A charity remake (for the Global Goals project) of Spice Girls' "Wannabe" will have you pumped for equal pay and other women's and girls' rights issues.
1975's Matt Healy washes off his "A Change Of Heart" make-up and decides to address his remaining loneliness with a nighttime walkabout that descends into sex and violence. Or, at least he imagines it does.
Most likely you also won't fully understand what's going on in this video, but that shouldn't stop you from being enthralled from a series of unexpected set-ups, that range from a boy growing his own Mount Fuji (so to speak), anime characters come to life, a set of lip-syncing sex toys and so much more.
A home video of two babies playing seems more Facebook than Videostatic, but things become magical when the rotoscope animation kicks in to take this to some unexpected places.
Welcome to Atlanta's Cascade roller rink, where people from all walks of life take a break for a roller skating jam.
John Merizalde, director: "Growing up in Atlanta, Cascade was a place that always fascinated me. When I was a teenager, I had the experience of spending an evening at this unassuming roller skating rink on the west side. What immediately stuck out to me was the energy - the Cascade crowd was diverse, the music was electric, and the movement was contagious. I realized this wasn't just a place to skate; it was a subculture, a community.
When I heard "Holding Back" I realized this was not only the perfect opportunity to create a memorably groovy video but also a lasting tribute for this magical place. The track has a palpable sexiness that perfectly compliments the smoothness of Cascade skaters. Beyond the surface level coolness however, we wanted to layer some moodier undertones to match the lyrics, leaving us with a hybrid narrative doc that hopefully resonates with viewers.
If anything, I hope this video motivates some of you to get up and grab a pair of skates."
Fans of surrealism and disco, finally get the best of both worlds in this oddly perverse video about man and machine that features artist Giorgio Spiller and some of his more challenging works.
Not sure if this is officially NSFW, but you probably won't want to watch it if anyone might be looking over your shoulder.
It makes sense that this video to celebrate 10 years of the Cirque du Soleil x The Beatles Love show entrancing fans in Vegas relies purely on in-camera techniques to deliver its magic. Projection-mapping and other tricks take the place of the usual CGI as a reworked Love version of George Harrison’s "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" serves as the soundtrack.
What is The Was? The Was is amazing, a 10-minute ode to classic NYC soundtracked by The Avalanches. Classic movie and TV clips, and some cartoons, get rotoscoped ande edited to create a distinctly original new work/work — think of it like remix culture applied to a music video. As to who made it? The directing credit goes to The Avalanches creative director Chris Hopkins and our old friend Al Smithee, but the opening title shouts out Soda_Jerk, a visual sampling collective that specializes in this sort of genius.
Going up? Hitch a ride with Courtney Barnett as an Elevator Operator (of course) in this video that features cameos by Sleater-Kinney, Tweedy, and a host of Australian notables.
Stephen Stills famously sang, "If you can't be with the one you love, honey, love the one you're with, even in times of the start to the apocalpyse and if your partner becomes whomever he or she wants to be." I think I'm paraphrasing.
