Nice energy to this video for Louis Culture by London-based director Milo Blake. A celebration of UK sound system culture and youthful defiance in the face of adversity, the visuals for “Being Me” evolve and adapt like a living organism to the ever-changing beat of the song.

A Figaro Inc Film
Co-Produced by Papaya Films
Director: Milo Blake
Producer: James Wood
DOP: Alex Denning
Editor: Arthur Parisi
1st AD: Danny Rumbelow
2nd AD: Tiger Brewer
1st AC: Rhys Warren
2nd AC: Ethan Lewis, Cass Adams
Steadi-Cam Operator: Stephen Ofori, Tommaso Colelli
Gaffer: Joe Vickerstaff
Sparks: Ryan Anderson, Brandon Quan
Art Director: Liam Green
Production Designer: Leo Turnbull
Art Assistant: George Turnbull, Sam Sterlund
Runners: Ben Thomas, Finn Barber, Jack Whitby
Casting Director: Cameron Culver
Grader: Lena Turnier @ Halo Post
Motion Graphics: Ben Chan, Nathan Smith, Izzy BC
Solo Dancer: DreyaMac
Group Dancers: Rachel Chinouriri, Bina, Cleo
Young People: Yiigga, Finn Foxell, Joel Cummings
Police Officer: Sam Halpenny
Kit-Pro-Cam/Shoot: Blue
Photography: Vincent Chapters
Film Processed by Kodak London

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Love the DIY feel of this video for Husband’s track “Manhorse” by creative duo Jesse Lamar High and Nik Harper aka LAMAR+NIK (previously featured here). All animations were captured in-camera using card stock and transparency sheets. Scanimation or picket fence animation is an optical illusion that originated in the 1890s. To make the base image for the scanimations several frames of video are combined into one interlaced image and then printed on card stock. A transparent bar mask is printed next, placed on top of the interlaced image, and moved back and forth to create the illusion of movement!

Directed & Created by LAMAR+NIK
DOP: Spenser Sakurai
Production Assistant: Aeddon Wegrzyn-Van Zant
Special Thanks: Mason Drumm

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A moving documentary short about the journey and life of Leon Ford by New York-based filmmaker Jackson Tisi (previously featured here). After surviving a traumatic encounter with police in November of 2012, Leon determines not to let himself become consumed by negativity, focusing instead on therapy and community outreach to heal from the past. Watch above and see full credits below!

Directed by Jackson Tisi
Executive Produced by Breakout, Leon Ford, BMe Community, Patrick Donovan
Produced by Luigi Rossi
Director of Photography: Zoe Simone Yi
1st AC: Andrew Lin
2nd AC: Haley Shaw
Steadicam: Calvin Falk
Gaffer: Omar Nasr
Key Grip: Jay Warrior
Location Sound Mixer: Franz Brun
Production Supervisor: Francesco Rizzo
Breakout Founders: Michael Farber & Graham Cohen

Post Production:
Edited by Matt Schaff
AE: Emma Blackman
Colorist: Kath Raisch
Color Producer: Amanda Pilnik
Color House: Company 3
Sound Design & Mix: Raphael Ajuelos
Original Score: Gavin Brivik
VFX: Ned Stasio
Title Design: Jackson Tisi

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Brooklyn-based filmmaker Taryn Ward captures the daily routine of a security guard working from home during quarantine in this delightful short made in quarantine. Click here to check out more of Taryn’s previously featured work if you haven’t already!

