A Summer Story || Short Film

A Lamborghini provides some roadside assistance in this classic car-filled short film worth every second of your time.

  Kidston, as always, isn't short on style.

Hit play. 

A Summer Story from Kidston.TV on Vimeo.

This Is Cloud Break || Short Film

Jarrod White spends most of the year living on Tavarua Island Fiji as a boat boy, pretty much surfs Cloud Break every single day and lives the dream.

 So Jackson O'Brien have put together a bunch of clips his been collecting over the past year and This Is Cloud Break. 

Enjoy! 

This Is Cloud Break from Jackson O'Brien on Vimeo.

IVAN'S NEED || Animated Short Film

IVAN’S NEED is the award winning graduation film of Veronica L. Montaño, Manuela Leuenberger and Lukas Suter.

 It is a film about a teenage boy who has an obsession for kneading dough.

Have a peep below...

IVAN'S NEED from Eisprung on Vimeo.

Stussy || PLUMERIA

Stussy took its star-studded team, Aaron Loreth, Kevin Terpening, Lance Mountain, Max Klein, Jesse Alba, Caleb Barnett and Salba to the Aloha State to skate those classic spots, parks, and pools.

Hit play and enjoy. 

PLUMERIA from Stussy on Vimeo.

ERDEM x H&M || The Secret Life of Flowers || Campaign Film by Baz Luhrmann

Swedish retailer H&M has teamed up with iconic director Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge, Romeo & Juliet) to create a highly stylised short film for its collection with ERDEM. 

 Named The Secret Life of Flowers, the four-minute short is set in an English country estate called Reddham Gardens where we find a group of friends eating and drinking during a "forever spring" season.

 The lead roles are played by British actors Tom Rhys Harries, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin and Ruby Dagnall while Dame Harriet Walter takes the position of a Miss Havisham-esque estate owner. 

 Of course, the whole point of the film is to highlight the new collection, which is showcased beautifully by models including Saskia de Brauw, Imaan Hamman and Fernando Cabral.

 It also features a new track from Year & Years called "Hypnotised". 

 Watch below and look out for the collection when it launches on November 2. 

Noisey Bompton || Growing up with Kendrick Lamar

Compton, California, is one of hip-hop's most celebrated locales, the birthplace of acts like N.W.A and, more recently, Kendrick Lamar.

 It's also home to a complicated gang culture.

 "Noisey Bompton" centers around Kendrick Lamar and the friends he grew up with on the West Side of Compton, many of whom feature on the cover of his album 'To Pimp A Butterfly.' 

Noisey sat down with Kendrick to talk about his acclaimed albums, pay a visit to his high school, Centennial, and get to know his childhood friend Lil L.

Watch below. 

Swoon || fearless

"Swoon || fearless" is an hour long documentary about Caledonia Curry; aka Swoon, her collaborators, inspirations, and antics.

 Woven together with 20 years of footage shot from around the world, the film is an intimate portrait of the street artist. 

 It reveals the moment she became internationally recognized, what inspires her creatively, socially, and politically, and why none of it matters if she can't get out on the streets to wheat paste.

Check it out below. 

Swoon: fearless from Fredric King on Vimeo.

The Perennial Plate || From Japan with Love (and Dashi)

This The Perennial Plate short film combines two weeks of eating and traveling in Japan into three minutes. 

 Here is their experience, sit back and enjoy.

From Japan with Love (and Dashi) from The Perennial Plate on Vimeo.

CURVES || Start of the Season 2017

A fleet of Porsche 911s sweep through the Alps in this insanely impressive road trip short film from the guys at Curves Magazin.

 It doesn't get much better than this.

Enjoy. 

CURVES - Start of the Season 2017 from Stefan Bogner on Vimeo.

Cool Hunting || David Sena

Several years ago, Cool Hunting visited artist David Sena's studio to peep behind the curtain and find out about his unique process.

 Sena (a renowned tattoo artist) creates large-scale artworks using an unusual method: the Cooper Union graduate "paints" almost exclusively using fireworks.

 The results are fantastic.

 The artist translates rough burn marks and leftover trails from smoke bombs into mesmerizing pieces that viewers would never believe were born from roadside explosives.

 Hit play.

Cool Hunting Video: David Sena from Cool Hunting on Vimeo.

Vans presents CAPITALE || Short Film

Vans has teamed up with French video director Thibaut Grevet to document skateboarders Joseph Biais and Val Bauer as they spend the day in Paris.

 Shot entirely on 16mm to bring back a sense of authenticity, the black-and-white short film, entitled "CAPITALE", showcases both well-known and non-traditional skate spots in the French capital.

 Production was handled by Frenzy Paris while sound design was dealt with by Sauvage Sound.

 Watch below!

VANS Presents CAPITALE from Thibaut Grevet on Vimeo.

StrongWater || Surfing in Montana

Across the U.S. River surfing communities are popping up.

 This is due, in part, to cities cleaning and reclaiming their river waterfronts.

 Years ago Missoula, Montana clean its river and cleared the way for Montana's first surf community.

 KB and Luke sit at the helm of this community and the future of the sport.

