Cartier’s track “Disclosure” by Brooklyn-based director Bobby Lee Palmer (previously featured here). Like roaches, a group of dazed characters inhabit what is left of a dilapidated home. Told through a series of moving portraits, the visuals offer a fly-on-the-wall glimpse into each subject as they embark on their own psychedelic journeys.

Director & Editor: Bobby Lee Palmer
Executive Producer: Landon Yost
Production Company: Smog
Producer: Bob Tutiven, Dane Ray
Director of Photography: Andrea Gavazzi
1st Assistant Director: Gerardo Coello Escalante
1st AC: Tom Fenaille
2nd AC: Ben Scofield
Colorist: Parker Jarvie at Company 3
Ronin Operator: Marco Andre
Gaffer: Moe LaRena
Key Grip: Rolan Shlain
Electric / Swing: Jamal Clarke
Best Boy Grip: Sam Warga
Set Design: Emma Fernandez
Rope Artist: Kitty Killin
Production Assistant: Kendall Harrison

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A gorgeous series of moving photographs for Luke Schneider’s track “Lex Universum.” Shot by Dustin Lane (previously featured here) and edited by Michael Carter.

Mexican-American director Leo Aguirre captures the experience of inhabiting a dichotomous identity in this beautiful short film. Redefining what it means to be American, “No Somos De Aquí, Ni Somos De Allá” (which translates to ‘We are not from here, nor there”), explores ideas of cultural assimilation as well as biculturalism through a series of personal reflections from those living along the US-Mexico border.

Director/Editor: Leo Aguirre
DP: Steve McCord
Producer: Dan Leyendecker
1st AC: Louis Watt
2nd AC: Anne Marie Halovanic
Gaffer: Angela Herr
Best Boy: Logan Nelson
Post Supervisor: John Monroe
Colorist: Alex Winker
Sound Mix: Joseph Kennemer
Production Company: BL&S
Music: A.CHAL “Cuanto” & Back Street – Love Theme

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A fantastically fun PSA written and directed by New York City-based filmmaker Colin Read (previously featured here). Created pro bono by people who love skating and care about the cause, “Skaters Vote” is narrated by Tony Hawk and geared toward a very specific type of youth for this pivotal voting year. As Read explains:

“Plenty of messaging has already been created that targets the youth vote…but skaters are a peculiar breed. We don’t like people telling us what to do—which is why we skate in the first place! It’s easy for skaters to get turned off by people who don’t understand them, making demands. Skaters have a finely-tuned “bullshit meter,” so we don’t want to turn the audience off with overly serious or dramatic messaging. Instead, we’re creating a simple message: If you can skate, you can vote. It’s a natural, community-oriented activity. It’s that simple: skaters vote.”

Director, Writer, Producer: Colin Read
Creative Director: Jacob Ireland
Producers: Leon Derriey, Cameron Cuchulainn
DP: Eric Schleicher
2nd Unit DP: Andrew Price

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Nice mix of visuals shot by Pol Penas in Nord-Kivu, Republic Democratic of Congo for Anthonius’s track “Tidiane.”

Shot & Edited by Pol Penas
Producers: Albert Soler, Òscar Gómez, Laia Pibernat
Produced by Mammateam
Credits: Kote García
Color: Ruben Galamba @ Metropolitana

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A woman embarks on a mysterious mission with a briefcase full of money in this wonderfully strange video for Never Sol’s track “Leon” by Prague-based director Jaroslav Moravec. Cinematography by Filip Marek (previously featured here).

Leon is a place where time stands still and magic shines through its cracks.
Leon is a state of mind where sirens wail and desires burn.
Leon turns gold to dust, fools to saints. A peculiar miracle hidden in plain sight.

Director: Jaroslav Moravec
DOP: Filip Marek
1st AC: Jan Hofmann
Gaffer: Tomáš Volter
Fixer: Lud Monaco
Art Department: Matěj Kačírek
MUA: Phil La Noiraude
Grading: Daniel de Vue / A52
Sound Design: Sam Jurkovič / Cinq
Graphic Design: Jan Novák
Producer: Matěj Paclík
Executive Producer: Veronika Jelšíková
Production Company: Stink Films
Music and Lyrics by Never Sol

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London-based filmmaking duo silent tapes places LA’s predatory culture under a looking glass in this surreal video for London Grammar’s track “Californian Soil.”

Director: silent tapes
Commissioner: Crowns & Owls
Exec Producer: Sam Holmes
Producer: Tom Birmingham
Agent: Ob Management
DOP: Sam Meyer
Production Designer: Jakob Gierse
VFX: Covert & WFIIP
Colour: Jonny Thorpe

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A male stripper has an usual experience on the job in this ridiculously fun short by New York City-based filmmaker Mary Dauterman (previously featured here).