Toronto musician Prince Josh (of Prince Innocence) composed a song to capture the feeling of being on a dance floor at 3am in the hidden corners of the city. He called it simply The Joy. With no lyrics on the track, director Paul Sam Johnston incorporates the voices of real party kids, dancers, and DJ’s in an effort to capture an accurate portrait of a world that is so often overly sensationalized. Featuring the Joy of Geist, Jacques Greene, Ciel, Teesh, Karim Olen Ash, Forevernextdoor, and the many silhouettes of Toronto after dark, Johnston explains:

“I believed there was an opportunity here to express what ‘The Joy’ is in a meaningful way that felt a bit more grounded, humble, relatable, and honest. So we cast people from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ages, and asked them what ‘The Joy’ is for them in all of this. While each person had their own unique individual story and background, and a varied perspective on the subject, the shared emotional experience is what shone through and became the focus of the film. The Joy, it seems, is discovering a world of fellow misfits coming together and finding a meaningful sense of freedom, community, and belonging in a niche place

I hope in this time, when gathering and dancing with friends is no longer a reality, it can act as reminder of what we all once shared, and what we all will share again.”

Music: Prince Josh
Director: Paul Sam Johnston
Cinematography: Diego Guijarro & Peter Hadfield
Producer: Cia Mellegers
Editor: John Gallagher @ Outsider Editorial
Colorist: Ana Escorse @ Nice Shoes
AC: Felipe Lopez Gomez
Assistant Editor: Lia Han
Sound Mix: Dylan Frankland
PA: Donny Bridger + Chasta Vavala
Label: Hand Drawn Dracula
A very special thank you to Adam Madrzyk for a gracious camera loan.
Special thank you to: Ad Hoc, Ontario Camera, LIFT, Bambis, The Costume House, Mels Montreal, Metropolis New York, Samuel Rodgers, Nick Martin, FACTOR.

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A gang of young female roller skaters demonstrate the importance of reclaiming masculine space and defining their city for themselves in this empowering documentary short by London-based director Elliott Gonzo. While championing the importance of doing what you love, “Athena Skates” speaks specifically to the new generation of Greeks emerging from a decade of chaos in their country. As skater Constantina Xafi states:

“In Greece we don’t have infrastructure for young people — but we have streets and we can build whatever we want. Be the change you want to see”

Director: Elliott Gonzo
Producer: Alex King
Director of Photography: Evangelos Polychronopoulos
Editor: Dom Mayer
Photography: Mark Leaver
Music and Sound Design: Rob Taliesin Owen
Additional Music: Oliver Gale
Colourist: Megan Lee @ The Mill London
Translation: Zina Sarris
Production Company: Hijra Collective

Skaters:
Constantina Xafi
Eva Balasi
Stefania Malama
Susana Bakatsia
Foteini Korre
Sofia Argyraki
Lydia Panago

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Lots of great visuals in this video for Oakland based producer/rapper Ovrkast. by Brooklyn-based director Ryosuke Tanzawa (previously featured here). Made entirely at home during quarantine, Tanzawa hopes “Try Again” will help inspire other creatives with limited resources in these unusual times.

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A lovely dance piece created in response to the shelter in place orders in Los Angeles by California-based director Talia Shea Levin (previously featured here).

A Hyperion Territories Production
Directed by Talia Shea Levin
Choreography by MUDA / Maritza Navarro

“It’s Not Much Longer Now”
Written & Performed by Amanda Leigh Jerry
Produced by Amanda Leigh Jerry, Alex Nee

Cinematographer: Adam Leene
Editor: Lynn Hong

Featuring:
Jasmine Agredano
Juliet Deem
Kat Devoe-Peterson
Lynn Hong
Arie Levine
Micah Moch
Katie Peabody
Soren Royer-McHugh
David Clifford Turner
Lucy the Cat

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Paris-based director and cinematographer Killian Lassablière explores the enigmatic world of motocross in the deceptively quiet countryside of France. Featuring Mathys Boisramé, Charles Lefrançois and Pierre Goupillon, “Off Track” follows a group of emerging riders from Brittany — an area that has proven to be a rife breeding ground for elite motocross racers:

“After my previous videos ‘Around the Block’ and ‘Unwordable,’ I felt compelled to delve deeper into the world of extreme sports. I went back to my roots in Brittany to highlight this niche community and present their raw energy and hidden narratives to a wider audience.”

Watch above and see full credits below!

