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Julia Stone 'Unreal' by Bonnie Moir

Rob Ulitski - 15th Sept 2020

Bonnie Moir directs a futuristic story about love, loss and memories for Julia Stone. 

Breaking away from her folk roots into more avant garde soundscapes, the video for Unreal takes a cue from this transition in genre. 

Reflecting the aftermath of a post-lockdown world, where our confinement has forced us to reexamine relationships and the fundamental need for family, the enigmatic promo explores a relationship between Stone and her husband, played brilliantly by Damon Herriman. 

Scanning over videos of their best times together, frolicking in the swimming pool, spending hours creating music by the piano, Herriman is trying to recapture these moments of pure bliss. But now Stone is absent and cold, struggling to adapt to her husband's expectations - and it is not difficult to figure out why.  

With a truly haunting ending, this video is a standout achievement, and though very much high concept, it could also be read as a reflection of the process of dementia. 

Rob Ulitski - 15th Sept 2020

Tags

  • Narrative
  • Surreal
  • Experimental
  • Electronic

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Bonnie Moir
Producer
Emily Cook
Production Company
Exit Films
1st AD
Jeremy Fitzgerald

Camera

Director of Photography
Sam Chiplin
Focus Puller
Tom Rolfe
2nd AC
Saxon Welsh

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Grace Park

Art

Art Director
Diva Abrahamian

Casting

Lead actor
Damon Herriman
Lead actor
Julia Stone

Editorial

Editor
Leila Gaabi
Editing company
The Editors

Grading

Colourist
Trish Cahill

Other credits

Grip

Richie Brown

Flame Artist

Matt Edwards

Digital Compositor

Murray Smallwood

VFX Producer

Jayce Attewell

Sound Design

Lachlan Harris

Casting

Kizzie Morgan At Mullinars Casting

Location Manager

Shayne Allen

Rob Ulitski - 15th Sept 2020

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