 Check it out below.

StrongWater - Surfing in Montana from Jordan Halland on Vimeo.

The Rig Out x Saucony Originals || Hope and Road

Saucony Originals has teamed up with London’s The Rig Out on a campaign short film that celebrates the open road.

 The short film starts in London, before heading to the Californian desert, a natural place of solitude; beautiful and serene, the environment mirrors the consciousness of the runner in flow.

 He then crash back to the city with long-sought answers and a renewed vision.

 The film is described as being about “that moment in your run when you glimpse the path before you and understand that what you do today will define your tomorrow. It’s about realising your dreams and seeing their potential, about aspiring for more and finding the momentum to take you there.”

 Titled “Hope and Road,” the short film is part of Saucony’s “#runyourworld” project, which looks at the brand’s 100 years of running heritage and its place in modern culture.

Hit play and get inspired. 

THE RIG OUT X SAUCONY | HOPE AND ROAD from The Rig Out on Vimeo.

Lisbon Portugal in Cinematic High Definition || Short Film

Lisbon, Portugal is an amazing place. Full of color, good food, and warm people.

Justin Poore was there for a month and only got a taste of what Lisbon and Portugal have to offer.

Hit play and enjoy. 

Lisbon Portugal in Cinematic High Definition from Justin Poore on Vimeo.

In Your Face: Interview || A$AP Rocky

 Love, Sex, Dreams.

Celebrated rapper A$AP Rocky was interviewed by Lou Stoppard in his hotel room in Shanghai for SHOWstudio confrontational ‘In Your Face’ series.

 The pair talk everything from Raf Simons, Harlem and the stigma surrounding drug-use, to what it means to be a man in 2017.

Check it out below. 

Tabook || Animated Short Film

While browsing the bookstore 19-year-old Gwen is unexpectedly drawn to a volume of kinky erotica, earning her disapproving glares from the other customers.

 Will Gwen follow her deepest desires or will she let her embarrassment restrain her?

 ‘Tabook’ looks at the subject of sex in a fun loving way, highlighting the taboo that exists in society around embracing sexuality.

Have a peep below... 

Tabook | animated short film from Studio Pupil on Vimeo.

Why You Shouldn't Be an Artist || Short Film

No one said the artist's creative life would be easy.

Hit play because you need to see this today. 

Why You Shouldn't Be an Artist from DSLRguide on Vimeo.

Speak, Memory || David Stenström

 Filmmaker Blake Myers spent a week in Stockholm, Sweden with Polar Skate Co’s David Stenström.

 Hit play to watch the 16mm short film inspired by the old Stereo skate films, narrated by Pontus Alv.

Speak, Memory - David Stenström from Blake Myers on Vimeo.

Seeing New York through Daniel Arnold's Eyes || Like Art

In this episode of Like Art, Creators spends the day with Daniel Arnold, a photographer who has gained rapid success on social media for his spontaneous, candid portraits of every day city life.

 Exploring New York and its iconic locations via subway and on foot, Daniel has developed a unique perspective, capturing unsuspecting subjects photographed in a fleeting moment that reveals their awkward, authentic, and beautiful humanity.

 In the heart of Times Square, Daniel sets out to teach host Oz Woloshyn how to find the uncommon shot with a disposable camera, and shares his philosophy on life and art.

Hit play. 

Red Bull || Surfing the monstrous Waves of Ireland

Want to be one of the best big wave surfers in the world?

 Then we hope you've been taking some notes from Natxo González this past year.

 The 21-year-old Basque surfer has been strategically ping-ponging around the globe, chasing the biggest swells the both hemispheres have had to offer. 

 So when the charts turned purple off the Irish coast earlier this year, González was there.

Check it out below! 

Punk's Not Dead || Full Documentary

Punk's Not Dead is a 2007 documentary film directed by Susan Dynner, an American hardcore punk fan.

 The film claims to infiltrate American clubs, malls, recording studios, etc. where it sets out to claim hardcore punk and pop punk music is "thriving" from an American perspective. 

 Its content features performances largely from 1980s hardcore bands and MTV skate punk and pop punk/rock acts. 

It also includes various interviews and behind-the-scenes footage with the bands, labels and fans.

Check it out below and hit play. 

Live Fully Now || Mark Watts

This phenomenal short film sits down with Mark Watts, son of legendary philosopher Alan Watts, and discusses the importance of finding a balance between work and leisure.

 If you needed a little jolt of inspiration to reset your day, this is it.

TRANS-SIBERIAN · TRANS-MONGOLIAN || Short Film

This is a short film on the centenary Trans-Siberian Railway.

 J.J. Guillermo embarked in August 2017 expecting to live a romantic long train journey, but it wasn’t only that: he enjoyed 2 weeks of absorbing and great experiences, both on the train and in the cities he visited.

 He departed from Moscow and stopped in Ekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Baikal Lake and Ulan-Ude, the formerly closed city in which we took the Trans-Mongolian route to UlaanBaatar to after visit the spectacular Mongolian countryside.

 101 years after it was completed, the Trans-Siberian still keeps the tranquility and nostalgia of an historical ride.

