Synopsis

Two women move through a stylized, dreamlike world shaped by melancholy and memory. Their separate images gradually begin to feel connected, with intimate close-ups, theatrical gestures and shadowy settings reinforcing the song's reflections on time, loss and emotional distance. Rather than following a conventional plot, the video works as a visual mood piece: a poetic series of encounters and fragments that turns Sara Genn's wistful vocal into a cinematic meditation on years passing and lives slowly burning away.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was released on September 2, 2013, although its production is dated 2012.

• Aurélia Poirier and Marie Gulla appear in the video. Poirier is also listed in the cast information for the music video.

• The production credits include cinematographer Wesley Mrozinski, producer Julie Landozzi, assistant producer Gunther Oltra, gaffer Thierry Serbeto, and makeup artist and costume designer Sandra Toussaint.

• "Down in Flames" appears as the 13th track on Wax Tailor's 2012 album "Dusty Rainbow from the Dark" and runs for 4:02.

• The album is structured as a concept record about a young boy discovering the emotional and imaginative power of music. Wax Tailor and Sara Genn are credited with writing the story, while Don McCorkindale provides the narration.

• Wax Tailor prepared videos for the album's tracks as part of a larger visual project. These films were also intended to function as background projections during his live performances.

• A later orchestral performance of "Down in Flames" was recorded at the Sebastopol Theatre in Lille in May 2014 and included on the "Phonovisions Symphonic Orchestra" project.