Bulletin — Luis Rojo, Sebas Coto, Cynthia Sawma...
DIRECTORS' LIBRARY
October 03, 2025
MUSIC VIDEO
Luis Rojo directs ‘Noventa’ for DJ Snake, featuring J Balvin.
A collection of vignettes blending artist performance, lifestyle, and street dance.
MUSIC VIDEO
Sebas Coto directs ‘Matizo’ for 424.
A fusion of lo-fi aesthetics, photogrammetry visuals, and performance.
MUSIC VIDEO
Cynthia Sawma directs ‘I Know I Hope’ by Bonne Chose.
A letter to the Lebanese art scene and anyone fighting to keep dreaming.
Footnotes
Vimeo’s Long Goodbye — How did Vimeo go from the birthplace of Daniels, Mimi Cave, Isaac Ravishankara, and Hiro Murai to a mid-tier SaaS company that in over 20 years has never been profitable?
MUSIC VIDEOS NEVER DIE
Werner Herzog Is Ready for the Post-Truth World — In his filmmaking, manipulation and a bit of deceit have always been essential to uncovering a deeper truth.
THE NEW REPUBLIC
Kelly Reichardt and the Cast of The Mastermind on Crafting an Unconventional Heist Movie — Kelly Reichardt, Bill Camp, Hope Davis, Gaby Hoffmann, and John Magaro join the 63rd New York Film Festival to discuss The Mastermind in a conversation with NYFF Artistic Director Dennis Lim.
FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER
Virgil Abloh’s Creative Legacy Comes Alive at Expansive Grand Palais Exhibition in Paris — ‘Virgil Abloh: The Codes’ is the first major European exhibition devoted to the late designer, is on view at the Grand Palais in Paris, running through October 10th, 2025.
DESIGNBOOM
Podcast: Director, Paul Middleditch — Paul is Australia’s most-awarded commercial director with over 300 awards to his name, including 8 Cannes Lions (4 Golds), and numerous other international and national awards.
ADDICTED SERIES
This Exhibition Looks at Girlhood Through Fashion, Art and Film — With work by Sofia Coppola, Simone Rocha, and Louise Bourgeois, a new exhibition in Antwerp looks at female adolescence in all its contradictions, innocence and complexity.
ANOTHER
Directors Spike Jonze and Halina Reijn On Creating Gucci's Film, The Tiger — Presented on the first day of Milan Fashion Week, the film tells of the matriarch of a family celebrating her birthday, among children and distinguished guests. But things do not go as hoped...
VANITY FAIR
The Exacting Magic of Film Restoration — Each year, at a festival in Bologna, movies that were once lost or damaged come back to life.
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