Synopsis
A sun-bleached collage drawn from Michelangelo Antonioni's 1970 film "Zabriskie Point," the video follows young lovers through stark desert landscapes, fleeting encounters and surreal images of escape. Dusty roads, open skies and intimate close-ups are cut together with the film's famous dreamlike sequences, creating a visual counterpart to "All Over Now"'s wistful, weightless mood. Rather than presenting a conventional narrative, the edit moves like a memory: romantic, languid and increasingly unreal, with moments of tenderness giving way to images of freedom, isolation and destruction.
Factoids & Trivia
- This is an unofficial video rather than an official Washed Out production. It was edited by David Dean Burkhart and published online on July 29, 2013, shortly before the release of "Paracosm."
- The footage comes from Michelangelo Antonioni's "Zabriskie Point," the 1970 counterculture film whose locations include California's Death Valley region.
- Using footage from "Zabriskie Point" connects the track to the film's themes of alienation, escape and imagined freedom. The pairing also emphasizes the song's hazy, cinematic atmosphere without requiring a newly filmed performance.
- The video's desert imagery contrasts with the lush, layered sound of "Paracosm," an album built around the idea of an elaborate inner fantasy world.
- "All Over Now" closes the standard track sequence on "Paracosm," giving the song a natural end-credit quality that suits the video's use of film footage.