Director: Dylan Mitro
For the video I started with the idea of going on a date with your sleep paralysis demon or “A Date with Death.” As the project developed, so did the idea. We were blessed with having access to The Flying Saucer Restaurant in Niagara Falls and the concept evolved into a bit of a hybrid between this dreamy date with death and an alien abduction story. I didn’t want this alien/death character to feel too masculine, scary or overbearing. I wanted the character to feel friendly and fantastical and queer. I worked with our amazing costume designer, Cameron Lee, to bring this ethereal creature “The Glam Reaper” to life. This queer campy character “The Glam Reaper” is the embodiment of many things for me. They embody that universal dance we all do with ourselves and our inner demons. It’s about facing what lurks in the shadows, and fearlessly accepting the ride it might take you on.
Director: Dylan Mitro
The song, "Last Birthday" speaks of unconditional support for those you love and care about all the way to the end. I wanted to play with the notion of "What would it feel like to have one final celebration? Who would show up to your last birthday? and How would that celebration feel?"
It's a message about supporting one another, and Valley as a band is that chosen family for each other. The band wanted the video to have a 1970's feel and I was automatically on board. I really love the colours and fashion of the seventies and I love throwing parties so it all felt right.
It felt important to make this video, as I miss the feeling of celebration and bringing people together. I worked with local filmmaker "boy wonder" to be our 16mm film expert. To shoot this all on 16mm film gave it a timeless nostalgia. I hope that when people watch this they are reminded of the joy of celebration and coming together.
Quarterback is back with the full-on queer R&B anthem “Swerve,” inspired by his experience dealing with internalized homophobia in a relationship. Over thumping bass and scattered metallic percussion, he unleashes his anger.
The Canadian singer even worked with an all-queer cast and production team to morph the song from its sultry auditory dimension into the visual realm. It’s accented by contorted choreography as the camera twists and turns with it, taking Quarterback’s unadulterated confidence and having it enthrall the viewer from start to finish.
Easy is a music video that explores how we build up love just to be torn apart. It shows lead singer Kiki playing the role of male archetype, getting a car ready to drive in a demolition derby. Shot in Gravenhurst, ON at their Winter Fest director Dylan Mitro used his childhood memories of going to the races as a backdrop to enter a pink car with the words “4-ever Easy” painted on the side into the hyper-masculine environment.
Director: Dylan Mitro
Love Song for the Haters is about saying goodbye to the people who hurt you. It’s for the people that made you feel shame for being yourself.
The video encapsulates that in the love story between the flower and the bee. With the flower trying heal from the trauma the bee has caused but he is being haunted by the memory of the bee everywhere he goes.
Premiered on Highsnobriety - Babygirl’s music video was described as “a beautiful extension of the songs message about letting your guard down.”
Director: Dylan Mitro
Producer: Sarah Pufek
Cinematographer: Dakota Wotton
Art Director: Nina Buis
