A charming exploration of love, both new and old, by Arizona-based director Kieran Thompson. Presented by the Phoenix Art Museum, “Wish You Were There” follows an older couple on a first date. Great performances here from both actors.

Phoenix Art Museum presents
In association with The Wanderers Guild
A Quantum Leap Production
Starring: Christine Kellogg-Darrin
Starring: Elester Latham
Director: Kieran Thompson
Producer: Joshua Gonzales
Writer+ Producer: Chris Heck
Executive Producer: Michael Bartley
Executive Producer: Nikki DeLeon Martin
Director of Photography: Jacen Sievers
Editor: Misty Wilson
Casting Director: Alexis Allen Winter, CSA
Sound Mixer + Post Audio: Nile Popchock
Costumes + Hair Make-up: Skyler Gardner
Production Coordinator: Jack Dalleywater
1st Assistant Director: Antonita Lindsey
Producer’s Assistant: Alex Gerber
1st Assistant Camera: Ryan Hart
2nd Assistant Camera: Eric Danescu
Gaffer: Kendyll Bursh
Key Grip: Noah Ward
Grip: Joseph Mbah
Set PA: Kate Parker
Set PA: Judith Castro
Set PA: Connar Johnson
Set PA: Albert Beltran
Set PA: Danielle Charlier
Post Supervisor: Teri Morrison
Behind the Scenes: Miguel Norigenna

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An uplifting visualization for Inner City’s track featuring Idris Elba directed by Kurt Schneider of Eightfold Collective (previously featured here). Made in support of Detroit Will Breathe — an organization formed in response to the murder of George Floyd — “We All Move Together” honours the idea that, if we all move together we will see change.

Dancer: Kenya Sutton
MC: Jae Bass
Drummer: Joseph Jankowski
Produced by Eightfold Collective
Producer: Rich Hutchins
Director: Kurt Schneider
Creative Director: Callum Reece
Associate Producer: Jae Bass
DP: Corey C. Waters
1st AC: Danielle Grow
Gaffer: Dave StGeorge
Grip: Trevor Stevens
Grip: Spencer Haydo
Editor: Josh Beebe @ Hiatus Post
Colorist: Sofie Borup @ Company3
VFX: Esteban Melean
Sound Mix: Clint Stuart @ Gold Sound
PA: Luke Koronich
PA: Lew Hardaway
PA: Hunter Smith
PA: Ewen Woolcock
Photography: Adam J. Dewey

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Nice companion video for The Neighbourhood’s track “Pretty Boy” (previously featured here). In “Stargazing” director Ramez Silyan builds on the particular reality of frontman Jesse Rutherford’s character, Chip Chrome, who turned himself into a shiny object hoping to catch strangers eyes on the streets of Hollywood. While flailing and feeling like a loser in “Pretty Boy,” “Stargazing” offers a hopeful response as Chip & the Monotones start going door to door in yet another attempt to connect, committing to their own vision of success.

Directed by Ramez Silyan
Starring Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones
Featuring Lana Del Rey, Blake Griffin, Jaden Smith, Benny Blanco, Devon Carlson, Mac DeMarco
Produced by BLK MTN & MUDDY WATER
Producer: Mike Lev
Producer: McCray Sutherlin
Director of Photography: Marz Miller
Editor: Ramez Silyan
Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli
VFX: James Buongiorno
Production Designer: TJ Hamouzas
Makeup Artist: Sydney Szramowski
Production Coordinator: Jeremy Ivory-Chambers
Gaffer: Danny Roy
Key Grip: Danny Mayugba
Key Grip: Trip Forgeng
1st AC: Karim Belkasemi
1st AC: Bobby Pavlovsky
2nd AC: Danila Butovsky
2nd AC: Joe Ashi
2nd AC: Jordan Sakai
Camera PA: Jeremy Herron
Production Assistant: Carter McNeill
Special thanks: the Carlsons, Kiera & Mac, Lana, Jaden, Benny, & Blake
Shot on Kodak film in Camarillo & Hollywood, CA.
Film process & scan by Fotokem

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A deeply personal video for Nana by Los Angeles-based director Andrew Litten (previously featured here). Chronicling the two sides of his upbringing while growing up off of Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in South LA, Nana explores how the tensions between his family’s conservative Christian values and the pressures of the surrounding world left him with a sense of desperation to create his own sense of self.

