For the past few years, we’ve been attending the L.A. Film Festival watching various films and covering the pertinent music video showings. This year will be no different, as we’ll be there in full effect (most likely running late for each screening). Also as with each year, we encourage you to come out and support the directors and videos playing, as well as chat us up, high five us, punch us, buy us a few drinks or all of the above.
Just so you know what you’ll be getting into, we’ve given you the rundown of what videos will be shown and what subject the spotlight will be on this year (after the jump). Last year James covered the P. Daughty Spotlight. Read it to prepare or just read it anyways. I hear your IQ raises a point and a half if you do. If you want to know more, go to the official site and check the full lineup. Or, wait until it gets closer and keep an eye out for SRO’s Guide to the 2008 L.A. Film Festival, where we’ll tell you what to put your money on and what to look out for.
In the meantime, check the list a few times over. Tell us what you think is missing or what is a waste of space. Not that we have any control over the inventory, but still, we’d like to hear what y’all think.
Eclectic Mix 1 and 2
Ankle Injuries, Fujiya & Miyagi, directed by Wade Shotter
Bad Blood, Supergrass, directed by Keith Schofield
*Boys Wanna Be Her, Peaches, directed by Kris Lefcoe
*Coffee, Aesop Rock, directed by Ace Norton
Darkhorse, Uncut, directed by Kris Lefcoe
Death to Los Campesinos!, Los Campesinos, directed by Cat Solen
†*Dr. Blind, Emily Haines,Jaron, directed by Albertin
Evil Son, The Willowz, directed by Ace Norton
Feel It, Like It, The D4, directed by Wade Shotter
*Flux, Bloc Party, directed by Ace Norton
Hitchcock, Phoenix Foundation, directed by Reuben Sutherland
*Hustler, Simian Mobile Disco, directed by Ace Norton
*I Feel It All, Feist, directed by Patrick Daughters
I’m Impressed, They Might Be Giants, directed by Rob Shaw
Invincible, Muse, Jonnie Ross
Kiss, Scout Niblett (featuring Will Oldham), directed by Judah Switzer & Emma Niblett
Lay Down Your Weapons, Scissors For Lefty, directed by Sharp / Ford
Like Something 4 Porno!, Felix da Housecat, directed by Walter Van Cleynenbreugel
Lollipop, Mika, directed by Bonzom
Me-I, TV on the Radio, directed by Mixtape Club & Daniel Garcia
Mental Cabaret, The Polyphonic Spree, directed by Glen Real
My Impure Hair, Blonde Redhead, directed by Mike Mills
My People, The Presets, directed by Kris Moyes
My Slang, Spiss, directed by Joco Sandor
†*Peacebone, Animal Collective, directed by Timothy Saccenti
†*Plaster Casts of Everything, Liars, directed by Patrick Daughters
†*Postcards From Italy, Beirut, directed by Alma Har’el
Pro Nails, Kid Sister featuring Kanye West, directed by Ruben Fleischer
*Rotten Hell, Menomena, directed by Warren Julius
Run, Air, directed by Melanie Mandl
Salmon Dance, Chemical Brothers with Fat Lip, directed by Dom & Nic
Sax Rohmer #1, Mountain Goats, directed by Ace Norton
Sheila (Director’s Cut), Jamie T, directed by Adam Smith
†*Sirens, Dizzee Rascal, directed by W.I.Z
Strata, Moby, directed by Antonio Galloro
Tesco vs Sainsburys, Trans Am, directed by Subway Lung
Time to Pretend, MGMT, directed by Ray Tintori
The Vice & Virtue Ministry, The Happy Bullets, directed by Nader Husseini
You Are Never Alone, Socalled, directed by Benjamin Steiger Levine
Animal Chin, Jaga Jazzist, directed by Namo & Roch
Baby’s Got a Temper, Prodigy, directed by Traktor
Declare Yourself, Björk, directed by Michel Gondry
Eple, Röyksopp, directed by Thomas Hilland
*Glosoli, Sigur Ros, directed by Arni & Kinski
Good Looks, Big Deal, Sweatmaster, directed by Las Palmas
Green Grass of Tunnel, Múm, directed by Semiconductor: Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt
Hands Remember, Seabear, directed by Lars Skjelbreia
Human, Carpark North, directed by Martin de Thurah
I Sing I Swim, Seabear, directed by Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir, Sindri Már Sigfússon
I’m Ready, Madrugada, directed by Thomas Hilland
*Like a Pen, The Knife, directed by Andreas Nilsson
Pass This On, The Knife, directed by Johan Renck
*Silent Shout, The Knife, directed by Andreas Nilsson
Teardrop, Jose Gonzalez, directed by Andreas Nilsson
They Made Frogs Smoke ‘Til They Exploded, Múm, directed by Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir
What Else Is There?, Röyksopp, directed by Martin de Thurah
Where’s Your Head At, Basement Jaxx, directed by Traktor
Ya Mama, Fatboy Slim, directed by Traktor
† - Top 79 Videos of 2007
* - Covered by SRO
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