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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“Cedric Langlois - Lilas” by Danik Gollain

An experimental music video about loss, flowers and love. Colors and flowers intertwine in Cedric's heavy and metaphorical mind. We travel with him through his thoughts and feelings as he experiences emotional loss.

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“Nasty Things | lust supper” by Artem Verkhogliadov

A little doll comes alive in a dollhouse and falls in love with her neighbour. But an old doll master stands in their way and tries to separate them.

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“HEÏKA | LES RACINES DE NOUS” by Jean-Vital Joliat

A cottage. Two women. Three objects.

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“Loscil | 'Sol'” by Meredith Hama-Brown

A woman grieving the recent loss of her partner has a mysterious alien encounter in her backyard.

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“Aloïse Sauvage | Montagnes russes” by Zenzel

Helped by small VFX and the interpretation of Aloise, Zenzel worked on a physical transformation of the artist who, throughout the film, evolves to become a little more what she is. As her name suggests, she is "Sauvage" (wild in French.)