Those of us who spent the last week recovering from the 26th annual Indie Memphis Film Festival saw a lot of Memphis talent strutting their stuff on the big screens. Many of the 16 works in the Hometowner Music Video category have been previously featured on Music Video Monday, including both the jury award winner “If You Feel Alone At Parties” by Blvck Hippie, directed by Josh Shaw, and the Audience Award winner “Arkansas is Nice” by Bailey Bigger, directed by Joshua Cannon.
Cannon also directed a second music video in the competition. “The Start of Spring” by Schaefer Llana. Cannon and cinematographer Sam Leathers, a frequent collaborator with Cannon’s Studio One Four Three, shoot Llana in moody lighting, and an 8mm film-like aspect ratio. Llana herself evokes Kate Bush in both her songcraft and her spooky onscreen presence.
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