A stunning video for Polish pianist Hania Rani by Paris-based filmmaker Neels Castillon (previously featured here). “F Major” features the magnetic and meditative movements of dancers Mellina Boubetra, Janina Sarantšina, and Fanny Sage on the deserted shores of Iceland, as Castillon explains further:

“Listening to Hania’s music over and over, I began to dream of a single sequence shot that would follow her music floating in the wind of an unreal Icelandic landscape. I asked each dancer to give a personal interpretation of Hania’s song. We were very lucky to succeed in this insane artistic performance despite the great cold (minus 7 celsius), it was such a moment of truth.”

Watch above and see full credits below!

Dancers:
Mellina Boubetra
Janina Sarantšina
Fanny Sage

Directed by Neels Castillon
Music by Hania Rani
Cinematography: Éric Blanckaert
1st AC: Kévin Rosé
2nd AC: François Przybylski
Set Designer: Odin Deray
Producers: Emilie Mallen, Louis Arnoux
Production Manager: Kiljan Paoli
Executive Producer: Ariane Cornic
Production Coordinator: Sandrine Laveau
Editor: Sébastien Rouquet
Colorist: Sébastien Mingam
Production Company: motionpalace.tv
Label: Gondwana Records
Stylism: Sézane
Camera & Lenses: RVZ

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An intimate exploration of the joys and challenges of being mixed race by London-based filmmaker Patrick Taylor. Of mixed heritage himself, “Faces” is a personal project for Taylor as he’s experienced firsthand how belonging to two or more cultures comes with its own unique anxieties:

“Growing up can be difficult. The body is inescapable, and so is the power that others have over it. Many mixed race individuals teeter between cultures, not feeling they belong to either. Oftentimes, they choose to identify with the country of their upbringing through ease and default. Such identity issues can leave you feeling guilty and confused. ‘Who am I? What am I?’ These questions run deep. I felt it important to explore these elements as part of the healing process, to finally close the gap on who I am, and why I am.”

Director & Editor: Patrick Taylor
DOP: Katie Iles-Spencer
1st AC: Andrew Alexander
2nd AC: Rory Campbell
Composer: Johnny Lillis

Couple:
Faustine Ghislain
Lawrence Brown

Faces:
Naomi Harrington
Laylah Amirchih
Nina Robinson
Patrick Taylor

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Fun video for Swedish rapper Jireel’s track with Victor Leksell and Reyn by Gothenburg-based director Karim Fakih (previously featured here). “Gav Allt” follows Jireel as he enters a VR world hidden inside a thai massage parlour. However, things go wrong when a cat walks over the keyboard destroying all the codes.

Director & Editor: Karim Fakih
Production Company: TCHIKANA
DOP & Producer: Fabian Engström
Executive Producer: Kristian Riffo
Colorist: Emil Eriksson
Gaffer: Anton Adielsson
Production Assistent: Hampus Dahlbom
Grip: Andreas Munter, Leia Kågeson
MUA: Ronja Kruus, Catrin Kourie

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Love this poetic short for midriff montreal by Toronto-based director Luke Nairn (previously featured here). Check it out above and see full credits below!

Cast:
Gabi Hurr
Colm Hinds
Lucas Regazzi
Sophia Smith
Chris Andrews
Natalie Podaima
Connor Bokovay

Director: Luke Nairn
Producer: Chris Andrews, Sophia Smith
DOP: Rico Moran
1st AC: Nick Petrie
Stylist: Chris Andrews
Colour Grade: Ana Escorse @ Nice Shoes
Sound Design & Score: Tommy Barlow
Film Development: Mel’s

Special Thanks:
OPC
Emily Harris
Rebecca Bidner-Goldstone
Jake Silva
James McMahon
Panavision
Niagara Custom Lab
Frame Discreet
Kodak

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Lots of lovely visuals in this video for Desirée Dawson by Vancouver-based writer and director Laura Carnet of Marginal Factory. Shot by cinematographer Blake Davey (previously featured here), “All In” is a song about fully letting love in while navigating the unresolved wounds of the past:

“We wanted to convey in this video the idea of resilience, self love and finding your true call. The importance to look kindly on the past but have the strength to let it go, in order to find closure.”

