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Seven people stand in a residential street with their arms raised. They wear a variety of short dresses and outfits in black, red and green.

The most ambitious stop motion music video ever made? Probably

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Date
10 April 2015

One man who evidently has patience in truckloads is Joseph Brett, the filmmaker and animator based in London who is responsible for creating this music video for Ezra Furman’s new song Restless Years, which might be the single most ambitious stop motion music video I’ve ever seen. In it, Ezra explores the San Francisco Bay Area in thousands of still frames. He walks down streets, through tunnels and around a vintage clothes shop donning more and more women’s clothes at every step, not to mention pausing at intervals to dance with friends or to wander curiously around a library. It must have taken weeks to make, let alone to edit together, and the sheer amount of effort which has gone into it makes it completely irresistible. Joe, we salute you.

A person wearing bright red lipstick, a striped top and a burgundy blazer looks directly at the camera. They stand on a sunny city street with colourful buildings and parked cars in the background.
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Ezra Furman: Restless Year, directed by Joe Brett (still)

Six people stand in a residential street, posing with their arms extended in a coordinated dance move. They wear a variety of short dresses and dark clothing.
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Ezra Furman: Restless Year, directed by Joe Brett (still)

Two people sit together on a black leather sofa placed on a city pavement. One person wears a black blazer and shorts, while the other wears a full black suit and sunglasses, holding a piece of paper.
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Ezra Furman: Restless Year, directed by Joe Brett (still)

A person stands in a driveway, looking surprised with their mouth open. They hold a small object as pieces of paper fly through the air around them.
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Ezra Furman: Restless Year, directed by Joe Brett (still)

A group of people stand spaced apart on a dusty, open ground. They wear a variety of colourful dresses and jumpsuits, facing different directions under a clear sky.
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Ezra Furman: Restless Year, directed by Joe Brett (still)

A person wearing a red top and a pearl necklace stands behind a clothing rack. They are surrounded by colourful garments and shelves of shoes.
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Ezra Furman: Restless Year, directed by Joe Brett (still)

A person in a pink and white striped jumpsuit stands in a laundrette, holding an acoustic guitar. Behind them, another person in a checked shirt and jeans also holds a guitar.
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Ezra Furman: Restless Year, directed by Joe Brett (still)

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Maisie Skidmore

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Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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