Director

Ellis Bahl

Following her music videos for All The Good Times and title track Big Time,&nbsp;Kimberly Stuckwisch's short film to accompany Angel Olsen's new album tells the whole story - and features a dynamic performance from the singer-songwriter.The storyline for the short film - also called Big Time -&nbsp;was inspired by a dream Olsen had about time travel shortly after her mother's death. The videos for All The Good Times and Big Time are accommodated within its structure, with their contrasting styles brought together&nbsp;into a coherent whole.[imgtoken data:1]As Olsen's attempt at escape a failing relationship via a road trip hits the buffers, she descends to the dreamworld of a bar where time travel is possible, and time itself is fluid. The linking device is a lightbox she carries around with her. It&nbsp;then becomes the focal point in the third part of the film, for the song Through The Fire.The piece is punctuated throughout by phone conversations and recordings - including a real answerphone message from Olsen's late mother. It's a device through which the director and artist articulate the weight of&nbsp;life's most important relationships. And not for the first time, Angel Olsen carries these emotional issues with a compelling screen performance. She is not only an excellent&nbsp;singer-songwriter - and these three songs are powerful -&nbsp;but also a proper actor.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:2]"When I approached Kimberly Stuckwisch about making these videos, I thought it would be cool to include the storyline of one of the dreams I’d had, and really use it as a way to tell the story of the songs," Olsen explains.&nbsp;"Kimberly&nbsp;added dialogue and events to create a story arc around my dream, to give it a thicker plot, using the music videos within and creating a larger film."The themes of love, loss and processing one's past are aspects that really appealed to Stuckwisch in the preparation and making of the film.[imgtoken data:3]&nbsp;"It's a story that targets deep-rooted complexities," says&nbsp;Stuckwisch.&nbsp;"Such as how our unconscious deals with repressed sexual identity, the hardships of letting go of our past selves in order to step into self-actualization, and the guilt we hold when dealing with loss."For one reason or another, we all have parts of ourselves that we struggle to forgive as well as a part of ourselves we are afraid of exploring or that we think society won’t like—so we push those parts down into our unconscious psyches, into the shadows. This is the story of drowning in those fears before releasing your light."

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Abel Ryan

Kimberly Stuckwisch

Brianna Goldberg

Ian Blair

Invisible Inc

Joel Gill

Justin Hamilton

Christian Stavros

Alec Schiff

Jose Espinoza

Tyler Osika

Norrie Palmer

Monika Felice Smith

Leticia Llesmin

Matt Mitchener

Good Boy Wally

Kaitlyn Battistelli

Johnny Chew

Rogue Films

Ethos Studio

Alexa Haywood at Free Agent UK

Alternative

Indie

Singer-songwriter

Angel Olsen 'Big Time' (short film) by Kimberly Stuckwisch

Angel Olsen - Big Time Film

Angel Olsen bids farewell to her lover in&nbsp;Kimberly Stuckwisch's emotional promo for All The Good Times.&nbsp;In the video, we see Olsen pack up and go on the road, travelling to an unknown destination&nbsp;whilst reliving all of the good and bad memories&nbsp;of her relationship.&nbsp;Interweaving several enigmatic visuals - including a mysterious box that lights up, microscopic closeups of cellular patterns and an abstract shot of the artist chasing herself in a car - the video is a multilayered, introspective experience, where above all, Stuckwisch coaxes a remarkable dramatic performance&nbsp;from Olsen. The mood, atmosphere and her on-screen charisma perfectly matches the yearning soundtrack.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Briana Goldberg

Remy Dixon

Silken Weinberg

Maya Marin

Leticia Liesmin

Jagjaguwar

Angel Olsen 'All The Good Times' by Kimberly Stuckwisch

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Sour Prom is a 30 minute concert film starring 2021’s biggest breakthrough artist, Olivia Rodrigo, co-directed by Kimberly Stuckwisch and Toby L.Featuring her debut, full length live performance, across seven songs, the film follows Rodrigo through an emotive and hyperreal journey to and through a prom, encountering anxieties and shady characters along the way, before finding euphoria and redemption for a climactic close on the football field.This alternative take on prom ultimately provides the conclusive notion that all that matters is not finding the dream date, but celebrating the spirit of friendship and inclusivity.