Director: Andrew Litten
Executive Producers: Andrew Hutcheson, Anastasia Solovieva, Andrew Litten
Producer: Anastasia Solovieva
Cinematographer: Hayden Mason
Production Designer: Christine Cangelosi
Costume Designer: Narkie Opong
First AC: Ben Steen
Second AC: Marizo Siller
Steadicam: Drew Weaver
Gaffer: Mohammed Alaali
Key Grip: Yohan Herman
BBG: Chad Carlstone
Sound Mixer: Joe McGill
Art PA / Director’s Assistant: David Arteaga
PAs: Malik Riley, Ari Jackson
CCO: Kate Rees Davis
Editor: Andrew Litten
VFX: Ryan Game
Color: Derek Hansen @ Arsenal
Color Producer: Jessica Amburgey
Sound Design/Mix: Richard Adams
Dir Rep: Reprobates
Cast: Jordan Hollingsworth, Indonesia Hayes, Charlie Opong

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Toronto-based creative studio Public Office and director Gemma Warren come together to present this delightful little film about the humble office chair. Appearing out of context and seemingly misplaced, “Out of Office” plays with the very idea of such specifically designated furnishings in terms of the past but also the future. Especially at a time when so many of us are working from home, does it still serve its purpose or does it even have to as we start to reimagine the meaning of work? As the team states:

“In the creative industry, we are blessed to intertwine play with the necessity of making money to survive but in other forms of work, how do we interpret Alan Watts’ challenge to make work into play? How does this philosophy translate into industries like medicine when work means facing challenges of human lives? Do we reflect on the nurses who find moments of lightness even when faced with a pandemic?

We ask these questions knowing that the world will be different going forward and believe it’s time to re-evaluate the warp-speed of productivity brought on by the new digital era of the last three decades. Maybe it’s time to slow down, take a pause and give ourselves reprieve from these phantom expectations, to live simpler lives, to live with less and to focus on work revolving around life vs the other way around.”

Director: Gemma Warren
Director of Photography: Mike McMillin
Editor: Jacqueline Leon
Post Producer: Amanda Henry
Colorist: Kassi Bellamy
Color Producer: Kristen Van Fleet
Music Composition & Sound Design: Cody Fitzgerald
Talent: Marina Allen

Public Office
Creative Director: Caila Stangl
Art Director: Bonita Mak
Producer: Aisling Lafferty
Producer: Shahira Ishak
Assistant: Allen Lee

Monologue by Alan Watts
Concept by Bonita Mak

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Beautifully shot short by writer and director David Findlay (previously featured here). Set in the foggy twilight of a harsh Canadian winter, “Found Me” follows a young man whose life takes a turn after unwittingly stumbling upon the world of underground wrestling.

Written & Directed by David Findlay
Inspired by the Music of Men I Trust
Starring: Michel Poudrier & Nahéma Ricci

Producers: Joaquin Cardoner, Livia Pizzamiglio Dion
Executive Producer: Céline Ceillier – Les Enfants
Co-Producers: Neel Gupta, Ariel Ho Kjaer
Cinematographer: Farhad Ghaderi
Production Designer: Liz Carins
Editor: Alexander Farah
Sound Design & Mix: Mitchell Allen
Colourist: Sam Gilling

Associate Producers: Nicolas Brassard Asselin, Hervé Dommange,
Jacques-Étienne Stein, Michael Kuna
Production Manager: Livia Pizzamiglio Dion
1st AD: Joaquin Cardoner
VFX: David McDonald, Charles Tremblay
Casting: Marie Côté, Étienne D’Anjou
Styling: Audrey Fontaine
HMU: Julie Gauthier
1st AC: Robin Rigault
2nd AC: Marc-Alexandre Dulude
Steadicam Operator: Maude Turcot
Art Director: Jean-Nicolas Tremblay
Gaffer/Key Grip (MVP): Marc-André Bilodeau
Gaffer: Étienne Hébert
Grips: Antoine Ratheau, Pierre-Olivier Gingras
Sound Recordist: Pierre-Olivier Francoeur
PAs: Gala Belen Dionne, Alexia Taillefer, Marie-Christine Dallaire, Gabriel Tremblay

Supporting Cast: Marko Estrada, Stephen Sullivan, Martin Reddyhoff, Ann-Sophie Archer,
Mathieu Jolin, Guillaume Moreau, John Dinan, Charles DiGaetano, Sheilla Mawn, Johanne
Drapeau, Christiane Allard, André Beaudoin, Sébastien Desrosiers, Marie Côté, Pierre De Blois, Marc-Antoine Johnson

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A lovely yet devastating realism to this hybrid music video/short film for Ichon. Directed by Exotica and produced by Paris-based scorpion, “Elle pleure en hiver” (She cries in winter) chronicles the gradual evolution of a toxic relationship.

