Kanye West’s Bizarrely Original Short Film
Entertainment, Hip Hop/Rap, Music, Pop, R&B Tags: 808s and Heartbreak, kanye west, LA film festival, Spike Jonze
Posted on October 20th, 2009 by Stephen Baldwin
Kanye West teamed up with Oscar-nominated director Spike Jonze this summer to create a unique, mind-bending and often confusing short film. We Were Once a Fairytale was shown at the LA film festival in August, and was intended for A September 8th iTunes release, but it made its international debut on Monday, Oct.19.
The release comes less than a week after the premier of Spike Jonze’s fantastical big-screen rendition of Where the Wild Things Are. This may alleviate some confusion over the video’s bizarreness.
The short film parallels the tone of West’s 808s and Heartbreak album. It’s strange and even boring at first, but when you understand its direction, you understand its art. It’s dark but ultimately moving…not to mention catchy as hell.
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