Toby L

Ian Blair, Valerie Bush, Josh Connolly

Up The Game

Josh Connolly, Toby L, Kristen Smith, Michelle An, Christiana Divona, Marissa Ramirez

Peter Maez

Ryan Oppedisano

John Richoux

Lisa Madonna

Clayton Hawkins

Molly Greenwald

Dylan Hageman

Andreas Jaramillo

Kristen Smith, Michelle An, Christiana Divona, Marissa Ramirez, Levi Jackson At Wme

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Olivia Rodrigo 'Sour Prom' by Kimberly Stuckwisch & Toby L

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In the video for Like I Used To, Kimberly Stuckwisch brings us into the separate worlds of Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen, two of the most influential singer songwriters in American music, then draws them together&nbsp;via split screen.The video is nearly entirely&nbsp;composed of portraits of each artist which emphasises their distinctive character. We are brought into their homes - one in the city, the other in the&nbsp;country. Van Etten rarely looks into the camera, Olsen invariably is looking straight down the lens.&nbsp;The song is all about getting back to where you started. But ultimately the pair do stand together in one space, with a sense of shared experience and solidarity.&nbsp;Stuckwisch has done a great job in delivering the message that&nbsp;the individual greatness of these intriguing women is enhanced by their collaboration.&nbsp;

Jon-Michael Burgess

Hayden Rusk

Josh Kirkwood

Julien Janigo

Phoenix Mellow

Mara Roszak

Rebecca Abram

Ethos Studios

Ryan Ross

Darrin Stuckwisch

Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen 'Like I Used To' by Kimberly Stuckwisch

Sharon-Van-Etten-&-Angel-Olsen-'Like-I-Used-To'-by-Kimberly-Stuckwisch

Harry Hains' family is keeping the legacy of their late son alive with ANTIBOY, the American Horror Story actor's musical project that puts forth a 'genderless transhuman' in order to encourage dialogue around sexuality, gender, race and self-expression - featuring supermodel&nbsp;Andreja Pejić."ANTIBOY represents the idea that most things that we are taught to believe are an illusion," said Harry Hains, who died in January, aged 27. "ANTIBOY is a place of true equality."For the video, director Charlotte Rutherford worked with Harry's brother, Sam Hains, to create a utopia-like world that switches between actual, everyday moments with surreal, CGI scenes."I wanted to make a queer celebration of sorts, combining dream and reality." Charlotte says. "I really wanted to build a diverse cast and team of people from all different shapes, colors and identities."In the Dream visual&nbsp;Andreja Pejić is presented&nbsp;in two stunning environments: an unusually stark, suburban home; and an exterior night location with&nbsp;bright, technicolor makeup. She's joined by a full cast that includes queer artists like Chester Lockhart, all performing for the camera in scenes that blur the line between what's real and fake."My character is a trapped soul dreaming of freedom, but later she transforms into a grungy glitter-faced rock star who doesn't care and lets it all go," Pejić says of her role. "I had so much fun on the set."It's a true creative testament to Hains' artistry, and a brilliantly effective promo in its own right - and without a doubt has some of the most beautiful, distinctive visuals to grace our screens in a very long time. The video marks a bittersweet moment as a posthumous release, but also demonstrates the power and importance of the music video format.&nbsp;

Charlotte Rutherford

Sohaib Ali

Agile Films

Cody Burdette

Tehillah De Castro

Lauren Kim

Benji Carlisle

Greg Lennon Jr

Alexandra French

Robert Daglish

Kath Raish

Sam Hains

Owen Lazur

Jeremy Truong

Rubber Tape

Andreja Pejić

Alternative Pop

ANTIBOY 'Dream' by Charlotte Rutherford

Antiboy-'Dream'-by-Charlotte-Rutherford

A thirtysomething couple find their usual bickering and backbiting interrupted by Hot Chip's Hungry Child. And they just cann ot do anthying about it, whereever they are. Until they do something drastic that is.Saman Kesh's return to music videos - co-written with Ellis Bahl - is a counter-intuitive gem.

