Love the textures from the risograph printing process in this video for Low Island’s track “don’t Let The Light In” by Danaé Gosset (previously featured here). Inspired by the movement of Pina Bausch, the video explores the theme of trying to capture memories through the cyclical preservation of a moment.

“We see a woman dancing, undisturbed and unaware, as the environment around her changes. From a field to an ocean, to cars passing around her, nothing will come in the way of this moment in time.”

Directed by Danaé Gosset
Art Direction: Danaé Gosset & Danica Tan
3D Design & Animation: Danica Tan
2D Design: Danaé Gosset
Character Animation: Farrah Silberman
Choreography inspired by Pina Bausch
Risographe by Maison Riso
Thanks to Jagermeister

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A sobering look at modern environmental devastation from the perspective of the indigenous people of Colombia by Berlin-based director Harun Güler (previously featured here). Despite having resided in the secluded mountains of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta since the arrival of Spanish colonialists, the existence of the Arhuaco has become more difficult with every passing day as decades-long conflict, agricultural expansion and extensive littering disrupt the harmony of the local ecosystem. “Call Of The Heart” sees Güler juxtapose the Arhuaco’s pristine village with the unfurling catastrophe of our modern world through a series of haunting diptychs:

“We wanted to reflect their closeness to the natural world and their mindful way of living by depicting the calm and focused moments in their everyday life… We must change the ways we make decisions as a society as well as take responsibility for the consequences of this behaviour. The effects of climate change have become urgent and we must address them directly.”

Directed by Harun Güler
Music by Bendik Giske, HAKAVA & Orson Hentschel
Produced & Co-Directed by Michael DiFranco McCarney & Eric Flores
DOP: Leander Ott
Editor: Benedikt Strick
Colorist: Jan Schöningh
B-Cam / Drone: Pablo Trujillo
Graphic Designer: Sascha Anton Jörres
Sound Engineer: Candaş Erdener
Translation: Ati Viviam Villafaña Izquierdo

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Los Angeles-based director Ben Joyner (previously featured here) plays with the aesthetics of the mundane in this delightful debut for Doc Aquatic.

A journey into the depths of Nana’s fears and prejudices for “LA Times” (featuring Reason) by Los Angeles-based director Andrew Litten (previously featured here). Great cinematography by Joanna Thanh ha Nguyen.

Director: Andrew Litten
Executive Producers: Andrew Hutcheson, Andrew Litten, Anastasia Solovieva
Producer: Anastasia Solovieva
Cinematographer: Joanna Thanh ha Nguyen
Production Designer: Evaline Wu Huang
1st AD: Henry Reed
1st AC: Felipe Larrondo
2nd AC: Darrell Ham
Steadicam Operator: Avery Ramirez
Gaffer: Kevin Kim
Best Boy Electric: Justin Roxbrough
Electric: Rodolfo Martinez
Key Grip: Henry Martinez
Best Boy Grip: Leonel Sanchez
Art Director: Carine Teoh
Assistant Art Director: Natou Fall
PAs: Malik Riley, Ari Jackson, Jaquece Abraham, Saul Maynez
CCO: Jessica Dowdeswell
Editor: Andrew Litten
VFX: Ryan Game
Title Design: Noah Atkinson
Color: Derek Hansen @ Arsenal
Color Producer: Jessica Amburgey

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The residents of Vladikavkaz decide to bury what has been hurting them for generations in this wonderfully atmospheric video for Miyagi and Andy Panda’s track “Yamakasi.” Directed by Egor Tarasov and Vladimir Ivanov of FMT JETLAG.

Starring: Miyagi & Andy Panda
Produced by FMT. JETLAG
Exec. Producer: Arseniy Zyabbarov
Director: Egor Tarasov
Co-director: Vladimir Ivanov
Producers: Sonya Khegay, Natalya Tormosina
Cameraman: Stanislav Novikov
1AC: Antonina Solovyeva
Gaffer: Andrey Gapanovich
Prod. Designer: Vasiliy Archangelsky
Style: Polina Nomore
Sound Design: Vladimir Elizarov
Colorist: Alexander Zolotorev

CG :
Yelaman Buralkiev
Viewga studio
Post Tribe
Petr Bondarenko
Daniil Tarasov

Hajime Records
Artists management:
Diana Shebarsheva
Konstantin Bagaev
Batraz Pukhaev

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

An unexpectedly charming short about screen addiction and wildlife protection by Toronto-based filmmaker Isaac King. Animated entirely outdoors, “Whatever Tree” tells the story of a dead tree that goes viral thanks to an unwitting nature lover and a savvy social media influencer.

“Since the global pandemic began, our social media and smartphone dependance/addiction has increased, but so has the urge to connect with nature and the outdoors. “WhateverTree” highlights our connections, between humans and all life, in this time of crisis.”

Story, Direction, Animation, Design, Production: Isaac King
Animation assistance: Dani Elizondo
Music: Bram Gielen
Sound Design/Mix: Matt Beckett
Produced with the generous support of:
Ontario Arts Council
Canada Arts Council

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Amsterdam-based director Océane Combeau captures what really happens behind the closed doors of a quirky suburban neighbourhood in this video for Snowapple’s track “Afternoon.”