Starring Mélodie Adda & Ichon
Directed by Exotica
Produced by scorpion
DOP: Antoine Cormier
Focus Puller: Samuel Halfon
2nd Camera Assistant: Clémence Pittillioen
Gaffer: Hugo Brossard
Key Grip: Peter Souel
Electrician: Axell Katomba
Grip: Guillaume Lebigre
Stylist: Mariaelena Morelli
Stylist Assistant: Brian Placide
Hair & Makeup: Chloé Demoussis
Set Designer: Anaïs Profit
Set Designer Assistant: Camille Blot
Assistant Director: Manuella Muller
Runner: Chloé Herouart
Editor: Gwen Ghelid
Colour: Arthur Paux
Sound Engineer: Olivier Laporte
Sound Mixer: Raphaël Trap
Typographer: Cassie Daugneau

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Beautiful cinematography in this short documentary shot and directed by Jasper de Kloet. “Kherrazi 11:11” follows professional basketball player, Mohamed Kherrazi, who grew up in Morocco playing basketball with his brothers. At the age of twelve Mohamed’s family moved to the Netherlands. Despite the hardships of adapting to life in a new country, basketball remained constant, becoming the foundation of his new reality.

Director: Jasper de Kloet
Director of Photography: Jasper de Kloet
1st AC: Lars Inhulsen
Editor: Renze Royé
Music composer: Joshua Aaron
Colorgrading: Joppo @ De Grot
Design: Badir Shawky

Cast
Mohamed Kherrazi
Soufjaan Tata
Merwan Tata
Hicham Kherrazi
Saida Kherrazi
Lwazani kherrazi

Special Thanks:
Kherrazi family
Maloney Amsterdam

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Nice spirit to this video for Egert Milder by Estonian director Helen Takkin (previously featured here). “Free Again” tells the story of a young man struggling to motivate himself while trying to renovate an old building by himself.

Cast: Markus Habakukk
Director: Helen Takkin
Producer: Aili Maarja
Cinematographer: Alvar Kõue
Choreographer: Arolin Raudva
Production Designer: Viktoria Martjanova
Costume Designer: Liis Plato

1AC: Martin Venela
2AC: Reino Kuber
Gaffer: Bertil Tarbe
Electrician: Kevin Mardiste
Location Manager: Artur Makku
Production Coordinator: Maiken Palm
Art Department Assistants: Mihhail Makoshin & Kevin Kohjus
SFX: Kristjan Pütsep
Catering: Kaie Rätsep & Tanel Reintam
MOF Video: Kevin Kohjus
MOF Photos: Egert Milder
Editing: Helen Takkin
Color Grade: Helen Takkin & Meelis Veeremets
VFX: Andres Kluge

Music & lyrics by Kaspar Kalluste, Matteo Capreoli, Egert Milder
Mix & master by Vallo Kikas

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Director Xavier Tera creates a classic portrait of Japan with some modern twists for Kaytranada’s track with Lucky Daye. Inspired by Tera’s years living in Japan, “Look Easy” presents a seemingly traditional yakuza storyline, featuring the queen of Tokyo’s club scene (Luli), while incorporating subtle elements that hint toward the gradual changes in diversity and openness the city is currently undergoing. As Tera states:

“After living in Japan for the past 4 years, I’ve seen it change. Opening up slowly but clearly to the outside, the country is definitely investing time and money in preserving their culture, habits and customs. Some might seem advanced, others might feel from another era, for the best or the worst. This being said, I wanted to portray Japan using one of its utmost cliché, but change it slightly and change the narrative to update it to 2020.”

Cast:
Luli Shioi 塩井るり
Kaytranada
Lucky Daye
Sota Yuki 結城 奏汰
Hirokazu Kawahata 川畑 広和
Masato Gunji 軍司眞人
Kentez Asaka 朝香賢徹
Minoru Suzuki 鈴木実

