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.

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“BVT - LALAKI” by Steph Jowett

An ode to the golden era of pre-colonial/ indigenous Philippines, which throws recognition to its queer ancestors.

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“Flesheater” by Pat & MAC

A science experiment goes wrong, causing Pat & Mac to jump into action to save the day.

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“治疗术 | Healing Act” by Haonan Wang

This world is made of elements, and that is where we started from, onto a journey of inner therapy.

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“Pierre De Maere - Les Oiseaux” by Jonathan Steuer

We are in the trenches, during the Great War. We follow, in a sequence shot, the singer Pierre De Maere, a soldier who is gripped by a kind of madness, and decides to risk his life by escaping from the battlefield.

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“A.Girl - Do It Again” by Jason Sukadana

Māori-Australian artist A.Girl delivers her unique sound of moody R&B with "Do It Again", and evocative summoning of the contradictions of desire. Directed by director duo VERSUS, the film presents an invocation of the intoxicating convergence of power and passion. Vignettes illustrate the disorienting trappings of rumination and expressions of self preservation.

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“MONETOCHKA - BURN” by Lado Kvataniya

Propaganda deprives people of empathy and turns them into inanimate objects that serve as fuel for the creation of a new kind of society - faceless and soulless.

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“LA BEAUTE” by Argam Gevorgyan

"les yeux de celui qui regarde" - the eyes of the beholder. The eyes of each character: blind, aggressive, unconditionally in love, and brought to catharsis.

Twin brothers meet 20 years later, then tragically say goodbye to each other.