A lovely visual essay from New York City-based director Janssen Powers. “Built From Within” features beautiful 16mm footage Powers captured while hiking the Teton Crest Trail through the Rocky Mountains with his wife last summer:

“In hindsight, now going on six-weeks cooped up inside a NYC apartment, deciding to shoot this trip feels like one of the best decisions we’ve made. Like many of us in these uncertain times, I’ve been on a bit of an emotional roller coaster lately, but this footage has given me an escape. Here’s to hoping that someone else can find some solace in it as well.”

Director/ DP: Janssen Powers
Producer: Mckinzy Powers
Narration: Ansel Adams
Sound Design/ Mix: Steve Horne
Score: Janssen Powers & Harrison Allen

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A lovely look into SGBG Atelier by Los Angeles-based filmmaker Taylor Jones of Yours Truly Creative. The mother and son owned fashion house was founded in India almost three years ago and focuses on creating garments based on centuries old weaving techniques. Presented by WeTransfer, “Looms” follows Surya and Bindu Giri on their mission to keep their history alive by inspiring future generations of designers.

Director, Producer, Director of Photography: Taylor Jones
Field Producer: Avinash Viswanathan
Camera Operator: Matt Winkler
Camera Assistant: Bala
Young Surya: Rohith Nandan
Production Runner: Yuvraaj
Drivers: Sadik, Raja, Manivasakam
Casting: Sharanya Subramaniam
Editor: Taylor Jones
Sound Recordist: Nithya Sundaram
Composer: Surya Giri
Title Design: Aisha Yousaf
Scoring & Post Sound Mix: Ashwin Vinayagamoorthy & Sivanesh Natarajan
Associate Producer: Nikhil Venkatesa
Executive Producers: Babak Khoshnoud & Will Abramson
Special Thanks: Bindu Giri, Alex Warren, SGBG Atelier, Marisa Aveling, Sitara Suresh, Joe Bowman, WeTransfer
Original Score Recorded at Shimmr Studios in Chennai, India
Camera Equipment Rental: Imran Ahmed KR Films
Location Courtesy: Asvah24, Chennai

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The line between two worlds become blurred as the result of a bad trip this video for Octavian’s track with Take A Daytrip, Obongjayar and Santi by London-based directors Crowns & Owls (previously featured here). “Poison” was made using a custom rig that allowed a thermal detecting camera to shoot alongside a regular camera simultaneously. Check it out above and see full credits below!

Director: Crowns & Owls
Production Company: Noir
Exec/Producer: Greg Smith
Exec/Producer: Javier Alejandro
Production Manager: Daphne Do
Production Coordinator: Zoe Rose Davies
1st Ad: Daniel Smith
2nd Ad: Molly Fleet
DOP: Kaname Onoyama
Focus Puller: Silvio Bersani
2nd Ac: Jomar O’Meally
3rd Ac: Shun Kitagawa
Steadicam: Will Lyte
Grip: Jem Morton
Gaffer: Danny Hayward
Spark: Darren Pearson
Spark: Kieran Brown
Spark: Johnjoe Besagni
Trainee: Dale Healy
Trainee: Shaun Witherup
Sound Recordist: Timo Saila
Production Designer: Ciaran Beale
Production Design Assistant: Murdo Hepburn
Production Design Assistant: Olly Falcon
Set Build: Alex Heyes
SFX: Sean Harland
Projectionist: Sonny Evans
Designer: Mowalola
Stylist: Nicole Vernon
Styling Assistant: Leo Motherlan
Styling Assistant: Loshh Aje
Make Up Artist: Mata Marielle
Make Up Assistant: Maya Man
Hair Stylist: Shamara Roper
Hair Stylist Assistant: Harriet Beidleman
Hair Stylist Assistant: Danielle Igor
Manicurist: Nichole Williams
Casting Director: Isabel Bush

Cast:
Eleonore, Esther, Neema
Jaz, Amelye, Susy
Chi, Georgia, Moyo
Miranda, Sheida, Lalauo
Jagan, Frankie, Naomi
Abbie Lee, Dibi, Abiola
Ann, Sienna

Movement Director/Choreographer: Pat Boguslawski
Production Runners: Gulia Balsamo, Morgan Shaw, James Matthews Read, Joelle Saul
Medic: Gurt Bance
Post Producer: Hannah Whitehill
Edit & VFX: Bissane Kim @ Paume
Grade: Jonny Tully @ Big Buoy
Sound Design: Denzel Baptiste @ Take A Daytrip
Title Design: Ollie Shaw @ Catalogue Design
Special Thanks: Alex Sossah for the trust, everyone who helped make this happen in such unusual times.

