LEANING INTO YOUR PALMS

“Director David Findlay’s ability to create short films and music videos that not only look gorgeous but query the human condition on a deep level is why we can’t get enough of him here at DN. His latest work, a music video for musician/skateboarder Austyn Gillette, is Leaning into your Palms. This isn’t your typical music video however with Gillette performing his song to camera, instead he and Findlay weave a narrative about two siblings, a brother and a sister, who share a moment of reflection through time. It’s really compelling and through some clever camera tricks Findlay is able to pull off some mesmerising shots. In our interview below DN chats with Findlay about these shots in addition to his collaborative process with Gillette and the joy of working with Titane’s Agathe Rousselle to create his ruminative music video.”
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WRITTEN + DIRECTED BY: DAVID FINDLAY


2023 | FORMAT: 35MM Anamorphic | KODAK 5219 + 5207 | RUNTIME: 7min | ASPECT RATIO: 2.35:1

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  • Written & Directed by: David Findlay

    Starring:
    Agathe Rousselle
    Austyn Gillette

    Producer: Rebecca Steele, Kind Stranger Productions

    Cinematographer: Jeremy Cox

    Production Designer: Brendan Megannety

    Editor: Emma Backman

    Movement Coach: Amy J. Gardner

    Sound Designer: Mitchell Allen

    Executive Producers:
    Zauberberg Productions
    Solab Pictures
    Section80

    Co-Producers:
    Farm League & Tim Lynch, Geneviève André de la Porte, Ariel Ho Kjær, Miguel Ángel de la Gampa

    Associate Producers:
    Twin Brains Films, Motif LTD, Palm Film, Michael Kuna

    Cast:
    Rebecca Steele
    Lincoln Cann
    Aralyn Walker Morrison
    Ben Stephenson
    Suge Blanco
    Cedric Cox

    Casting:
    Katrin Braga, Vaka Street Casting

    Casting Associate: Hailey Poole

    Stunt Coordinator: Owen Walstrom

    Stylist: Courtenay Mayes

    Stylist Assistant: Elan Fortin

    Hair & Make-up Artist: Maddy Hermans

    Add'l HMU Artist: Melissa Neilson

    Production Manager: Anastasia Itkina

    1st AD: Brock Newman

    2nd AD: Dide Su Bilgin

    Production Coordinator: Zenia Yim On

    Set Props: Megan MacAulay

    Art Assist:
    Tarah Doheny
    Michael Maruniak

    Set Builder/Art Assist: Scott Kinnon

    Buyer/Decorator: Robin Tilby

    Props Assist: Ole Vezina

    Car Wrangler: Andrew Anderson

    1st AC: Jared Boyce

    2nd AC: John Fleming

    Gaffer: Ben Dawson

    Best LX: Adrian Dean

    Key Grip: Elijah Zimmerman

    Grips:
    Sahar Khalaji
    Rachel Chen

    Rigging:
    Yannie Yu
    Gareth Jones
    Larius Kieninger
    Jamie Mitri
    Spencer Zimmerman
    Janik Mayerhoffer

    Driver: Blaine Loberg

    Libra Head Tech: Olly Bian

    Cop Car Driver: Kye Walstrom

    Remote Head Tech: Rhyce Langker, RVRD

    Camera Car Driver: Brennan Walstrom

    Light Car Driver: Devin Karringten

    Colourist: Sam Gilling

    VFX: Yacine Gueddari, Alexandre Fréchette

    PAs:
    Anton Hing, Matthew Boulter, Pye Srisa-an, Samantha Buzza, Kai Lium-Hall, Chase Swartz, Tasheal Gill, Kat Nation

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