narrative music videos
Music is a universal language. We may not understand the words all the time, but we’ll feel the rhythm, the emotion and the soul of a powerful song. The Beyond the Short Indie Music Video winners showcases incredible works of narrative music from a diverse, talented group of artists, performers, music video directors and crew.
Explore our entire curated catalog of powerful, emotionally driven music videos.
“Tobias Dray - Fuk It” by Martin Wolfgang Klapperbein
“Fuck it” is a narrative of corporate burnout set in New York City. The video follows a financial analyst having a meltdown, and consequently disarranging the carefully crafted life and image, that he has grown to despise.
“Diamond Light - Breanna Barbara” by Kevin Jacobsen
Singer-songwriter steps out of a TV and into a retro 70s living room, enlisting her younger self for a dance party in kaleidoscopic space suit.
“Quattro Pareti - Arssalendo ” by Giada Bossi
When the family of a kid hides to him his dog’s death, the older brother takes the kid on a brutal journey towards the grieving process.
“Larson - Feu (Fire)” by Loïc Foulon
Taking inspiration from the codes of the gangster films, a minimalist and metaphorical approach to a confrontation between two rival gangs. Violence is their only language. Suffering is their reality. Awaiting death, all they have left to do is play with fire.
“Rachel Reis - Lovezinho” by Lu Villaça
Feminine emotional and moral freedom is the main theme in Lovezinho, the music video for the newest song by Rachel Reis, directed by Lu Villaça.
A tribute to female power and strength, while also a provocation towards a society that cannot free itself from sexist standards.
“Caitlin Cobb-Vialet' - Disco Ball” by Alex Bush
In the music video for singer-songwriter Caitlin Cobb-Vialet's lead single "Disco Ball", a woman stumbles upon a double of herself experiencing a romantic evening in an opulent beachfront home.
As the evening progresses, a strain grows upon the relationship and deteriorates into a melodramatic end with the woman unable to stop it.
“Talk Time - Necessary Evil” by Dustin Apodaca
They were sent to space to save humanity. God help us all.
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