Are you afraid of leaf blowers? You might want to give them a wide berth after watching Enemies. Dylan Pharazyn directs this love panic attack for Aukland punk outfit Miss June.In a labyrinthine stadium, a young couple are terrorised by a workforce of prowling strangers. Harmless at first, these intruders creep closer in rapid-fire visions. But in the free-fall of a tempestuous romance, the couple quickly forget them, and are cursed to repeat the same mistakes time and again.Pharazyn’s video has both a punk energy and the ruthless pace of a contemporary slasher. Editor Lucas Baynes borrows a strobing effect from the horror genre, creating a world that oscillates between reality and paranoid delusion.
Ned Botwood - 19th July 2019