The patron saints of the era of being Sad Online have made you a film, and it’s everything we wanted, folks.
Boygenius, the super group formed by Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus, has dropped their brand new album today, and with it the Kristen Stewart-directed short film we’ve been waiting for.
Made to accompany The Record, The Film is a 14-minute triptych, a dream run through tracks “$20,” “Emily I’m Sorry,” “True Blue,” which focus on one band member per song. It’s a subtle, marvellous tribute to the trio’s deep connection, filmed as a mix of home video-style clips and intimate cinematography.
Anchored by shots of the three making music and sleeping during a rainy night, The Film is basically three connected music videos. Baker tinkers on an old car to “$20,” Bridgers sings “Emily I’m Sorry” as monster trucks do jumps in slow motion, while Dacus renews a room with bright blue paint to “True Blue,” joined by her band members.
It’s a masterful piece of work by Stewart that honours the tracks and band members individually, but connects them. It’s not the first time Stewart has directed music videos, having helmed one for Chvrches in 2017 and Sage + The Saints in 2014. She’s also set to adapt Lidia Yuknavitch’s The Chronology of Water as a feature film.
