LA rap trio Clipping. have a disturbing new video for “Back Up (feat. Antwon + Signor Benedick The Moor)“. The track is off their 2016 EP Wriggle, out now on Sub Pop. Directed by Anna Zlokovic, who recently collaborated with Clipping.’s Jonathan Snipes when he contributed sound design for her film, Shorty, Zlokovic describes the video this way:
“Through the perspective of an unnamed filmmaker, we stumble upon an accidental and horrifying discovery. What begins as a curious exploration of an abandoned warehouse quickly devolves into the uncovering and filming of an underground, cult-like society—one where adults have baby faces and milk is the drug of choice.”
Filmed at LA’s famous all-ages venue The Smell, which is set for demolition sometime in the near future, the location was not only the perfect place to stumble upon a secret society of freaks, but it was intended as one more gesture to save the long-standing club (#savethesmell). Plenty of disturbingly warped imagery here, but, in particular, it’s the baby heads grafted onto adult bodies that will have you worrying about those things that go bump in the night. You can watch the video below, and beneath the embed, you will find a full list of credits for “Back Up”.
Watch Clipping.’s Video For “Back Up (feat. Antwon + Signor Benedick The Moor)”
*“Back Up” credits:
Directed by Anna Zlokovic
Produced by Simona Kessler, Alex Familian & Anna Zlokovic
AD: Rene Gannon-O’Gara
Cinematography by Powell Robinson
VFX by Alex Familian
Production Designed by Devin Cheney
Set Decorator: Sydney Marquez
Costuming and HMU by Nadine Sondej-Robinson
Editing by Anna Zlokovic & Powell Robinson
Sound Design by Jonathan Snipes
Additional Casting by Luka Fisher
1st AC: Carter Ross
Colorist: Powell Robinson
Production Manager: Alex Lark
Production Coordinator: Chase Niesner
PAs and Costuming Assistants: Andy Riviera & Jordan Vazcones
Starring the bodies of: Daveed Diggs, Antwon, Signor Benedick the Moor, Andrew Varenhorst, Dani Goffstein, Evita Castine, Patrick Robert Young, Evanne Friedmann, Yazmin Watkins, Nadine L. Robinson, Daniel Crook, Jared Michael Degado, Ivo Buhles, Genevieve Munroe, Peter Kalisch, Devin Cheney, & Carter Ross.
Special thanks to all the baby parents & chaperones: Jill Fogel, Karla Garcia, Amyre Rachal-Carter, Adriana Benvenuto, Emily Rubio, Natasha Oiye, Dorian Gray, Ena Fleming, Afton Adams, & Leslie Adams.
A very special thanks to: Jim Smith & Michael Fierstein of The Smell, Jack Kovacs and Ember the cat, Theo Pappas at Santa Monica Video, Youth Talent Connection, Sasha Venn, Jules Bruff, Sage Lewis, Spitz, The Blue Cube, Co-Opportunity Market + Deli, & Jeremy McLennan.
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