Sitback and enjoy. 

TRANS-SIBERIAN · TRANS-MONGOLIAN from J.J. Guillermo on Vimeo.

SOLO NYC || (Full Film)

SOLO NYC is an intimate look at the trials and triumphs of New York’s rising class of creative freelancers.

 The 6:45 min documentary film, directed by award-winning creative and independent filmmaker Daniel Soares, is AND CO's first film exploring the future workforce. 

 About SOLO NYC:

 In the alleyways, back kitchens and matchbox studios tucked away in countless of bustling, yet remarkably unglamorous, neighborhoods wedged within the most vibrant city in the world, there’s magic is happening. Every damn day.

 New York’s professional style understated yet relentless. Showing up, doing your best—and doing things a little differently—is the mantra of millions of people who rise with the sun to chase their dreams. 

With a little luck and a lot of sweat, millions of men and women are making their career ambitions happen, and doing so outside of the traditional career path.

Check it out below. 

SOLO NYC (Full Film) from AND CO on Vimeo.

The Inksect || Animated Short Film

In a distopian world where books are banned and fossil fuels completely consumed, the ruling corporations confiscated all the books to burn them and generate energy.

 However, in New York City there is an underground group of ex-scientists, writers and artists who remember the books and risk their lives to find and save them from being destroyed.

 They are known as The Inksect, and this is the story of how Pikes, one of them, ends up finding something even more important than the books: paper and a pen.

Hit play and enjoy!

THE INKSECT from MaliArts on Vimeo.

Surf Dive 'n Ski Presents: Fardell || Documentary

From the streets of Queanbeyan to the big time of LA, dead are the days of getting mum to build a deck from scrap ply for Jack Fardell.

 Fardell is the history of a local skater, a collection of the new and the old and the celebration of a fellow Australian’s success.

 From interviews with Mikey Taylor to the filming of Away Days, the SOVRN pro is unveiled in the tell-all documentary thanks to Surf Dive ‘n Ski.

Enjoy. 

Stormzy || Gang Signs & Prayer (The Film)

Stormzy has released a short film which shares a name with his triumphant debut album released earlier this year Gang Signs & Prayer.

 Directed by music video director and documentary maker Rollo Jackson, the film is a visual testament to Stormzy’s life and upbringing which incorporates "Return of the Rucksack", "Bad Boys" and "100 Bags" from his album as the soundtrack. 

 "Young youts like myself, that grow up in the hood, we often don't know that we are actually the masters of our own destiny", says Stormzy. "There are so many things that steer us in the wrong direction however, we decide what happens in our own lives and like my album, I endeavoured for this film to portray just that. Derived from my album Gang Signs & Prayer, and written and directed by the legend that is Rollo, I'll let the visual do the talking". 

Check it out below. 

Water II || Short Film

Filmmaker and photographer Morgan Maassen traveled to Hawaii, Tahiti, Maldives, Barbados, Indonesia, Mexico and California to shoot this mesmerizing short film poem highlighting waves and surf.

A jaw-dropping ode to the Sea.

Enjoy!

Water II from Morgan Maassen on Vimeo.

Volvo Cars || The Get Away Car

For their latest campaign, Volvo brilliantly amplified an original speech by philosopher Alan Watts, recorded in 1959, against visuals that inspire to live your best life. 

"You reach a point in life when you have to choose. Career over passion. Work over play. It’s when surfers turn CEOs. Photographers turn lawyers. Fly-fishers turn doctors. Mountain climbers turn engineers."

"It's when you put a piece of yourself on hold. And as time passes, the things you used to love doing, start to fade away. This is a reminder to not forget what you love. All the activities that you once embraced."

This inspiring video will remind you to live fully now.

Enjoy. 

1991: The Year Punk Broke || Documentary

1991: The Year Punk Broke , released theatrically in 1992, is a documentary directed by Dave Markey featuring American alternative rock band Sonic Youth on tour in Europe in 1991. 

While Sonic Youth is the focus of the documentary, the film also gives attention to Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., Babes in Toyland, Gumball and The Ramones. 

Also featured in the film are Mark Arm, Dan Peters and Matt Lukin of Mudhoney and roadie Joe Cole, who was murdered in a robbery three months after the tour ended. The film is dedicated to him.

 Several scenes in the film involve re-enactments and references to scenes from the contemporaneous Madonna tour documentary, Truth or Dare, such as Gordon complaining about "industry people" in the front row, or Cobain, introduced as "Costner" telling Sonic Youth that their show was "neat". 

At a screening of the film at the 2008 All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Monticello, New York, Markey mentioned that the working title for the film was Tooth or Hair, as a further play on this connection. A home video VHS was released by the David Geffen Company on April 13, 1993. 

The film was again re-released on DVD on September 13, 2011 by the Universal Music Group. 

Sitback and enjoy. 

An Optical Poem (1938) || Classic Short Film

The short film An Optical Poem (1938), by the celebrated German-born abstract film-maker Oskar Fischinger, in its entirety, composed to Franz Liszt's "2nd Hungarian Rhapsody."

 Made entirely with paper in stop motion fashion.

Hit play and enjoy!