Director: Laura Carnet
Production Company: Marginal Factory
Producer: Yael Carnet
Director of Photography: Blake Davey
Production Designer: Charlie Hannah
Editor: Hannah Dougherty
Colorist: Sam Gilling
Wardrobe Stylist: Zoe Sjaedine
HMU Artist: Angela Wang
1st Assistant Camera: Sam Barringer
2nd Assistant Camera / LX: Brock Newman
Set Dec Assistant: Sara Sebti

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A charming short by Minneapolis-based director and cinematographer Alex Horner. “Door to Door” tells the story of an intrepid salesman with an unusual strategy for success.

Starring Mike Haeg
Creative: Phil Jones
Director & Cinematographer: Alex Horner
Writer: Jake Thompson
Music/Mix: Nick Mihalevich
Editor: Richard Guerman
VO: Matthew Hall

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Nice summery feel to this video for Tussilago by Stockholm-based collective Swim Club (previously featured here). Starring Daniel Vargas and Jennifer Charlene, “Flirtation Forever” is about being in love and feeling like you’re floating on air.

Directed by Swim Club
DOP: Swim Club
Edit: Swim Club
Producer: Sebastian Kriz
Talent: Daniel Vargas
Talent: Jennifer Charlene
Sound: Martin Åberg
Colorist: Nicke Jacobsson
Grip: Nate Klein
1st ac: Nate Garcia
2nd ac: Trent Ellis
Music by Tussilago
Produced by Swim Club

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

Great mix of visuals in this immersive POV spot celebrating The City of Tokyo for what would have been the 2020 Olympics. Directed by Ryan McGuire and shot by cinematograher Žiga Zupančič, the piece aims to showcase the city’s diverse culture in two different ways. As Zupančič explains:

“Director Ryan McGuire came up with this idea that he wanted to show people the real feel of Tokyo and not just another polished commercial. He wanted to show you the crowded, high-end streets as well as immerse you into the real grit and character of Tokyo. The streets where locals live out most of their lives.”

Creative Director: On Gunji, Nobuaki Hattori
Art Director: Yoshitaka Harada
Copywriter: Mariko Fukuoka
Director: Ryan McGuire (Cutters Studios Tokyo)
Director of Photography: Žiga Zupančič
Producers: Shinya Takahashi, Tomohiro Kanzaki,
Kazumasa Kobayashi, Yoshimitsu Hashimoto
Assistant Creator: Freddy Capogreco
Director of Technology: Yusaku Yasuda
Sound Designer/Mixer: Mike Regan
Composer: Sam Billen
Colorist: Matic Prusnik
Color Assistant: Karol Kaczorowski
Gaffer: 大堀 治樹 (Haruki Ohori)
Strategic Planner: Naoto Tamura
Creative Producer: Masakazu Akama
Production Manager: Marino Okuda
Production Designer: Yasushi Kawashima
Stylist: Naohiro Matsunoshita
Hair/MakeUp: Ayaka Tsutsumi
Location Manager: Fumika Kakizaki

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A symbolic exploration of the nature of ideas for Alex Nicol’s track “Two Times A Charm” by director Alexander Maxim Seltzer. Inspired by our inability to control certain thoughts or even understand how they come and go, the video tells the story of a man who is unable to overcome past feelings and behaviours that materialize in the form of a blue box.

Directed by Alexander Maxim Seltzer
Produced by AMS Films & Nada Temerinski
Edit: Alexander Maxim Seltzer
Color: Laurence Messier Moreau
Props: Asa Perlman
PA: Oliver Nicol
Rentals: Main Film
Film Development/Scan: Mels Films
Shot on Kodak Film

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A delightfully absurdist short by London-based filmmaking duo Ian Bousher and Theo Gee (previously featured here). “Don’t Water The Vine” follows an ambitious young architect who struggles to hold his life together as he starts uncontrollably producing grapes from his mouth. Offering something of an open-ended meditation on anxiety, the idea for the film actually came from a dream Bousher had where he suffered the same affliction:

“You know those dreams where you turn up to something important naked? It was like that, except without nudity and with grapes slipping out of my mouth. Okay, it wasn’t like the nudity dream at all but it WAS related to anxiety. I think.

