SMOG / ROCK BOTTOM RISER

Smog (Bill Callahan) American singer-songwriter and guitarist, the single Rock Bottom Riser comes from his incredible album ‘A River Ain't Too Much to Love’. pictureDRIFT collaborated with Byron Bay artist Paul Mcneil to create a deep visual dive into the murk of a distant memory slowly rising to the surface of our consciousness. The combination of Bill Callahan’s poetic lyrics and Paul Mcneil’s striking imagery create unexpected and mysterious associations.

Produced by pictureDRIFT 
Direction & artwork | Paul McNeil
Direction & Animation | Brendan Cook
Music | Smog

SoundKilda Film Festival 2006 Winner Best Music Video Animation / Best Music Video Audience Award
LA Film Festival 2007 - USA
Melbourne International film Festival 2007 - Australia
Pictoplasma 2007 - Germany
St Louis Film Festival 200 - USA
Kinofest 2007 - Romania
Resfest 10 2006 - Worldwide
onedotzero wavelength 2006 - Worldwide
Ottawa International Animation Festival 2006 - Canada
Holland Animation Film Festival 2006 - The Netherlands
Bradford Animation Festival 2006 - UK
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2006 - UK
Prix Ars Electronica 2006 - Austria
Indy Music Video Festival NXNE Toronto 2006 - Canada
FutureShorts UK 2006 - UK
Byron Bay Film Festival 2006 - Australia
Minimalen Kortfilmfestival 2006 - Norway
Lumen Eclipse 2006 - USA
AIACE Invideo 2006 - Italy
Ihybride 2006 - France
Resfest (Digital Projections Australia) 2005 - Australia