BINGE WATCH! Episode 3
Each month we scour the web to find newly released videos to bring you up to speed with who’s doing what and where local filmmaking is headed. BINGE WATCH! Episode 3 includes music videos, film trailers, voice note visuals, a short fashion piece and a web series. Settle in, press play and enjoy!
ONE – Card on Spokes’ ‘Ribbon Tooth’ Music Video
Shane Cooper aka Card on Spokes just released a B&W music video for his single ‘Ribbon Tooth’ from his recent As We Surface EP.
TWO – Langa Mavuso’s Visual Voice Note
Langa Mavuso is a 22 year old Joburg-based singer-songwriter who released his debut EP Liminal Sketches in September 2016. In January he started sharing what he calls “transitional scribblings of my mind” on his Facebook page. Are these visual voice notes a peek of what’s to come? Stay tuned!
Credits:
Shot by Alain Kassa
Music by Darren Blanckensee
Listen to his music.
THREE – The Wound Trailer
Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah this January, The Wound is a raw South African film which aims to challenge the narrow depictions of African masculinity.
Credits:
Directed by John Trengrove, who also directed Ibhokwe
Co-written by Thando Mgqolozana & Malusi Bengu
Featuring singer Nakhane Touré & actor Bongile Mantsai
FOUR – Live At Endless Daze 2016
Our friends at Psych Night released footage of live performances at the first-ever Endless Daze Festival. Watch it below and stay tuned for details on the 2017 event.
FIVE – A Short Fashion Film by Aubrey Ndiweni
‘Mikayla Yashica the Yashica Girl’ is a nostalgic, dreamy fashion-inspired clip by Aubrey Ndiweni aka Ape Town Shenanigans.
Credits:
Styling: Vintage and the City & Mikayla Mcclean
Title by Wez Lewis
SIX – The Hangman Trailer
The Hangman is a short film by writer/director Zwelethu Radebe set in Pretoria in 1989. It tells the story of a family secret, the broken relationship between a father and son, and the journey to finding the truth.
Watch it at Atlas Studio on Wednesday 1 February. More via the Facebook Event or the Facebook Page.
SEVEN – MISSU’s First Music Video
Filmed / directed / edited and by Hylton Jandrell, Wavecrest Pictures Presents A MISSU Original music video for the track ‘Sunday’ starring Sean Ross aka MISSU and Keke Mahlelebe aka JONN. Listen to MISSU on Soundcloud.
EIGHT – The Full Second Season of ‘Chin Up’
Watch the full second season of the semi-autobiographical web-series written by & starring Lara Lipschitz and directed by Devin Toselli.
NINE – Nonji’s First Music Video ‘Wela’
Nonji is a fresh new face / voice from KZN and the first represented by record label Huba Productions, who promises to find the best young local artists. ‘Wela’ (the song and the video) is inspired by those who follow their dreams, conquer the city and build solid relationships along the way.
TEN – The Music Video For Frank Casino x Riky Rick ‘Whole Thing’
Adriaan Louw directed the B&W in-studio video for Frank Casino x Riky Rick’s track ‘Whole Thing’, which was released just as the holidays started.
ELEVEN – A Tribute To Mirian Makeba
Filmed in South Africa, French singer-songwriter Jain’s latest music video titled ‘Makeba’ is both inspired by and a tribute to the late singer and civil rights activist Mirian Makeba.
Making video pieces? Show us!
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