Synopsis

A hotel maid spends her days cleaning rooms, folding clothes, and making small paper creations while listening to music through headphones. Her routine changes when she encounters a guest who looks remarkably like her and seems to embody the freedom she lacks. As the two women cross paths, the maid's quiet longing for another life becomes increasingly tangible. The video links "I Need $" and "So Leave" into a dreamlike story about identity, escape, and the possibility of leaving an exhausting existence behind.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video combines the two closing tracks from Polica's 2013 album Shulamith: "I Need $" and "So Leave."

• Channy Leaneagh plays the hotel maid, while Bethany Toews appears as her double. Tim Warneke plays the male hotel guest.

• The concept was developed by Leaneagh and Isaac Ravishankara.

• The production was handled by Doomsday Entertainment, with Ian Blair as producer and Kevin Hayden as director of photography.

• The motel setting was filmed at the San Bernardino Motel. The production credits also thank Eastside Camera for equipment support.

• Production design was credited to Govind Rae, with styling by Tristan Scott and hair and makeup by Jenny Hou.

• The video's editing and color work were completed by Isaac Ravishankara.

• The clip was released online on January 23, 2014, several months after Shulamith arrived.