Because people telling you about their dreams is never annoying, I told it to Theo and it stuck in his head. That externalisation of anxiety was saying something, and we slowly realised that we had to make this both for us to understand that anxiety better and because it’s something that so many people grapple with. And now we can’t eat grapes anymore, so… Great.”

Watch “Don’t Water The Vine” above and check out some behind-the-scenes images from the shoot below!

Starring
Jumaane Brown
Stephen Sheridan
Jason Griffin
Cora Kirk
Philip Gill

Written, Directed & Produced by Ian Bousher & Theo Gee
Producer: Will Edwick
Cinematographer: Alex Metcalfe
Art Direction: Jenny Dee
Wardrobe: Sally Byrne
Hair & Make Up: Max Seygas
Focus Puller: Ceri Evans
Loader: Tom Burlinson
Sound Recordist: Kerem Isik
SFX: Theodore Salisbury
VFX Supervisor: Mark Millena
Compositors: Justin Gros-Desir, Sean Lewis, Chris Bowers
Editor: Theo Gee
Colourist: Sebastian Ziabka
Composer: Tom Jeeves
Sound Design: Edward Guy
Runners: Nick Malev, Lea Otovic, Kat Docherty
Catering: Linda Gelernter

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Great energy to this video for Sam Austins’ track “Last Money by Detroit-based director Keenan Wetzel (previously featured here).

Director: Keenan Wetzel
Executive Producers: Hiatus, Eightfold Collective & Tidal
Produced by Christian Lathers
Director of Photography: Patrick Golan
1st AC: Danielle Grow
2nd AC: Hannah Noel
Gaffer: Matt Malone
Key Grip: Chase Wansedal
Art Director/Prop Master: Vanessa Cronan
Art/Prop Assist: Beatrice
Art Assist: Bart Dangus
Art Assist: Leah Peacock
Stylist: Michael Grayer
Stylist Assist: Inas Ismail
HMU: Naomi Zeman
Set PA/BTS: Jonathan Patterson
Production: Eightfold Collective
Post Production: Hiatus
Editor: Shane Patrick Ford
Color: Patrick Sexton
Film Processing & Scan: Metrolab NYC

Special Thanks:
Eightfold Collective
Jesse Barron
Stratton Camera
Scotia Lighting
Hygrade Deli
Beatrice
Vanessa Cronan

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A group of wild young girls make their way across the Australian foothills in this futuristic short by Sydney-based writer-director Toby Morris. Produced by Longneck Films, “Cooee” follows the girls as a casual stop to recharge their car forces them to confront what it is real and fake about themselves.

Starring
Odessa Young
Airlie Dodds
Sapphire Blossom
Maddy Madden

Directed by Toby Morris
Written by Sam Burnett & Toby Morris
Produced by Sam Burnett
Production Company: Longneck Films
DOP: Aaron McLisky
Editor: Toby Morris & Ben Zemanek
Colourist: Matt Fezz
Production Designer: Laura Murray
Sound Designer: Michael Newton
Casting: Stevie Ray CSA
Wardrobe: Caitlin Murray
Makeup & Hair: Kirsten Pawlicki
1st AD: Stuart Beedie
Steadicam: Timothy Walsh
First Camera Assistant: Anne-Sophie Marion
Drone Operators: Tommy Hankinson, David May
Gaffer: Tommy Hankinson
Grip: Kristian Joel Bruneteau
Sound Recordist: Jared Transfield
Foley Artists: Mario Vaccaro, Michelle Kaszai
VO Recordist: Pete Covington
Music Supervisor: Tommy Faith
Colourist: Matt Fezz
VFX: Chris Thompson (Lumiko), Chris Angelius, Christian J Heinrich, Gerad Gray, Matt Fezz
Titles: Reg Mombassa
Cooeenuity: Margo Lowry
Stunt Driver: Christopher Stalley
Vehicle Dresser & Set Mechanic: Nicholas Ford
Stills Photographer: Johnny Diaz Nicolaidis
Production Accountant: Gregory Leung

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