Скачать или смотреть The Act of Music | a Bay Area Rising short film

The story of music has long been a story of exclusivity—only those with the right tools, funding, and connections have stood a chance at having their work heard by and sold to the masses. After pumping out countless samey hits, the industry has lost sight of why music is universal to almost every human culture on Earth: it brings people together.

Over the past few years, we’ve been privileged enough to build our own creative community around the fact that music is more than just an art form: it’s an action. It’s drawing up crazy ideas, then actually committing to making them a reality. It’s working long hours to transform venues into immersive experiences. It’s artists and audiences forming genuine connections through a love for live music despite otherwise being strangers.

This year, we’re challenging ourselves to reach beyond the stage to redefine what live performances can be. And we would love to have you along for the ride.

Film directed and music produced by Samantha Lim @asymfilm

Thumbnail image by Jonah Diolula @by_diolula

Additional footage by
Ace Lam @aceadventurer_
Artikom Rojtinnakorn @artikom
Daniel Yesin Kim @danielyesinkim
David Ngyuen @davsnote
Harrison Luu @hyunies
Justin Uchimura @justinuchi
Nhật Minh @mr_nhattr
Quang Cao @caovinhklein
Jojo Tsai