Directed by Xavier Tera
Production Company: Twin Brains Films
Director of Photography: Gianpaolo Lupori
Executive Producer: Janie Chartier
Producer: Saka Matsushita 松下沙花
Production Manager: Yuki Inoue 井上結喜
Production Designer: Asuka Nakashima 中島明日香
Costume Designer: Saka Matsushita 松下沙花
Hair/Make up Artist: Yayoi Sasaki 佐々木弥生
Casting Director: Ko Iwagami 岩上紘一郎
Casting Associate: Rikiya Takano 髙野力哉
1st AD: Koei Taga 多賀 公英
2nd AD: Dai Yamamoto 山本 大治郎
1st Assistant Camera: Anthony Rilocapro
Loader: Yuka Mashiro アンソニー・リロカプロ
Gaffer: Jun Tanaka マシロユカ
Best Boy: Makoto Kashiwakura 田中洵
Electrician: Hideyuki Hanya 柏倉誠
Electrician: Nobuaki Onozuka 半谷秀幸
Set Photographer: Erwan Cloarec 小野塚伸明
Set Photographer: Elsa Moufarege エルワン・クロアレック
Driver Gaffer: Taka Kato エルサ・ムファラジ
Grip: Koshi Hayakawa 加藤貴裕
Best Boy: Satoshi Tsuyuki 早川浩志
Grip Assistant: Sho Sakano 露木聡
Grip Assistant: Kiyomi Shiota 坂野昇
Audio Tech: Giles Khan 塩田清美
Production Assistant: Ryoma Nagata 永田龍馬
Production Assistant: Raki Shibusawa 澁澤羅貴
Production Assistant: Lina PetitJean リナ・プティットジーン
Talent Production Assistant: Aki Kurasaki 倉崎亜希
Costume Assistant: Emma Schwarz
Costume Assistant: Keita Sano 佐野啓太
Costume Assistant: Carlin Brown
Production Design Assistant: Shiori Naito 内藤栞
Production Design Assistant: Hayato Inoue 井上颯人
Gun Technician: Kazutoshi Yusa 遊佐和寿
Florist: Takushi Shinzato 新里卓士
Japanese Calligrapher: Maiko Okuhara 奥原麻衣子
Hair/Make up Artist: Hiroki Izumi 泉宏幸
Additional HMUA: Mayuri Ogura 小倉まゆり
Additional HMUA: Yukiko Matsumoto 松本幸子
Additional Hair Stylist: Motoharu Iwaizumi 岩泉元治
Additional Hair Stylist: Akinobu Ono 小野文頌
Nail Artist: Kozue Okada 岡田こずえ
Hair/Make Up Assistant: Nanami Fujisawa 藤澤七海
Hair/Make Up Assistant: Miu Sasaki 佐々木美宇
Stunt Driver: Minoru Suzuki 鈴木実

Second Unit LOS ANGELES
Local Producer: Julie Kim
DOP: Andrew Amine
Soundman: Mark Patino
Stylist: Christine Sanchez
Grooming: Tracy Love
Third Unit: Montreal
DOP: Menad Kesraoui
Gaffer: Hugo Dionne
AC: Phillipe Auger
Stylist: Tinashe Musara
Restaurant Owner: Ryan Gray

Post Production
Scanning & Development IMAGICA Lab.Inc. 株式会社IMAGICA Lab.
Scanning: Kazuhide Osako 大迫 和秀
Development: Ryoji Ito 伊藤 諒司
Offline Editor: Matt Osborne
Sound Designer: Edan Mason
Color Grading: François Dompierre
Graphics & Titles: Samuel Rhodes

Special Thanks:
Kevin Celestin
Lucky Daye
William Robillard Cole
Liam MacRae
Mama Luli and the Breakfast Club
Gallery Tsukigime
Daisuke Yokoyama
Kyohei Yamada
Kunio Ito
Motoko Marui
Yu Yamauchi
Ryan Gray
Emori
Friday Farm
Bravo Models
Paris Hines
Samuel Watters
Brittany Amaro
Ronnie Tuchman

Commissioner
Win Smith – RCA

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

A man comes to terms with being left behind in this video for Canadian band Zerbin’s latest track “Bonnie Doon.” Directed by  Evan Bourque (previously featured here).

Directed by Evan Bourque
Cinematography: Caleb Ford
Lighting/Grip: Chase Fletcher, Zach Abrahamson, Brenden Zap
Production Support: Brett Burns, Krista Zerbin
VFX: Kyle Bourque
Colour: Sam Gilling

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

Swedish singer Snoh Aalegra opens up about her Iranian roots and a years long fight for artistic integrity in this mini-documentary for Billboard’s Honda Stage series by director Alfred Marroquin (previously featured here). Lovely cinematography by Logan Triplett and editing by Mah Ferraz (previously featured here).

Directed by Alfred Marroquin
DP: Logan Triplett
Edit: Mah Ferraz
Sound: Raphael Ajuelos
Color: Kath Raisch at Company 3
PD: Liam Moore
Producer: Yamel Magnolia & Veronica Leon

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