MUSIC DRIVEN

76 mins

The 2019 Nitehawk Shorts Festival MUSIC DRIVEN program offers a series of music videos and short form documentaries that highlight music as a diverse expression of self at any age. Programmed by Liz Zimiles, John Woods, and Kris King.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 at 7:00PM
INCLUDES Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS
Afterwards, join us for a drink in Lo-Res!

JUST ADDED: an actual midnight screening: Saturday, November 16 at MIDNITE.

Image: WHACK WORLD (directed by Thibaut Duverneix)

In this program

E_GO

Directed by Alimzhan Alan Sabir

Henny Mack ruminates on his past failures and how he uses positive feedback as a freestyle rap MC to propel him away from the negativity in his neighborhood.

MITSKI – A PEARL

Directed by Art Camp, Danae Gosset, Saad Moosajee

An emotional rollercoaster ride that takes you past the edge of the world and into a landscape of heartbreak, intricately realized through a breakthrough combination of 3D animation and hand-painted frames.

BILL’S RECORDS

Directed by Chuck Przybyl

73 year old Bill Wisener, record store proprietor of 42 years, has a massive collection of hundreds of thousands of records. Bill is an inspired person. He reflects on dealing with loneliness and a life lived in a record store.

NO AVOCADOS IN THE GHETTO

Directed by John Connor Hammond

A satirical and musical take at the issue of food deserts.

GIRLS JUST WANNA

Directed by Stephania Dulowski

GIRLS JUST WANNA is a gentle ode to the young women who shape New York with their own unapologetic vibrancies. After all, girls just want to have fun.

END OF TUNNEL

Directed by Sam Sulam

NSF19 MUSIC DRIVEN AWARD

Henny Mack ruminates on his past failures and how he uses positive feedback as a freestyle rap MC to propel him away from the negativity in his neighborhood.

WHACK WORLD

Directed by Thibaut Duverneix

Official video of a 15-minute visual album for Tierra Whack, WHACK WORLD. This video consists of 15 scenes combining grotesque and absurd situations, which convey the quirky imagination of rapper Tierra Whack.

SKIN I’M IN

Directed by Cody Buesing

An original music video for the Brooklyn-based band Ghost Funk Orchestra.

SALVATORE GANACCI: HORSE

Directed by Vedran Rupic

This bizarre music video titled Salvatore Ganacci’s: Horse is a revenge tale lead by Gannacci’s Swedish beats and several taxidermy animals.

DEATH METAL GRANDMA

Directed by Leah Galant

97 year-old Holocaust Survivor Inge Ginbserg decides to break out as a death metal singer.

ROLLER SKATES

Directed by Micah Buzan

ROLLER SKATES is from Nick Hakim’s debut album “Green Twins,” animation by Micah Buzan.

JESUS CHRIST IS VERY NICE (MARTHA STEWART IS SEVENTY SEVEN)

Directed by MAURICE (Devan Joseph & Jason Gaines)

A paranormal video that touches on Martha Stewart’s age and Jesus Christ’s demeanor.

LOVELY

Directed by Caroline Williams

A young mother gets cosmetic facial injections. In glimpses of her daily routine, the woman’s frequent consultation of a smartphone appears to influence her decision to enhance her appearance despite the beauty already present on her face and in her life.

CLOSE 2 ME – LADY JAMES MONROE

Directed by Laura Moss

Halloween, night, New York City. A woman becomes haunted by a face in the crowd that she starts to imagine everywhere.