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Streak and the Raven - Speed of Light

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Synopsis

A lone girl moves through a stark, dreamlike world shaped by darkness, distance, and shifting light. Rather than presenting a conventional narrative, the video uses restrained imagery and a minimalist visual language to mirror the song's nocturnal electronic mood. Its open-ended structure leaves the girl's journey and emotional state deliberately unresolved, encouraging viewers to connect the recurring visual motifs with the song's lyrics and return to the video for different interpretations.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was produced by Otso Film and runs for approximately four minutes.
  • Edyta Budnik appears as the girl, while Joni Juutilainen handled the cinematography.
  • The video was part of the 2012 Oulu Music Video Festival program, where it received an honorable mention.
  • The festival jury praised the video's visual unity with the band's musical style and noted that its minimalist story drew substantially from the lyrics while retaining room for multiple interpretations.
  • It was also screened at Virka Kino, Reikarele Film Festival, and the 25th Helsinki International Film Festival in 2012.
  • "Speed of Light" served as an early introduction to the band's more electronic, spacious sound ahead of the 2013 debut album "Love & War."
  • The video was later included in Nothing But Hope And Passion's selection of 20 music videos to watch from 2012.
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