Starring
Sam Taggart
Jenny Donheiser
Nicole Spiezio
Arielle Siegel
Meagan Kensil

Directed by Mary Dauterman
Written by Mary Dauterman & Jenny Donheiser
Produced by Leah Donnenberg, Sarah Donnenberg & Kirstin Vanskiver
Associate Produced by Kate Kennard
Cinematography by Kenny Suleimanagich
Edited by Lindsey Nadolski
Production Design: Pili Weeber
Wardrobe: Phil Gomez
Choreographer: Ani Taj
Assistant Director: Alejandro Ramia
Assistant Camera: Franklin Ricart
Gaffer: Jay Warrior
Grip: Matthew Found
Sound: Dan Bricker
Hair & Make Up: Susie Bua
Makeup Asst: Doria Riker & Adelina Atashi
Art Assist: Sezin Ozçelik
Colorist: Seth Ricart
Assistant Colorist: Natasha Wong
VFX: Liz Ran Yang
Mix: Kieran Kaye
On Set Photographer: Graham Burns
B Camera Operator: Tyson Vanskiver
PA: Lyla Rose
A SLMBR PRTY Film

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A powerful short by directors Sarah Ema Friedland and Alessandra Lacorazza. “In Accordance With” imagines a world where the territory of the body and the territory of the nation are collapsed into one space. Set at a border check point, the viewer accompanies a pregnant woman and her companion as they are forced to endure invasive measures in order to get an abortion. The dialogue is taken verbatim from State-mandated anti-choice materials, causing us to question whether this fictional world is really that different from the one we live in now.

Starring
Brittany Henry
Claire Jamison
Rebecca Lovett
Samuel Dunning

A Meerkat Media Production
Directors/ Producers: Sarah Ema Friedland & Alessandra Lacorazza
Writer: Sarah Ema Friedland
Assistant Director: Chloe Gbai
Cinematographer: Sean Hanley
Assistant Camera: Amanda Nicole Reyes
Sound Recordists: Kaija Siirala and Zeshawn Ali
Editors: Samin Pogoff, Alex Mallis, Alessandra Lacorazza, and Sarah Ema Friedland
Sound Mixer/Designer: Kaija Siirala
Colorist: Natacha Ikoli
Set & Costume Designers: Cori Spencer, Winnie Cheung
Set & Costume Consultant: Katie Fleming
Caterer: Sam Stein
Production Assistants: Liv Fidler, Hannah Fowler, and Claudia Malpeli
Original Sound “Hands Off” Recorded by Alexis Powell and William Tyler
Guards: Joe L. Hunt, John Jarusiewicz, Clarence C. Williams

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Nice look to this video for Israeli rapper Eden Derso’s track “Tamid” by Milan-based director and cinematographer Alon Daniel.

Directed by Alon Daniel
Production Company: AD Productions
Producers: Alon Daniel & Yarden Danker
AD: Yarden Danker
DP: Alon Daniel
Stylist: Silvi Cohen
Vintage Frames Stylist: Mohammed Kahil
Make Up: Kimi Sabag Hess
Gaffer: Yoad Joe Magal
Editor: Alon Daniel
Colorist: Keyhan Bayegan
AC: Jonatan Bubu Cohen
PA: Gil Levinger & Tohar
Executive producer for Shigola Records: Stefanie Singer
Develop & Scan: Cinelab London
Equipment; Movie Mobile

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A moving short from Dakota and Dylan Pailes-Friedman of Brooklyn-based production company 56 bones. “I’ll Be Here For a While” follows a young man struggling to cope with being the primary caretaker of his mother, a stern woman who is falling deeper into cognitive decline.

Starring David Call & Susan Gallagher
Written, Directed, Produced by Dylan & Dakota Pailes-Friedman
Produced by Lizz Astor, Leo Swartz, Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman
Director of Photography: Mika Altskan
Music: The Russian Carnival Ensemble
Sound Editor & Mixer: Neil Benezra
Art Director: Dan Romito
Costume: Sophie Porter-Hyatt
Production Sound: Zach Travis
Assistant Camera: Agustina Biasutto, Sam Wood
Assistant Director: Leo Swartz, Franz Brun
Gaffer: Clemence Therin, Mayer Chalom

Cast
Tony Head
Bob Teague
Ana Kayne
Irina Zagornova
Leonid Bruk
Tamara Volkskaya
Lily Friedman

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