American chef Edward Lee returns to the city of his birth and reflects on his culinary roots in this lovely documentary short by director Shern Sharma. Nice cinematography by Anna Franquesa Solano and editing by Mah Ferraz.

Directed by Shern Sharma
Produced by Kim Weinstein, Lauren Kritzer
Director of Photography: Anna Franquesa-Solano
Edited by Mah Ferraz
Composer: Andrew Keoghan
1st AC: Alexey Kosorukov
Gaffer: Tony Sur
Sound Recordists: Pablo Diez, Jose Villaman
Production Manager: Ivan Martinovic
Production Coordinator: Stephanie Mele
PA: Hyemin Park
Location Services: Jay Lee, FilmInKorea
Restaurant Liaison: Daniel Gray
Colorist: Seth Ricart
VFX: RCO
Sound Post-Production: Safari Riot @ Noise
Supervising Sound Editor & Mixer: Jay Goodman
Sound Editor & Mixer : Dylan Gleit
Sound Designer & Mixer: Matthew Ericson
Sound Assistant: Michael Scibor
Assistant Editor: Leslie Napper
Executive Producers: Mike & Nick Buzzell
And the wonderful but unnamed collaborators

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The mysterious disappearance of a blind man’s guide dog ignites a disturbing journey of self-discovery in this dark comedy by Sydney-based writer-director M.P. Wills. Cinematography by Kieran Fowler NZCS, ACS (previously featured here).

Starring
Rahel Romahn
Matt Levett
Sam Glistens
Michael Denkha
Steve Maresca
Alice Zahalka
Aleks Mikić
Richard James Allen I
Helena Parker
Verde Alyce
Emma Carrol

CREW
Writer & Director: M.P. Wills
Producer & Editor: Shank Galé
Cinematography: Kieran Fowler NZCS, ACS
Production Design: Lee Launay
1st AD: James Fraser
2nd AD: Holly Fraser, Jonathon Buckland
1st AC: Simon Noonan
2nd AC: Drew English, Matt Floyd, Kristi Gilligan
Sound: Oliver Dibley
Steadicam: Damian King
Art Director: Kizz W Strang
Costume: Vittoria Merlino-Dentice
Set Decorator: Pele Hehea
Gaffer: Matt Wilson
Lighting hand: Alan Fraser, Nathan Grant
Key Grip: Damian Heckendorf, Jojo Hanson, Gary Lincoln, Lachlan Dandy
Crane Operators: Ian Burton, Andy Smith
HMU/FX: Emma Lee Court
Additional HMU: Brodie Simpson
Colorist: Matt Fezz
Sound design: Mathew Lambourn
Dialogue Editor: George Palmer
Sound Effects Editors: Yong-Le Chong, Callum Scott
Voiceover: Rod Mullinar
Music Supervisor: Martyn Richmond
Animal Wrangler: Ann Harris
Stills Photographers: Julian Tynan, David A Knight
Film Development: Neglab
Post Producer: Jenna Udy
Re-recording Mixer: Tim Chaproniere
Foley Artist: James Carroll
Foley Recordist: Simon Riley
Sponsors: Panavision Sydney, Kodak, Park Road Post Production

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Great video for Blu Kobina’s track “Hooptie Loops” by Edmonton-based director Don Zimmermon. The concept is based on Victor Burgin’s Office at Night photo series, which was itself an homage to Edward Hopper’s painting Office at Night (1940). Shot on Kodak 7222 by Don’s brother, cinematographer Bryce Zimmerman, the video came together with the help of Don’s cousin, Tom, who allowed them access to his engineering office and his other cousin, Mariah, who plays the love interest. As Don explains further:

“I wanted to work the stillness of photography into this work since Blu’s song has a melancholic, introspective feeling that I felt matched Burgin’s work. The office setting with its allusions to anonymous workers amid endless paper work well with the young rapper asserting himself while still questioning his ambitions…. To complete the visuals, our friend and animator Taylor Peters created animations based on the spirit of the original artworks, combined with the songs lyrics, to reimagine them as moving images.”

Featuring Seth Erskine
Director: Don Zimmermon
Cinematographer & Editor: Bryce Zimmerman
Animator: Taylor Jon Peters
Colour: Sam Gilling
Woman: Mariah Uchachz
Man: Curtis Pollard
Scan by Frame Discreet
Shot on Kodak Film

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Nice look to this video for Bryant Myers’ track “Gan-Ga” with French Montana and Lil Tjay from director John Tashiro (previously featured here).

