Heroist
Award: Graphite Pencil
Graphite Pencil / Music Videos / Editing / 2020
Award: Graphite Pencil
Graphite Pencil / Music Videos / Music Videos
Featuring a mix of experimental video and dark, raw photography, Heroist’s frenetic visuals mirror the irregular beat of the track, building to a breakneck climax. The video reflects on humanity’s search for enlightenment and meaning, and the odd duality of life - from darkness comes light.
What did the judges have to say?
There was this whole world that had been created with what I imagine to be a lot of budget restrictions.
Maurizio von Trapp, Head of Music, Academy Films
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