Death Cab for Cutie: Directions

2006 2h 20m EN

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★8.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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Death Cab for Cutie presents: Directions, an innovative anthology of 11 short films inspired by each song on the band's acclaimed album Plans. Every song was directed by a different director and includes 2 bonus videos of unreleased songs. The unprecedented collection came about as the brainchild of otaku-house, the production company owned and run by childhood friends Nick Harmer, bassist for Death Cab for Cutie, and video director Aaron Stewart-Ahn. They saw the opportunity to enlist a variety of talented young artists to each make a short film set to a Death Cab song, without the constraints of the traditional music video- no arbitrary performance footage, the band themselves would not appear in the films. The ultimate goal was to create a series of small films that worked together as both individual pieces of art and as a unified whole.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nick Harmer
Nick Harmer
Jason McGerr
Jason McGerr
Chris Walla
Chris Walla
Benjamin Gibbard
Benjamin Gibbard

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aaron Stewart-Ahn
Languages: English

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aaron Stewart-Ahn, shot by Tarin Anderson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert Ryang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr and Chris Walla carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0938301 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Aaron Stewart-Ahn directs. Tarin Anderson behind the camera. Robert Ryang cuts. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 20 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Aaron Stewart-Ahn, shot by Tarin Anderson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Robert Ryang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr and Chris Walla carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0938301 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.