Director & Editor: John Tashiro
Executive Producers: Harrison Corwin, Lucas Prevost
Production Company: SHOTCLOCK
Color: Co3
Post/Finishing: Hector Arias

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An experimental short exploring suppressed sexuality by New York City-based director Alec Battistoni (previously featured here). “Warm in Here” follows a middle-aged man as he meanders through his suburban life, encountering visions and surreal dreams of the life he never had.

Starring
Aaron Zapf
Loejjie
Joseph Jones
Lauri Lamberti

Directed by Alec Battistoni
Music by Alex Mackay (Cutouts)
Produced by Elizabeth Dworkin
Cinematography by Matthew Foundoulis
First Assistant Director: Ramsee Chand
Line Producer: Olivia Malesco
First Assistant Camera: Morgan Gardiner
Second First Assistant Camera: Juan Quimper
Gaffer: Alex Kary
Key Grip: Julia Kupiec
Best Boy Grip: Henry Dacosta
Production Designer: Jacob Fertig
Costume Designer: JT Corder
Model Maker: Maxx Evan
Hair & Makeup: Fallon Horvath
Script Supervisor: Alisa Truskanov

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Dancers from different continents film their own improvised movements to Asaf Avidan’s track “Earth Odyssey” in this uplifting video by director Adi Halfin (previously featured here). Made while in confinement due to social distancing, the concept was inspired by the many instances of people continuing to play music from their balconies, dancing together through virtual meeting applications or, as Avidan describes it, “to simultaneously succumb to and transcend earthly limitations by artistic endeavours”:

“These are stressful times, and maybe it helps to remember that we are all a part of a mutual story. An experience of searching for meaning and control in this storm of a life. We all go through this one way or another. And in that… We are not alone. This is our Odyssey.” 

Starring
Morgan Bobrow-Williams
Vinson Fraley
Mariko Kakizaki
Doug Letheren
Yiannis Logothetis
Rachael Osborne
Ian Robinson
Or Schraiber
Bobbi Jene Smith
Imre Van Opstal
Tom Weinberger
Leal Zielinska

Directed and Edited by Adi Halfin
Produced by Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber
Music Written, Composed & Performed by Asaf Avidan
Music Produced, Recorded & Mixed by Tamir Muskat @ Vibromonk East TLV
Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards by Asaf Avidan
Drums, Percussion, Synth Bass, Programming by Tamir Muskat
Additional Recording by Omri Amado
Mastered by Vlado Meller at Vlado Meller Mastering
Assisted by Jeremy Lubsey
Label: Telmavar Records

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A passion-filled portrait of Cuban boxer Annabel Reyes López by director Adrijan Assoufi (previously featured here). “Por el Amor del Boxeo” explores the tension between the sacredness of boxing in Cuban society and the fact that women are forbidden from competing.

Starring Annabel Reyes López
Director: Adrijan Assoufi
Cinematographer: Shady Hanna
Producer: Sebastian Milo
AD: Omar Gonzalez
Post Production: Saints Editorial
Editor, Audio Engineer: Michael Ofori-Attah
Colourist: Roslyn Di Sisto
Writer: Karen Sandoval
Voiceover: Elizabeth Rodrigues

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Two lost souls meet by chance on a desolate road in this epic post-apocalyptic tale for HOSH and 1979’s track featuring Jalja. Directed by Icelandic filmmaker Erlendur Sveinsson, “Midnight (The Hanging Tree)” traverses a world where global warming has resulted in extreme storms that threaten people’s lives on a regular basis and make certain parts of the world uninhabitable. The project began shooting before the Corona virus outbreak while post-production took place during quarantine, as Sveinsson shares further:

“The video was shot in one long day right outside of Reykjavik, Iceland. The weather in Iceland can be quite unpredictable and we were surprised to find out on the shooting day that there was not a single cloud in the sky. That meant that we had to add clouds and storm elements to almost every single shot in post production. I worked with the extremely talented Jakob Thorhallsson on the VFX and he really went above and beyond creating this look. Me and Ási, the DOP, were aiming for an underexposed look and wanted to distort sharp lenses with film grain overlay. That’s why we shot this on the Masterprimes. Nicholas Liebing, our sound designer really gave it life and was able to design/mix the sound in a way where it really pulls you into the music video.”

Watch above and see full credits below!