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Four young men and women share their experiences living in Iceland in this gorgeously shot portrait by Jonathan Chou. While capturing the beauty of being from such a unique place, “Anywhere But Here” also explores the way concepts of personal growth create the sense that they must leave their home behind.

Starring
Adam Elí Davíðsson
Anna Katrín Richter
Erla Svanlaug Riedel
Ulfar Loga

Director: Jonathan Chou
Producer: Brian Robau, Jonathan Chou
Cinematographer: Jonathan Chou
Colorist: Sam Zook
Sound Mix: Tony Aleman
Music: Future of Forestry (Licensed by MusicBed)
Special Thanks: David Rho, Nathan R. Smith, Nepal

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A video conference call turns into a manic dance performance in this brilliantly orchestrated video for Thao and The Get Down Stay Down’s track “Phenom” by directors Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux and Erin S Murray (previously featured here):

“When the shoot for our original concept was cancelled due to COVID-19 social distancing, we were tasked with making a video where every team member worked in isolation.”

Directed by Erin S Murray & Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux
Produced by Victoria Fayad
Choreography by Erin S Murray
Grip: Molly Skonieczny

Starring:
Thao
Austyn Rich
Chani Bell
Charissa Kroegen
Christopher Bordenave
Genna Moroni
Lydia Purves-Ware
Shauna Davis
Seth Horinouchi

Also Featuring:
Amber Bates
Caroline Paul
Chad Sarahina
Charlie Glenn
Dan Fleming
Graham Fink
Jackie! Zhou
Jessica Gadzinski
Joanna Kunin
Johnny Smith
Karen Menon
Kelly Abbott
Meredith Adelaide
Molly King
Morgan Quin
Nate Brenner
Nolwen Cifuentes
René Petersson
Russ Johnson
Sandra Morlett
Sarah O’Rourke
Stephanie Kim
Susie Smith
Thi Bui
Wendy Macnaughton
Zea Blocker

Very special thanks to everyone social distancing and to everyone keeping necessities running during this time.

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New York City-based director Jasia Kaulbach profiles the 73 year-old captain of the Brooklyn Red Caps, Otis Hughes, in this uplifting documentary short. One of the first black cycling teams, this multi-generational group includes cyclists of all levels, including prospective and past Olympians. The group gets together every week in Prospect Park and goes for epic rides all around the Tri-State area, while also offering each other support through life’s many ups and downs.

Directed & Edited by Jasia Kaulbach
Cinematography by Ilya Shnitser
Produced by Charlie Hoxie

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Fun cyberpunk aesthetic to this video for Melbourne-based producer and singer Imogen Jones aka Lupa J. Directed by James Chappell (previously featured here), “Limbo” features No Frills Twins as the enemies of Lupa J’s subconscious in the track which explores the feeling of being stuck in a relationship. As she explains further:

“I took the song to James Chappell and brainstormed ideas for a clip, and he came up with a few concepts based around the idea of an internal struggle with myself. We settled on casting the No Frills Twins as this evil, somewhat sci-force that have an immense power over me, and built the video around my relationship with them.”

Director & Producer: James Chappell
DOP: Dale Alexander Bremner
Editor: Brad Hurt
Colorist: Matt Fezz
Choreographer: Alex Miedzinski
Arri Trinity Operator: Damien King
1st AC: Bonnie Chai
2nd AC: Muhib Faris
Production Manager: Ryan De Silva
Make Up: Imogen Jones
SFX: Sam Whiteside
Costume Design: Tuan Pham
Car Specialist: Rocco Di Marti

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A lonely twenty-something makes his way through New York City for the first time in this lovely piece by writer-director Jordan Anstatt. Shot on 35mm by cinematographer Niko Feldman.

Featuring Luke Stanton Eddy
Writer/Director/Editor: Jordan Anstatt
Producer/Cinematographer: Niko Feldman
Voiceover?Translation: Tomas Pinzon
Gaffer/Film Loader: Jim Cole
Colorist: Calvin Bellas
Special Thanks to Amy Anstatt and Cole Smith

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Leifur James questions our failure to respect mother nature in this hypnotic video for “Angel In Disguise” by Hungarian director Balázs Simon (previously featured here).

