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Everyday Heroes
The thrill of many adventures. GoPro wrap up 2023 with a highlights compilation the best of land, sea, and air captured by athletes, world travelers, filmmakers, and everyday heroes. The film runs the gamut of the companies numerous divisions, including surf, ski, bike, climb, and base.
Home, Heritage, Rediscovery
Continuing an ongoing creative collaboration, Jenny Brough and anaiis write a love letter to Senegal, journeying through the diverse landscape and communities in their new film, ‘Openhearted’.
Taking a visual journey through the African nation, the film features the sand dunes of Lompoul, to the Peul villages near Saint Louis, the streets of Dakar, and the lagoon of Somone, connecting with the layered context of anaiïs’ cultural heritage.
Bringing together cast and crew from the people they met along the way, the film serves as a story of coming home, of heritage, and of rediscovery.
Produced by Purple Martin Studio.
A Year in Photos
Each year, Booooooom’s online creative community looks through each and every photography feature the platform has published throughout the year to pull together their favourite images in an annual roundup. This year’s collection features 75 photos by 75 photographers.
Talent includes Heins Evander, Ariana Zukowski, John Zimmerman, Stephen Burridge, Yasmin Yassin, Khoogj, Anne Lass, Raphael Gaultier, Jamie Lee Taete, and more.
You can explore this year’s roundup of work, and visit previous years over on their website.
A Breakup Adventure
Nicholas Hoult stars as a regretful ex-boyfriend who had it all in the new Rolling Stones video 'Mess It Up' directed by Los Angeles-based director, Calmatic.
The track features late drummer Charlie Watts, and is a recording from early sessions that fed into the Stones’ 2023 album, Hackney Diamonds. Out now via Promotone / Universal.
Super London Super 8
Shot completely on Super 8 film, Philip Evans then painstakingly hand-painted each frame afterwards and mixed then mixed it with a mesmerising cell animation. The film stars skateboarder Jeremy Jones.
Philip has also shared a detailed behind the scenes look into the process involved in shooting and hand painting the ‘Super London’ film.