United Kingdom

Saman Kesh

Sarah Park

London Alley

Luga Podesta

Andreas Attai

Jeff Cobb

Nicholas Wiesnet

Matthew Borek

Travis Francis

Michael Helenek

Jessica Garrison

Paola Erazun

Michelle Sfarzo

Kristopher Smale

Gloria FX

Milana Vayntrub

Martin Starr

John Moule

Domino

Um, The Moon

Jack Winter

Hot Chip 'Hungry Child' by Saman Kesh

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Charlotte Rutherford&rsquo;s video&nbsp;for Zara Larsson&#39;s Ruin My Life plays on the themes of surveillance and self documentation as&nbsp;the Swedish singer trashes a house, causes chaos and gives an empowering performance, in a series of eye-catching outfits.&nbsp;&nbsp;With a tremendous use of colour, styling and art direction, and an increasingly kinetic edit by Ellis Bahl, Charlotte Rutherford has directed a top notch, super-slick and very sexy pop video.

Natasha Pierson

Hayley Williams

Sina Pars

Sunny Lowe

Rob Witt

Undefined

Brian Austin

Brad Jameison

Tyler Jenson

Phoebe Lettice Thompson

Brian Fisher

Beau Leon

Framestore

Felix Geen

OB Management

Reprobates

Epic

Zara Larsson 'Ruin My Life' by Charlotte Rutherford

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Isaac Ravishankara&#39;s intimate take on blockbuster subject matter for Selah Sue&#39;s Fear Nothing - featuring fellow director Ellis Bahl in an acting role as Selah&#39;s partner - reveals its true nature slowly but surely. What appears at first to be a story about troubled relationships&nbsp;is shown to be the emotional fallout of an altogether bigger catastrophe, as meteorites start to fall across the sky, and a very big rock approaches Earth.Ultimately, in this marvellous video - shot on location at&nbsp;the Stony End Ranch in Three Rivers, CA, with beautiful photography by DoP Sing Howe Yam &ndash; it&#39;s about&nbsp;dignity and courage in the face of Armageddon itself...&nbsp;

Isaac Ravishankara

Aviv Russ

Jason Colon

Danielle Hinde

Doomsday Entertainment

Sing Howe Yam

Rachel Fox

Mara Whitehead

Albert Gonzalez

Harry Schroeder

Tyler Jensen

Ashlynn Melancon

Tiffany Marie Soto

James Ryan

Jamie Foord

Rock Paper Scissors

Lauren Dellara

Paul Yacono

Because Music

Caroline Clayton

Indie, Pop

Selah Sue 'Fear Nothing' by Isaac Ravishankara

Selah Sue - Fear Nothing (Official Video)

"Fear Nothing" | Selah Sue

Stockholm-raised and LA-based singer Ellinor Olovdotter - aka Elliphant - emerges from the club as dawn casts its &#39;purple light&#39;, to deliver a maverick, impressive&nbsp;performance for director Ellis Bahl, captured beautifully by DP&nbsp;Sing Howe Yam.It&#39;s also the second in a new series of music videos commissioned by <a href="http://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/video/elliphant-purple-light-feat-doja-cat" target="_blank">i-D</a>.

Spencer Goodall

Ryan Murphy

Ari Robbins

Alex Aristei

Kenneth Taylor

Bashir Taylor

Drew Valenti

Michael Viera III

Chris O'Leary

Sam Klein

Geoff McLean

Sacha Smith

Kevin Otte

Stella Greenspan

Taylor McNeill, Arizona Williams

Clark Phillips

Ashley Rubell

Dina Gregg

Maddie North

Mikelle Schwartz, Kallis Clark Sternberg

Susie Francis

Jesse Meehan

Katrina Amante

Paul Rogers

Derek Hanson

Eleanor Galloway, Tiwirayi Magwenzi

Declan Higgins

Tom Ivin

Jack Robinson

Tiwirayi Magwenzi

Vision Film Co

Elliphant ft Doja Cat 'Purple Light' by Ellis Bahl

Elliphant - Purple Light (feat. Doja Cat)

For the alt-dancepop of Charlie Winston&#39;s Lately, Ellis Bahl builds this deliciously odd promo around a maverick performance from the white-suited dancer Drew Hinkley - which has his audience running and screaming for the door...

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