Directed by Balázs Simon
Production Company: Odesa Films
DOP: Bence Szemerey
Production Designer: Eszter Takács
Set Decorator: Dorka Kiss
Stylist: Nikolett Schütz
Make up: Nóra Gottschall
Production Manager: Nikolett Meister
Location Manager: Marcell Bálint
1st AD: Ádám Kolos
Hero: Franciska Törőcsik
Stunt: Zsófia Kocsis
Post-Production Company: Umbrella, Airplan
Animation: Balázs Simon
Composite: András Pflum

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A moving short written and directed by first-time filmmaker Richard Prendergast. Inspired by a true story from the American Midwest, “Sylvia” transports us to the flat and barren landscape of east Norfolk to explore themes of love and loss through a woman’s emotional journey selling her family car.

Starring
Jolie Lennon
Benjamin Hartley
Gaynor Fraser
Maisie Prendergast
Evie Prendergast
Mick Fryer-Kelsey
Willow Major
Carl Harding

Written & Directed by Richard Prendergast
Produced by Rachel Prendergast
Executive Producers: Benjamin Hartley, Andrew Buckley
1st AD : Andrew Prendergast
Cinematography: Rowan Biddiscombe
1st AC: Tom Coe
Sound Recordist: Blai Escayola
Make Up/Stylist: Jo Gosnell / Colour Me Me
Health & Safety: Mark Prendergast
Chaperone: Peter & Kay Carroll
Runner/Photographer: Will Dimsdale
1st AD: Jack Simpson
Cinematography: Tom Coe
1st AC: Robbie Stevens
Drone Operator: Andy Bodycombe (HexCam)
Drone Operator: Elliott Corke (HexCam)
Cable-Cam/tracking vehicle Operator: Craig Hodgkinson
Stills Photography: Kelly Simone
Casting: MFS Casting
Script Editor: Lander Hawes
Editor: Jack Clayton Wright
Original Score: Jonathan Hamer

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A beautiful look at one of the last handmade paper mills in Europe by London-based filmmaking duo Jack Webber and Tommaso Di Paola aka Eyes & Ears. With 40 years of experience, Jim Paterson and Neil Hopkins tell the story of a disappearing craft as they take us inside the historic paper mill in Somerset.

A film by Eyes & Ears
Featuring Jim Paterson & Neil Hopkins
1st AD: Alessandro Lefebvre
Music by Manarper
Produced by K11 Musea

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An engrossing short by writer-director Sam Cutler-Kreutz (previously featured here). “Trust Me” follows a suburban housewife as she attempts to get to the bottom of her husband’s whereabouts, only to discover that the truth is far more complicated than she could have imagined.

Starring
Jessica Park
Scott McCord
Shiloh Verrico
Joe Candelora
Natalie Carter
Victoria Vance
Lena Kaminsky

Written & Directed by Sam Cutler-Kreutz
Producer: Josh Sondock
Cinematography: Alexa Wolf
Music: Ali Helnwein
Film Editing: Adam Witten & Trevor Myers
Production Design: April Lasky
Art Direction: Natalie Hoffman
Casting: Kathryn Markey
Costume Design: Blair Maxwell
Music: Late Night Episode – “Devils Little Helper”
Performed by Daniel Lonner & Eric Sherman
Co-Producer: David Cutler-Kreutz
Co-Producer: Sam Cutler-Kreutz
Co-Producer: Mehdi Haddou
Production Manager: Jason Sondock
Associate Producer: Raven Jensen
Associate Producer: Sandy Sussman
Assistant Director: Alex Morsanutto
Production Coordinator: Simon Davis
Hair Stylist/Makeup Artist: Mami Lizuka
Sound Mixer: M. Louis Gordon
Boom Operator: Sean Kiely
Supervising Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer: Hunter Berk
Foley Artist: Joanna Fang
Foley Mixer: Laura Heinzinger
Foley Mixer: Nick Seaman
Foley Assistant: Melissa Santoro
Colorist: Alan Gordon
VFX Producer: Olga Petrishena
VFX Artist: Roman Bilichenko
Gaffer: Andrew Hubbard
Key Grip: Danny Valentine
Best Boy Grip: Dan Debrey
Best Boy Electric: Dan Fethke
Swing: Jack Rosenfeld
1st Assistant Camera: Zoë Yi
2nd Assistant Camera: Bob Langdon
Steadicam Operator: Calvin Falk
Production Assistant: Leon Derriey
Production Assistant: Everett Shen

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