Synopsis
A young woman joins a tight-knit community of suburban motorcycle stunt riders, where speed, balance, and bravado define everyday life. The riders tear through industrial spaces, parking lots, and city roads, performing wheelies, burnouts, and increasingly elaborate maneuvers. Snow-covered streets give the footage an unexpected atmosphere, while the woman's skill gradually sets her apart. Combining staged scenes with documentary-style observation, the video presents the riders as a defiant subculture whose dangerous routines become a form of choreography.
Factoids & Trivia
- The video was shot in a Paris suburb during an unexpected snowfall, an unusual weather condition that gives the stunt footage much of its stark visual character.
- The production drew on real members of the local stunt-riding community. Some of the riders allowed the crew to film inside their homes and at private riding locations.
- The video's concept treats wheelies and other motorcycle maneuvers as choreographic movements rather than simply action spectacle. This approach matches the track's mechanical, rhythm-driven sound.
- The film uses both fictional and documentary elements, presenting the riders' community as a lived-in social world rather than a conventional motorcycle-gang fantasy.
- A custom motorcycle was prepared for the production by Husz, whose work was specifically credited alongside the video and accompanied by a separate making-of feature.
- The official video was released during Birdy Nam Nam's international OWSLA campaign for the "Defiant Order" EP in 2013.