PSST! Pass it on…for Over the Rhine

Democratic moving image project “PSST! Pass it on” have just created their first music promo for the Cincinnati, Ohio-based band, Over The Rhine.

The “PSST!” model, loosely stated, is for each artist to create a section of video, pass it on to the next and see where it goes. The results here are stories of owls, a skate-boarding zombie girl, a gardener robot and a cult-guru and a jilted lover… Sounds like my Sunday.

I’m a big fan of this sort of “round table” collaborative affair. Differentiated aesthetics paired with a common drive can make something really eclectic and beautiful. The evidence is here. I wonder if PSST! is a pioneering model for the shape of creative things to come…Here’s hoping.

Music: Over the Rhine

Co-Curation: PSST! + Ryan Dunn

Part 1:
Director: Ryan Dunn
Illustrator: Elliot Lim
Propmaster: Alex Foucre-Stimes

Part 2:
Designed, animated & directed by Paul Cayrol

Part 3:
Director: Masayoshi Nakamura
DP: Magico Nakamura
Editor: Erik Montovano

Part 4:
Designed &animated by Ryan Rothermel & Thai Tran
DP: Billy Summers

Part 5:
Design and story: Jon Saunders
Animation and story: Cary Janks
Lunch: Jan’s Mom

Part 6:
Directed by Caroline Attia

Titles by Bran Dougherty-Johnson