Starring
Benjamin Sacks
Jazz Feller
Jana Krenova
Laurien Schreuder
Felix the dog

Director – Océane Combeau
DOP – Stef Kwinten
Producer – Itai Verhoeckx
Art Director – Melissa Kooijmans
Set Dresser – Lotty Mullenaar
Propsrunner – Kristen Sorton
Gaffer – Zen Bloot
Bestboy – Tyeppe Troost
2nd AC – Daan Huttinga
2nd AC – Thijs Besteman
Styling – Indiana Roma Vos
Styling Assist – Merel Heanen
Hair and Make up – Astrid Vreeken
Runner (prep + wrap) – Kasper Stern
Assistant Producer – Shelley Jenneskens
Assistant Producer – Mila Dijkema
Catering Delivery – Rachel Steevens & Kiki Vonk
Art Department – Ricardo is Hard
Costumes – Mo Benchellal
Film Processing – De Jonghe
Camera – Camera Rentals
Lighting – Het Licht
Editor – Johannes de Jong
Editor Consult – Rigel Kilston
Grade – Matt Hare at Ambassadors Amsterdam
Special thanks – Ralph de Haan, Breno Virícimo, Charley Lewis

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

A perfectly unsettling video for Califato ¾ by London-based director NONO. Set against the backdrop of a rural Spanish salt mine in the 50s, “Fandango de Carmen” tells the story of a father unable to cope with the death of his young daughter. His grief drives him to the point where she starts appearing to him as a Marian apparition. As his obsession grows, he gains a cult like following within his village, with others keen to see the Virgin for themselves.

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Director: NONO
Scriptwriters: Curro Piqueras + NONO
Production Company: Landia & Dude Originals
Executive Producer: Nico Cabuche
Producer: Julián Urrea
Production Coordinator: Rubén Contreras
1AD: Álvaro Riesgo
DoP: Michal Babinec
1AC: Bruno Gras
2AC: Pablo Ayala
Steady-Cam Operator: Isais J. Saldaña
Art Director: Pilar Angulo
AD Assistant: Elena Vallés
Gaffer: Ángel López
Sparks: Enrique Azzollini & Claudia Gallardo
Stylist: Andrea Escudero
MUA: Luz García
Sound Design Studio: Studio La Panadería
Sound Design Ingenieer: Juanma del Saso
Post-producer: Álvaro Monzón
Colourist: Andrés Lopetegui
Editor: Pablo Marchetto
VFX Studio: Marfil Studio
VFX Supervisor: Carlos S. Zaera
VFX Composition: Joaquín J. Arroyo

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Nice mood to this video for Low’s track “Move” featuring Chilly. Directed and shot by Choi Young Ung & Jang Jin Hyeok.

“The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. That God’s name is Abraxas.”  ― Hermann Hesse

Starring Low
Director & Cinematography: Choi Young Ung & Jang Jin Hyeok
Production Assistant: Ki Hyun Woo, Kwak Soon Yong
Editor/ Colorist / VFX: Jang Jin Hyeok
Special Thanks: Better-Taste, 17-32 Studio

Featuring by Chilly
All Track Mixed by Yang Dong Wook
All Track Mastering by Boostknob
Album Art by Junhee
Executive Producer: CORE247LL

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

A series of instructional videos on how to survive an active shooter attack sends a paranoid man down a self-fulfilling spiral in this delightfully absurd short by California-based filmmaker Dylan Redford.

Director/Writer/Editor: Dylan Redford
Producer: Olivia Lloyd
DP: Ben Cary, Wayland Bell
Production Designer: Lucila Garcia de Onrubia
Sound Mix/Design: Joel Hernandez
Production Coordinator: Anna Parra
Art Director: Rafi Lorie
Art PA: Josh Byrnes
AC: Brett Frey
Grip/Gaffer: Andy Futo, Paul Olson
SFX: Frank Mainade
Colorist: Samuel Gursky
Post Production Supervisor: Samuel Gursky, Kerry Mack
Opening Credits: Harrison Fishman
Poster Design: Juan Pablo Abascal
PA’s: Daniel Soto, Milly Cohen, Trevor Bazile, Alex Martinez

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Unique aesthetic to this video from Pablo Arcansas. “Qu’on S’élève” follows some friends on a fantastical and melancholic ride through Japan during a lost and beautiful summer.

Music “Qu’on S’élève” by Pablo Arcansas
Directed, Edited & Colored by Pablo Arcansas
Visual Effects: Melchior “Melkiaur” Leroux
Typography: Antony “VI$H” Vishu
Post-Production: Paume
Produced by P92

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A haunting short about the cyclical nature of trauma by London-based writer and director Ellie Rogers. “They Found Her in a Field” tells the story of a young woman who returns to an old meeting place ten years after the tragic death of a classmate.

Starring Nina Mazodier & Nia Towle
Writer & Director: Ellie Rogers
Producer: Karin Kavanagh
Director of Photography: Adam Barnett
Editor: Andrew Gosnold
Sound Designer: Natasha Haycocks
Composer: Veera Lummi
1st AD: Khuram Mirza
Production Manager: Tsveta Lozanova
1st Assistant Camera: Kate Eccarius
2nd Assistant Camera: Lydia Stott
Camera Trainee: Liam Meredith
Steadicam Operator: George Simpson + Hannah Jell
Gaffer: Ian Stowe
Spark: John Jefferies
Sound Recordist: Gwendolen Sena
Costume Designer: Sophia Harrington
Hair & MUA: Emma Henry
Colourist: Jax Harney
VFX: Harry Davidson

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