Songs From A Tunnel

When Kieran Blake recorded a whole album of songs from a tunnel he knew that he needed a video to correspond with the movement and imagery of the songs.  That’s where production company Newfoundland Tack came in.

This beautifully rustic four-minute, one-take 8mm film for You Are Not a Sunrise was a collaboration between the artist and Newfoundland director Andrew de Freitas.  Filmed in Montréal, the camera takes the place of another character as the single shot follows the vulnerable subject—Bianca Labiberté—around her romantically-lit apartment.  The grainy texture and soft colours reflect the melancholic nature of the track.

Keiran Blake, an artist from Montréal, recorded this song and his whole album ‘Songs From A Tunnel’ from under a tunnel in a shaft beneath Montréal’s Lachine Canal.  The album, which is full of impressive folk/rock tunes like this one, revolves around the atmospheric impression of the tunnel and its potent imagery.

The video is being released by Newfoundland Tack and Port Vanderlay, and is being premiered on Portable for your viewing pleasure right now.

Details

• Directed by

  Andrew de Freitas

• Starring

  Bianca Labiberte

• Production Company

  Newfoundland Tack, Port Vanderlay

• Art by

  Kieran Blake