Directed & Photographed by Killian Lassablière
Produced by Bande Magnétique
Producer: Yoël Servadio
Editor: Martin Pierret
Steadycam: Charlie Moreno
Action Operator: Kevin Conseil
Buggy Driver: Titi Soufflart
Music Composer: Maxime Hervé
Sound Engineer: Valerian Ponsero
Sound design: Raphael Trap
Prod Assistant: Nolwenn Jaubert
2nd AC: Thomas Serré, Oscar Guedeu

Riders:
Mathys Boisramé
Charles Lefrançois
Romain Pape
Pierre Goupillon
Vincent Corre
Johann Letestu
Tanguy Egler
Téo Zoméro
Dorian Werlé

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Fun video for HYYTS’s “The Low Sound” by Glasgow-based director Ainsley Bowman. Produced by Beth Allan of Forest of Black, the clip reflects the hectic euphoria of the track and the idea of finding enjoyment where you shouldn’t, and unhappiness where you typically would. As Allan shares:

“Throwing pretty much everything apart from the kitchen sink at this promo and the band (literally). I put the guys through quite a lot from dragging them by their ankles through a gravelly, derelict graving dock to asking them to throw litres of freezing cold water over themselves in the pouring rain in a boggy Scottish field. All of which Adam and Sam enthusiastically threw themselves into. It’s always great working with an artist that isn’t afraid of really pushing things to an extreme. This allowed us the scope to be totally over the top and unapologetically exaggerated in our approach on this project.”

Director: Ainsley Bowman
Producer: Beth Allan
Production Coordinator: Hannah Currie
DOP: Steve Cardno
Steadicam Operator: Sean Corbett
Art Director: Marie Liden
Makeup Artist: Kat Morgan
Focus Puller: Nico Biarese
2nd AC: Bartek Kloc
Gaffer: Stuart Anderson
Runner/Driver/Art Department: Assistant Harry Bird
Art Department Assistant: Oscar Mcintosh

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Brooklyn-based director Bobby Lee Palmer attempts to capture as honest a portrait as possible in this wonderfully subtle piece about a young man living in the moment. Featuring a cast made up of friends and a real life couple with no acting experience, “Noise From The Other Room” represents the mundane and fleeting interactions that we so often forget to appreciate and see the beauty of only in retrospect.

Starring Jabari Flemings, Aaliyah Small, Allan Keith
Directed, Edited & Scored by Bobby Lee Palmer
Shot by Madison McKamey

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A disturbing glimpse into a dystopic future by Helsinki-based filmmaker Christian Wenger. Set in the year 2050, “Three Pills” explores a grotesque version of the world in which every person is given three pills to take on their 70th birthday.

Starring Veronika Herren
Story by Veronika Herren
Written, Produced & Directed by Christian Wenger
Director of Photography: Matti Immonen
Music Composer: Aki Silventoinen
Production Manager: Markus Mutanen
1st Assistant Director: Markus Palmen
Production Designer: Heidi Wenger
Set Designer & Props Master: Markus Mutanen
Set Decorator: Minna Lilja
Rear Projection Designer: Teemu Åke
Make-up & Hair: Sanna Liljamo
1st Assistant Camera: Pauli Boström
Gaffer: Santeri Siirtonen
Best Boy: Joonas Kohonen
BTS Videographer: Vili Lehtisalo
Editor: Christian Wenger
Music & Sound Design: Aki Silventoinen
Colorist: Sarrah Wilkman
Graphic Design: Heidi Wenger
“Three Pills” Logo Design: Joonas Kohonen
Camera Equipment: Canon Finland
Light & Grip Equipment: Kinos Rentals
Color Grading Services: Grade One
Emotional Testing: Affectiva

Special Thanks:
Joonas Schwartzberg, Matias Boettge, Mikko Savinainen,
Matthew Strafuss, Harriet Kollanus, Sami Mutanen,
Helena & Jukka Pihko, Jokke Heikkila,
Donal Crotty & The City of Helsinki Rescue Department,
Harri Koskimaki & Colleagues

Production: Christian Wenger & Smak Film
Finland Helsinki 2020

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