Film and Music Video
A selection of works directed by Bienvenido Cruz.
siseneG
A techno-existential short based on Arthur C. Clarke's shortest story.
Adapted for screen and Directed by Bienvenido Cruz
‘siseneG': 'Genesis' Spelled Backwards
Written by Arthur C. Clarke
Licensed under Creative Commons
Attribution 3.0
Arthur C Clarke Trust
Narrated by Etienne Durandt
Music by Henry Faber
Jody Glenham:
Snow in NYC ft. Wild Black
The official music video for The Jody Glenham's “Snow in NYC” off her Christmas-tinged 2020 EP, Melt.
It's Christmas at the end of the world as an astronaut explores New York and a boy waits on a space station. The concept was idea born out of COVID's devastation of small businesses in New York City, and the question: "how does a snow globe work in space?"
Song Title: Snow in NYC ft. Wild Black
Artist: Jody Glenham
Total Run Time: 3:42
Album: Melt EP (2020)
Directed by Bienvenido Cruz
The Gay Nineties‘: Love Sick
The official music video for The Gay Nineties‘ “Love Sick” off their 2011 EP, Coming Together.
Song Title: Love Sick
Artist: The Gay Nineties
Song Title: Love SickTotal Run Time: 3:30
Album: Coming Together EP (2011)
Record Label: First Love Records
Directed, Shot and Cut by
Bienvenido Cruz
Love Sick Girl: Siouxsie at Rad Kids
Passion
A teaser video promoting the launch of BWG Magazine.
Music: Kids These Days (HRDVSION Remix) by Fur Trade
Directed by Bienvenido Cruz
Wardrobe Courtesy of Zebra Club
Models: Miki and Siouxsie at Rad Kids
CV
An experimental curriculum vitæ in the form of a dynamic data visualisation set to music by Aphex Twin. CV presents an animated timeline of education, employment experience, and notable milestones, along with a division scale of different design roles taken on over time.
CV was featured in the book Data Visualization published by do\work.
Written and Directed by Bienvenido Cruz
Music by Aphex Twin
Hot Hot Heat: Zero Results
The official music video for Hot Hot Heat‘s “Zero Results” off their 2010 album Future Breeds is a hallucinatory, first-person misadventure in which the audience lives out the last few hours of the life of an unfortunate victim of police brutality.
Song Title: Zero Results
Artist: Hot Hot Heat
Total Run Time: 3:30
Album: Future Breeds (2010)
Record Label: Dine Alone / Dangerbird
Directed and Cut by Bienvenido Cruz
Producer: Daria Lanz
Production Company: Screaming Black Dog
Director of Photography: Jenna Ledger
Costumes: Cailyn Bays
Cop 1: Jeff Booth
Cop 2: Ian Browne
Death: Emma Murray
Elvis Presley: Love Me Tender
(Viva Elvis)
Official US music video for Elvis Presley’s Love Me Tender. It’s the second single from the 2010 album, Viva Elvis. Eight other versions of this video were created with minor graphic changes for each of the selected vocalists to sing the duet with Elvis for their respective markets.
Song Title: Love Me Tender (Remix)
Artist: Elvis Presley
Total Run Time: 3:45
Album: Viva Elvis (2010)
Record Label: RCA/Legacy
Written and Directed by Bienvenido Cruz
Executive Producer: Alan Weinrib
Producer: Kim Jackson
Producer (Toronto Unit): Marc Milliard
Producer (Vancouver Unit): Sarah Tesla
Production Company: Resistor Art & Design
Director of Photography: Todd M Duym
Wardrobe Stylist: Toyo Tsuchiya at Judy Inc.
Hair and Make-up (Toronto Unit): Jessica Steblyk at Judy Inc.
Hair and Make-up (Vancouver Unit): Tamar Ouziel at Judy Inc.
Editor: Jason C Myers
Girl: Danielle Knudson at Sutherland Models
Boy: Thomas Lamb at Richard’s Model Management
Circlesquare: Dancers
Official video for the first single off Circlesquare’s new album, Songs About Dancing and Drugs, inspired by Robert Longo’s series, Men in the Cities.
Song Title: Dancers
Artist: Circlesquare
Total Run Time: 3:57
Album: Songs About Dancing and Drugs (2009)
Record Label: K7!/Boompa
Shot, Cut and Directed by Bienvenido Cruz
Choreographer: Miles Faber
Executive Producer: Robert Calder
Producer: Sarah Tesla
Production Company: Boompa/SALAZAR Film
Wardrobe Stylist: Toyo Tsuchiya at Judy Inc.
Hair and Make-up: Jenny Kanavaros at Judy Inc.
Dancers:
Vincent Noiseux, Julie Chapple, Alison Denham, Miles Faber
Circlesquare: Fight Sounds Pt.1
Official video for the first single off Circlesquare’s new Fight Sounds EP.
Song Title: Fight Sounds Pt.1
Artist: Circlesquare
Total Run Time: 5:03
Album: Fight Sounds EP (2006)
Record Label: Output Recordings
Shot, Cut and Directed by Bienvenido Cruz
Production Company: SALAZAR Film
Wardrobe Stylist: Toyo Tsuchiya
Circlesquare: Non-Revival Alarm
Official video for a single off Circlesquare’s Pre-Earthquake Anthem. With the objective of trying to capture the sight of darkness itself, Our Character is chased down never-ending hallways by a darkness that moves like thick blood and tar with infinitely collapsing rebar.
Song Title: Non-Revival Alarm
Artist: Circlesquare
Total Run Time: 5:03
Album: Pre-Earthquake Anthem (2006)
Record Label: Output Recordings
Directed by Bienvenido Cruz
Producer: Jeff Macpherson
Production Company: Rocketchicken
Director of Photography: Dylan Akio Smith
Wardrobe Stylist: Toyo Tsuchiya
Our Character: Brendan Young
Circlesquare: Sub-Reminisce
Official video for a single from Circlesquare’s The Distance After EP. The video is a macro-fluid, non-linear narrative of memory, banality, and toxic violence.
Song Title: Sub Reminisce
Artist: Circlesquare
Total Run Time: 4:53
Album: The Distance After EP (1999)
Record Label: Output Recordings
Written and Directed by Bienvenido Cruz