My Cells, Fleet

My good friend and collaborator Jon Perkins e-mailed me yesterday with a link to this video and the simple note:

“Harmony, I believe Julia Holter is your spirit animal in this video.”

I believe he must be right, and not simply because of our musical affinity because upon examining the landscape of these layered shots, I recognize the rugged trails at the state park in my small hometown.

Of the video, the director writes:

When I first heard Julia’s “In The Same Room,” I felt an inherent response to portray the song through a day dream sequence. To convey the subconscious day dream wandering and create a surreal juxtaposition, we shot on Bolex, Super 8, and digital formats, and used sun-drenched landscapes mixed with interior shots. Wyatt, the editor, layered the files to give dimensional qualities to the interior shots. The song is about trying to remember someone or specifically place someone’s face. The layering of film formats, color themes, and shoot environments sequences represents the flooding of a lifetime of memories. Hilary Walsh, February 2012

Julia Holter - “In the Same Room”
Directed by Hilary Walsh.
Edited by Wyatt Seaverns.

From the album Ekstasis (RVNGNL14)
©2012 RVNG Intl.