Adam Egypt Mortimer

Meaghan Smith’s debut album is coming out on Warner Bros. This video is new stylistic territory for me, exploring the world of the whimsical and the realm of the puppet. This project began as a very simple performance video but after Meaghan and I spoke for the first time, it rapidly developed into an idea inspired by the old Hollywood musicals we both love, with a dash of muppets. This was my first chance to … Read entire article »

Directed a video for Idiot Pilot, a duo from Washington state. The band desperately wanted to play in the Black Lodge from David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, so we put together the most kicking facsimile possible. Although at first I had considered a green screen option, I knew that these kids would get so insanely excited to actually be in the room, and I was right. Their performance was ecstatic and a pleasure to film. Big … Read entire article »

Shot a music video for the band AGAINST ME! The band totally kicks ass, and the video, for the song “White People For Peace” was a blast. We had a ton of guys from the No Mercy crew come down, dress up like brightly colored vinyl toy soldiers, and do the most amazing hand to hand stunts I’ve ever shot. Plus a toothless maniac in white body paint, a rotund gentleman in hot pink pinstripes, … Read entire article »