BBFF2023 | MUSIC VIDEO SHOWCASE

A fun free event held at the Beach Hotel

WEDNESDAY 25 OCTOBER

8:30pm

Black and white logo for the Byron Bay International Film Festival, indicating a 2022 nominee with laurel branches on either side.
  • A collage of three scenes from a movie or television show. The top scene shows a person playing basketball, going for a shot near a hoop attached to a building. The middle scene features a close-up of a man with long hair, sitting against a wall, looking thoughtful. The bottom scene depicts a woman standing outside a garage, knocking on a door labeled '10'.

    TIJUANA CARTEL - BELIEVE IN NOTHING

    Director: Adele Brodskaja | Byron Bay

    In a quest for purpose in an indifferent world, a devoted small-town missionary develops an obsession with pressing buttons.

  • A person floating in a cosmic space scene with glowing golden streaks, geometric shapes, and stars in the background.

    TELL ME WHERE TO GO

    Directors: Peter Beatty + Joseph Boyle | UK

    a stop-motion animation music-video, made using a multi plane camera, and shot in a home studio onboard a boat in London between 2021 and 2023.

  • A man in ornate historical costume with embroidered gold details, white shirt with a bow tie, and a large blue gemstoneed pin, looks upward with an open mouth in a theatrical setting.

    FEELING CRAZY

    Director: Adrian Nica | Romania

    A compelling narrative that explores the profound struggle between self-acceptance and societal expectations, leaving audiences captivated until the very end.

  • A man and woman close together, silhouetted against warm backlighting, dancing in a dimly lit room.

    GET DOWN RIGHT NOW

    Director: Roderick Gadaev

    A pop/funk upbeat song from Dinley Jones about dancing and enjoying the club atmosphere, is paired with a thiller-esque and subversive music video showcasing the singer being robbed by his exes.

  • An anthropomorphic frog character with a wide smile, wearing a red and yellow cap, is seated in a green vehicle resembling a race car. The background features a colorful, tiled wall.

    ETCHED

    Director: Adam Walsh | Australia

    It's carnival time in Cute Critter Town! With all the fun fair staples including roller coaster thrills, high stakes dodgems, Laughing-Clown Fish... And behold, the mysterious and magnificent Madame Grizzly - fortune teller and fate speller to a curious cat and dog romantic couple!!

  • Person with curly hair and eyeglasses posing confidently with arms flexed in a dimly lit garage or studio, wearing a leather jacket, orange shirt, jeans, and boots.

    DANGER

    Director: Ned Stresen-Reuter | USA

    A moody mid-tempo 80’s esq bop produced by Junior Sanchez offers an exciting musical landscape filled with pulsating sounds and throbbing rhythm.

  • A humanoid figure with a checkered, robotic body and a robot head with yellow eyes and a square mouth, standing in front of a painting with food and vegetables, in an indoor setting.

    MINOR SETBACK

    Director: Jake Armstrong | Australia

    Take a trip into this music video for 2 time Grammy nominee Jay Watson (of Tame Impala) and Ambrose Kenny-Smiths (of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard) song "Minor Setback" through a world of hand painted 35mm film and 3D animation.

  • A woman with purple hair and dark makeup on a plane, smiling at the camera.

    DROWN

    Director: James Chappell

    Take a wild ride with KIm Dracula.

  • Person wearing a pink furry coat and white shoes pulling a red wagon with a black seat, standing on a sidewalk in front of a building with barred windows.

    WEEKEND BY BUMBAG

    Director: Ash Wing | Australia

    Music video from debut album by Australian DJ duo Bum Bag.

  • A tiny planet photo showing a group of people on a rooftop with a city skyline in the background, snow on the ground, and a clear sky.

    ADHD - SÄYE SKYE

    Director: Sina Dolati | Canada

    Celebrates Attention Hyperactivity Disorder as a superpower through a lens of comedy and science fiction.

  • Four diverse young adults standing outdoors, looking up at the sky during daytime.

    DREAMERS - BARRY FERRIER

    Director: Barry Ferrier

    Created with AI musician Barry Ferrier brings visuals to his Dylanesque folk song for the Noughties, echoing the hope of John Lennon's 'Imagine' and 1960s socially-inspired tunes.

  • A dark silhouette of a person standing in front of a curtain, wearing a mask with multiple horns or tentacle-like extensions.

    OLD FLAMES

    Directors: Fugitives

    A haunting portrayal of a recovering addict learning to live with her demons.

  • A man dressed in black with arms outstretched and head tilted back in a natural outdoor setting.

    PARKWAY DRIVE - THE GREATEST FEAR

    Director: James Chappell

    A perspective on how we can reframe the fear of death by surrendering to the natural transfer of energy and the cycle of life once we pass on from this mortal realm.