Fun look and tone to this video for Vancouver-based duo Bloodroot directed by cinematographer Kyle Murdoch. An homage to French New Wave, “Audrey” explores the chaotic dynamic between two men whose mental states are as elusive as their surroundings.

Shot/ Directed/ Edited by Kyle Murdoch
Titles by Matthew Okuda
Additional help from Brian Le Phan & Muni Gholamipour

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

Love this short piece by director David Findlay (previously featured here). Beautifully shot by cinematographer Farhad Ghaderi, “Air” is a timely ode to the power of human connection. As Findlay states:

“The inspiration for this one came from observations made in a time where physical contact is impossible but where human connection prevails.”

Watch above and check out some behind-the-scenes images from the shoot below!

Directed by David Findlay
Produced by Joaquin Cardoner
Executive Producers: Sultan Al Saud, Evan Landry
Co-Producers: Neel Gupta, Ariel Ho Kjaer
Production: Asymetric & Filmsupply Films
Cinematographer: Farhad Ghaderi
Production Designer: Charlie Hannah
Editor: Alexander Farah
Sound Designer: Mitchell Allen
Mix: Harry Knazan – OSO
Music: La Femme
Colourist: Sam Gilling
Associate Producers: Michael Kuna, Charles Said-Vassallo
Production Manager: Aline Mayerhoffer
1st AD: Tamara Black
VFX: David McDonald
Casting: Katrin Braga – VAKA
Casting Coordinator: Andy Alvarez
COVID Officer: Ben Keightley – RockDoc
Stylist: Miren Valdes
Art Director: Frieda-Ray Green
Art assist: Alessandra Rella Felice
HMU: Nakesha Chong
1st AC (MVP): Robin Rigault
2nd AC: Matthew Koropatwa
Gaffer: Terrance Azzuolo
Gaffer: Greg Goudreau
Key Grip (MVP Honourable mention): Andriy Lyskov
Dolly Grip: Brian Johnson
PA: Taylor Johansson, Sydney Robertson
BTS: Neel Gupta

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Ricardo Cavolo’s iconic drawings are brought to life for the first time by animator-director Cheng-Hsu Chung in this lovely visualization for Chelou’s track “Wayward.”

Video by Ricardo Cavolo & Cheng-Hsu Chung
Director: Cheng-Hsu Chung
Illustrator: Ricardo Cavolo
Animator: Cheng-Hsu Chung, Dal Park, Dimitris Armenakis
Colourist: Dal Park

This is just one of the many wonderful submissions we’ve received in the past week. Click here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

An experimental western written and directed by Dave Biddle and Dave Ehrenreich (previously featured here). Harnessing classic road movie imagery and contemporary vibrations of climate change, “Pure Immersion” is a genre-bending audio-visual journey about an actor (Willa Holland) recuperating from cosmetic surgery. While stopped in a small town expecting to find peace and quiet, it becomes clear that Ashcroft is not a place of passive rest.

Starring
Willa Holland
John Kidder
Dave Biddle

Written & Directed by Dave Biddle & Dave Ehrenreich
Producer: Julia Kidder
Cinematographer & Editor: Dave Ehrenreich
Colour: Sam Gilling
Sound Designer: Eugenio Battaglia
Soundtrack: Destroyer, Alexi Baris, Linda Fox, Bridge & Tunnel

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

Stockholm-based director Simon Gullström explores themes of mental health and public perception in this video for theophilia’s track “Let There Be Light.” Visually the narrative follows a troubled waiter, struggling under the weight of his anxieties in the public eye. More broadly, the piece is about being lost in life and staying true to who you are.

Starring Jerome Marchand & Tinnie Klemmer
Written, Directed, Edited by Simon Gullström
DP: Joseph Eriksson
Grade/Graphics: Mimmi Muskos
Sound Design: Petter Karlsten
Gaffer: Olof Ringmar
1st AD: Christian Olofsson
1st AC: Jonthe Carlström
2nd AC: Jesper Lundqvist
PA: Adrian Wretljung
PA: Pia Hyllén
PA: Tom Lange

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

A beautifully heartfelt documentary short by director duo Parker Foster and Levi Arnold. “It All Comes Back To Adobe” follows Marfa county resident, Sandro Canovas, on a personal mission to defend the traditional form of building using dirt and water. In Marfa, Texas, adobe housing has become popular amongst wealthy vacationers and retirees which has, in turn, spurred a rise in property taxes and appraisals that disproportionately affect Marfa’s residents.

Directed by Parker Foster & Levi Arnold
Editor: Brian Chambers
Grip: James Reed

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

An unnerving short about parting ways by Sydney-based illustrator and animator Run Wu.

Nice look to this video for Linn Koch-Emmery by director Mats Udd (previously featured here). Shot in Stockholm during a pre-pandemic Summer night, “Hologram Love” captures the feeling of making your way home after a disappointing evening.

Director: Mats Udd
Producer: Alexandros Bakos
DOP: Viktor Skoqvist
Grading: Jonatan Qvist
PA: Iris Rylander
Lab: Focus Film & Nina Boriri
Record Label: Boys Tears
Thanks to Dagsljus

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

Everything comes full circle in this touching coming-of-age film directed by Loyle Carner and his brother Ryan (aka The Coyle-Larner Brothers) for Loyle’s Madlib-produced track. Shot in one continuous take, “Yesterday” follows a young boy as he becomes a man, and grows to understand the world around him. Check out a short behind-the-scenes look at the making of the video as well as full credits below!

