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Zaldy Lopez

David M. Helman directs a superb study of interconnected lives&nbsp;for American Football's cover of Mazzy Star's classic Fade Into You.&nbsp;Focused on a series of captivating vignettes, the video for Fade Into You captures transitionary moments in seemingly random characters'&nbsp;lives. But then the scenes reveal themselves to be like beads on a chain: a&nbsp;background character in a scene moves centre stage into the next one, then passing the baton onto the next character.[imgtoken data:1]Helman's method - each scene is a beautifully-shot portrait, with a slow zoom moving closer to the characters - is a wonderful device to create a sense of a narrative, but also hint at something rather more profound. Reality and a touch of surreality sit side-by-side, mirroring the serendipitous nature of life and who we meet on our journeys.&nbsp;This is terrific work, that&nbsp;lingers long after watching - the sign of a very good video indeed.

United States

Jen Dunlap

David M. Helman

Cristian Quintero

Mouthpiece

Noco

Ben Joyner

Hayden Mason

Jean Mougin

Ryan Deng

Benjamin Steen

Stacy Gonzalez

Kaitlyn Battistelli

Ethos Studio

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American Football ft Miya Folick 'Fade Into You' by David M. Helman

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David M. Helman strips it all the way back for this gritty, instinctive performance video, starring French-British rapper Octavian and Smoke Purpp in a throng of phone-waving supporters.Last seen directing an ambitious four-part video project for shey baba, Helman has gone back to basics for this visual, designed around the simple social dynamic of a filmed performance. The video is shot on 35mm, but it takes cues from the rough-and-ready style of old school SBTV freestyle videos -&nbsp;lit entirely by phone torches.In spite of this lo-fi process, the video looks luminescent, thanks to inky photography by Hayden Mason and a nuclear grade by Houmam Abdallah.

Jared Lundy @ Checkmate Films

E-Class

Olesya Golub

Houmam Abdallah

Velem

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Laura Jones @ Representt

Black Butter

Octavian 'Take It Easy' by David M. Helman

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Jordan Max rides his motorbike into the wide open, empty spaces of Wyoming, in David Helman&#39;s richly atmospheric video for two tracks from Max&#39;s album Tales Of Us.&nbsp;In the first part, for Me, Mary, My Guitar, Max&#39;s journey takes him through the plains, from day to night, and arriving in Wind River, WM.In Kingdom, elements of a narrative add heft to the atmosphere, and Max&#39;s performances. There&#39;s&nbsp;a girl, a payout at an Indian reservation casino, an assignation&nbsp;at a gas station.But mainly Helman keeps the narrative tantalisingly out of reach, so we focus on Max&nbsp;and his existential loneliness.

United Kingdom

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Trevor Wineman

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Jordan Max 'MMMG' & 'Kingdom' by David M. Helman

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Kamasi Washington has created an instant jazz classic with Street Fighter Mas. Now AG Rojas has made a brilliant video for it, that puts Kamasi&#39;s warm yet rather&nbsp;enigmatic personality at its heart - together with his obsession with the king of vintage arcade games.Kamasi gets fine support from BattleCat too as his more excitable foil&nbsp;in a story of stately simplicity, beautifully composed shots and a general mood of gentle surrealism that works perfectly with the vibe of the song.If you don&#39;t have a smile on your face after a minute, check your pulse.&nbsp;

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