Happy Valentine’s Day! If you want to warm your heart with stories of love, Daphne Maysonet’s Flyer cover story awaits with champagne and chocolate.
If, on the other hand, you’re done with the pretty lies of “romance,” Emily Rooker welcomes you to Music Video Monday.
Rooker is a Memphis based singer-songwriter and a member of the Memphis Flyer’s 20<30 Class of 2018. In “Don’t Come Home,” she’s giving the final brush off to a lover who has been neglecting her for too long. “How long do you think I’ll wait? / All alone and keeping faith / I’m not running, running, running looking for you / I’m not waiting any longer, baby / I’m through.”
She created this spectacular video with DP and editor Mitchell Carter, who shot Alex Hensley (another 20<30 alumnae), Mariah Venzant, Krystal Jackson, and Kristian Thomas doings some truly twisted pole dancing. Along the way, the girls get to go full Charles Foster Kane on the boudoir. And really, is there anything more satisfying than trashing a room after a bad breakup?
The video, which was shot at the Bartlett Performing Arts Center, will appear in the upcoming Venice Short Film Festival. Enjoy!
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