Synopsis

A young man drifts through an ordinary but increasingly dreamlike day, surrounded by friends and a young woman while seeming unable to face an approaching change in his life. Mundane spaces, intimate encounters and surreal visual details blur together as his hesitation becomes the video's emotional center. Beneath the stylish imagery is a story about procrastination, responsibility and the fear of becoming a father. The boy's distracted behavior suggests someone postponing preparation for a major event that can no longer be avoided.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video's central idea came from personal experience. Its creator connected the story to a period when he was preparing to move abroad but kept postponing practical preparations.

• The boy represents the filmmaker's own reluctance to confront a major life change. The story was also described as being about becoming a father, and the conflicting feelings of responsibility and fear that come with it.

• The young lead, Elliot Hove, was praised for giving a performance that balances childhood and adulthood, matching the video's uncertain emotional perspective.

• The production was made on a budget of approximately 25,000 Danish kroner, the same amount previously used for an earlier video by the filmmaker.

• The band gave the production unusually broad creative freedom. The concept was accepted without the record label or group extensively revising the treatment.

• The video received a world premiere in the Music Video Competition at SXSW in 2012.

• It won Best Indie/Rock Video - Budget at the 2012 UK Music Video Awards.

• The production credits include cinematographer Brian Curt Petersen, editor Carla Luffe, and colorist and visual-effects artist Daniel De Vue.