Director: The Coyle-Larner Brothers
Producer: Rosie Brear
EP: Stitch Richardson
EP: Greg Hackett
Production Company: Spindle
Commissioner : James Hackett
Artist Manager – Tommo Greer
DoP – Molly Manning Walker
Casting: Anna Kennedy
Production Designer: Charlotte King
Production Manager: Frankie Wilcock
1st AD: Clara Paris
Stage Manager: Jason Golbourn
Gaffer: Bill Rae Smith
Steadicam: Doug Walshe
1st AC: Barney Batchelor
2nd AC: Jonny Lewis
Grip: Adrian Greenfield
DIT: James Moser
Spark: Kit Wood
Spark: Ana Vilar
Desk Op: Ed Riley
Lighting Trainee: Deimante Sprainaiyte
Assistant Production Designer: Frankie Bradshaw
ASM: David Rollins
ASM: Robert William Perkins
ASM: Mica Taylor
Styling: Mikey Krzyzanowski
Assistant Styling: Steph Francis-Shanahan
HMU: Aaliyah Oke
Assistant HMU: Afope Ajayi
VFX Supervisor: Antonio Jimenez
Covid Officer: Luxman Patricius
Editor: Tim Swaby
Colourist: Toby Tompkins @ Cheat
Post Producer: Barny Wright
VFX: Antonio Jimenez @ No8
Camera Hire: Panavision
Lighting Hire: Panalux
Catering: Billy Mizen
Stock footage via Creative Commons
from gormski, MariusRonning and teaandstationary

Cast
Loyle age 7 – Joshua Smith
Loyle age 15 – Noah Lewis
Loyle age 18 – Immanuel Isingoma
Producer – Rebel Kleff
Dad – Kumbi Mushambi

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

Loski and Stormzy run a successful nightly delivery business in this fun video for “Flavour” by London-based director Joao Retorta (previously featured here).

Director: Joao Retorta
Producer: Joel Spencer
Location Manager: Mark Rofle
1st AD: Luke Goodrich
DOP: Harry Wheeler
Steadicam: Matt Allsop
Gaffer: Joe Sherno
Art Director: Ciaran Linden Beale
Costume Designer: Verity May Lane
H&MUA: Robyn Rowan
Casting: Des Hamilton Casting
Low Loader: Bikers Action
Editor: Ellie Johnson at TenThree
Colorist: Tim Smith at CHEAT
Sound Design & VFX: Nr.8 London
Production Company: Bullion Productions
Commissioner: Kat Cattaneo
Label: Sony Music
Directors Rep: OB Management

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

A moving short about the Ethiopian communities impacted by the abandoned children crisis, written and directed by New York City-based filmmaker Josh Leong. “The Other Side” was inspired by a church missions trip in 2018 where Leong stayed at a boys orphanage. There he befriended 17-year-old Abel, whose story of having to leave his younger brother behind when he turned 18 impacted Leong deeply — remaining with him well after he returned to the US and started his freshman year at the ​NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

“Due to poverty, HIV, chronic illness, and lack of female empowerment programs, there are ​5 million​ vulnerable children in Ethiopia ranging from infancy to 18 years of age. Hundreds of private orphanages have closed due to lack of funding, resulting in millions of vulnerable children often living their entire lives on the streets.”

Starring
Ethan Herisse
Wayna
Adonai Kelelom

Written & Directed by Josh Leong
Produced by Sofia Bara & Bemnet Yemesgen
Executive Producers: Augustine Hong, Jonathan Ferguson, Khalil El-Ghoul
Sounil & Gracie Yu, Daniel & Carolina Bara, Jin & May Leong
Director of Photography: Tom Ingwersen
Edit: Josh Leong
Music: Gavin Brivik, Sam Gryzwa
Associate Producer: Sophia Heriveaux
Co-Producer: Josh Leong
Casting: Frehiwot Berhane
Locations: Tedos Teffera
UPM: Yabsira Megersa
AD: Sofia Bara
1st AC: Daniel Belay
Sound Mixer: Beferdu Teffera
Boom Op: Nahom Samunegus
HMU: Temima Hulala
Art Director: Cameron Protzman
Script Supervisor: Olivia Fournier
Stunts: Nicholas Ortiz, Angela Jordan
PA: Natalie Abbey
Translators: Yodahe Zerihun, Abdirebi Daniel
Sound Design: Upper West Sound, Matthew Orlando
Color: The Mill – NY, Andrew Ceen
Marketing: Celia Tewey, Grace Sessinghaus, Gimga Group
Business Development: Phillip Kearney

In Association with:
PLAN Shop Germany
Alexandria Capital
McLean Bible Church
Great Commission Ministries
Orphan Care Ethiopia

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

An uplifting debut from community-based art project Flower Bomb. Founded in Vancouver’s downtown east side, “Come Together” was created by local artists Benton Robertson, Sam Leoganda, and YMC Dushine. The young boys in the video were cast through an after school program Benton helps run in the Strathcona neighbourhood.

“The sentiment of coming together is not only a concept written about in the song but was truly lived out through the creation of both the song and the video. The intention of this film was to demonstrate reciprocity, sharing and the value of community over material goods through a simple narrative.”

Song by Benton Robertson, Sam Leoganda & YMC Dushine
Written & Directed by Benton Robertson
Cinematography: Matthew Koropatwa
Colour: Sam Gilling
Swing: Rachel Williams
Boy 1: Hamza Ali
Boy 2: Rashed Albishi
Boy 3: Khalid Ahmed
Boy 4: Samuel Cuthan

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