A Film by Erlendur Sveinsson
Produced by Carla Mooney
Produced by Delwyn Mooney
Service Producer Pálmey Helgadóttir
Director of Photography: Ásgrímur GuÐbjartsson
Focus Puller GoÐi Már GuÐbjörnsson
2nd Assistant Camera: Katrín Erla Friðriksdóttir
Drone Photography: Guðmundur Leifsson
PA/Medic: Guðrún Fanney Helgadóttir
PA: Þóra Margrét Friðriksdóttir
Editor: Úlfur Teitur Traustason
Colorist: Jakob Thorhallsson
Visual Effects/Titles: Jakob Thorhallsson
Sound Designer: Nicolas Liebing
Hair, Make up & Styling: Ásthildur Gunnlaugsdóttir
BTS: Gunnhildur Helga Katrínardóttir
Cast: Sigfús Sigfússon, Eyrún Björk Jakobsdóttir
Friðrik Pétur Kemp, Stella Karólína Kemp
Production Company: Cardel
Service Production Company: Sensor
Label: Sony Music / Three Six Zero Recordings

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A young Lakoda Sioux cowboy and bronco rider sets out on a quest for spiritual renewal after suffering a potentially career ending trauma in this beautifully shot documentary short by director Shern Sharma.

Director: Shern Sharma
Director of Photography: Anna Franquesa Solano
Editor: Mah Ferraz
Composer: Andrew Keoghan
Producers: Kim Weinstein, Lauren Kritzer
1st AC: Karli Kopp, Alexey Kosorukov
Gaffer: Tony Sur
Sound Recordists: Pablo Diez, Jose Villaman
Production Manager: Ivan Martinovic
Production Coordinator: Zachary Timm
PA: Jim Hatzall
Colorist: Seth Ricart
VFX: RCO
Sound Post-Production: Safari Riot: Noise
Supervising Sound Editor & Mixer: Jay Goodman
Sound Editor & Mixer: Dylan Gleit
Assistant Editor: Leslie Napper
Location Services (Ar): Carola Lujvidin, Ifixit Argentina
Steadicam: Juan Lima
Drone Operator: Fdx Batan
Executive Producers: Mike and Nick Buzzell
And the wonderful but unnamed collaborators

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An immersive video for Leifur James by Hungarian directors Balázs Simon and Dávid Dell’Edera. “AAID” meanders through the chain of memories of a man trying to make sense of a past relationship. As Simon explains, the visuals are meant to reflect the mixture of alienation and loss that emerge from James’ album as well as the ways our memories become fuzzy or blurred over time:

“Our brain is quite selective, there are things we remember very vividly, while other things remain unsure, or even untrue. That’s where the aesthetic of broken/incomplete 3D scans came in. It was a really exciting, but also weirdly upsetting process to work on this. The places found in the film are our own living spaces. Every day when we came together to work on the film we were in the real spaces, creating their broken, imaginary memory versions at the same time.”

Directed by Balázs Simon & Dávid Dell’Edera
Additional Animation by Péter Bátory
Special Thanks: Airplan, Umbrella

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Los Angeles-based cinematographer Kyle Rose captures candid moments of his friends and family in this lovely portrait of social distancing. Music by Alaskan Tapes.

The taping of a celebrity endorsed public service announcement is upended when the star fails to take his own advice in this perfectly outrageous video for Piero Pirupa’s track “Braindead.” Directed by Yousef of Prettybird and starring the brilliant Shaun Williamson.

Director: Yousef
Production Company: Prettybird
EP: Juliette Larthe
Producer: Jake River Parker
Music Video Manager: Chris Murdoch
Director’s Rep: Joceline Gabriel @ Hands Ldn
Commissioned by Lucy Rogers
Marketing Manager: Amy Collins @ Island Records
1st Assistant Director: Sam Roffey
DOP: Guido Cavaciuti
1st Assistant Camera: Nick Crew
Steadicam Op: James Thomas
Gaffer: Benjamin Law
Spark: George Wright
Spark Trainee: Oscar Whaley
Sound Recordist: Robert Chen
Art Director: Charlie Stuart-Grumbar
Production Assistant: Callum Murdoch
Hair / MUA: Sonika Sunar
DIT: Yssis Mcken
Editor: Yousef
Lead Compositor: Yousef
3D Scanning: Additive
3D Character Model: Human-Engine
On Set VFX Supervisor: Matt Taylor
3D Artists: Dom Spall, Darri Thorsteinsson, Tyrone Doyle,
Christian Whiticar, Matt Taylor, Mali Keena
2D Animation: Sven Stoffels
2D Artists: Shivam Solanki, Robin Zerner
Colourist: Connor Coolbear
Colour Producer: Olly Whitworth @ Electric Theatre Collective
Camera Equipment: Panavision
Lighting Equipment: Lawless Lighting
Thanks to Hackney Studios

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