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Premiere: Kendl ‘Manyara’

Kendl, an Australia-based music producer and artist, has released his latest creation Manyara, just today. We are proud to premiere this ear-pleasing track that showcases fantastic dynamics with mellifluous synths to create a marvelous journey of a track.

“One for the playlists”

With Manyara released, Kendl has established himself as an exciting name to follow in the world of music. If you are looking for refreshing music, this one will be for you.

You can listen to Kendl’s music via Spotify here.

Remember Those Great Volkswagen Ads? by Joe Marcantonio

In this short film, Joe Marcantonio digs into one of the most iconic advertising campaigns of all time which were created by DDB.

Agua Viva by Alexa Lim Haas

In this short film Alexa Lim Haas, who wrote and directed the film, explores and thoughts and emotions of a Chinese manicurist in Miami who attempts to describe feelings she doesn’t have words for.

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2018.

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Hideyuki Hashimoto Saki

Our first selection for this edition of Sound Selection is by Hideyuki Hashimoto, a Japenese pianist, and composer. In this wonderful piece named Saki, part of an eight-track album, Hashimoto explores nostalgic emotions with touches of melancholy through ear-pleasing dynamics that are created through soft notes and splendid background ambiance that takes this to another dimension.

Ivy Sole Lovely Fiction

In Lovely Fiction, talented artist Ivy Sole explores themes of motherhood and relationships that are delivered through euphonious vocals with a fantastic production that will have you hooked from the get-go. If you are looking for something refreshing, this one is for you.

Kubrick / Tarkovsky by Vugar Efendi

Back in 2016, Vugar Efendi released a stunning montage video that compares the works of the late Stanley Kubrick and the late Andrei Tarkovsky, accompanied by Max Richter’s On the nature of daylight.

Excerpt from Walden (1969) by Jonas Mekas

Walden, an iconic film of Jonas Mekas, was originally commissioned by Albright–Knox Art Gallery. In this feature-length film, originally titled Diaries, Notes and Sketches, Mekas presents a diary-like film that shows events of Mekas’ life.

Vincent Canby, a legendary film and theatre critic who wrote for The New York Times, wrote that “Mekas has a remarkable gift for making us see, as if for the first time, what we’ve been looking at all our lives.”

Looking for America by Edouard Sepulchre

Edouard Sepulchre, a French-born photographer, released a terrific series named Looking for America in which Sepulchre explores American iconography.

Writing about the series stated: “Since the 50s, American iconography has nourished our imagination and provided us with a new kind of visual vocabulary. So much so that in photography some everyday objects have become “myths”: the gas station, the old car, the parking lot, the wide-open spaces, the desert, the abandoned town, etc. My first trip to the American West was like a revelation. I found there everything I was interested in photography. Since then I have been searching in the rest of the world in a totally subjective way for this America, just for the pleasure of being there and elsewhere at the same time.”

You can find more work by Edouard Sepulchre here.

Outthinking the Rectangle by John MacLean

John MacLean, a British-born photographer and artist, has released an eye-pleasing series named Outthinking the Rectangle. By utilising rectangles and space MacLean has created a truly fantastic series that brings great aesthetic pleasure.

You can find more work by John MacLean here.

Lavender by Matthew Puccini (Short Film)

Lavender is a short film written by Matthew Puccini. It focuses on a young gay man who grows increasingly entangled in the marriage of an older couple. The short film is part of the Sundance Film Festival 2019 official selection and South by Southwest 2019 official selection.

Written and Directed by: Matthew Puccini
Featuring: Michael Hsu Rosen, Ken Barnett and Michael Urie
Produced by: Casey Bader, Tyler Rabinowitz and Corey Deckler
Executive Produced by: Sam Abbas, Jason Michael Berman, Natalé Olsen and Sean Weiner
Cinematography by: Brandon Roots
Casting by: Freya Krasnow
Edit by: William C. Sullivan
Production Design by: Katie Fleming
Costume Design by: Rachel Dainer-Best

Open Land: Kyrgyzstan by David Schermann

Back in 2018, David Schermann, an Austrian-based photographer, and artist, released his series Open Land: Kyrgyzstan. All of the photos were taken throughout nine days on film.
You can find more work by David Schermann here.