Filmmaker Statement

In the music video, I aimed to explore the unique flavour of grief affecting young friendship groups. Hypothesising loss, young adults imagine “celebrating” rather than mourning, yet neither rarely comes to pass. Unlike the family, their sorrow often goes unaddressed, even in cases where friends are closer than family itself. Set against the once-vibrant yet now faded backdrop of an English seaside town, a place echoing with memories of joy, the film captures four friends revisiting places they once loved. The journey is disrupted with moments of discontinuity and absence, symbolising the emptiness left by their late friend. As the group navigates the amusements and remnants of a bygone time, a clash of warmth and coldness pervades, creating a powerful contrast that reflects the song’s own upbeat yet melancholic tones. For the first time, Dr. Mystery sheds her mask to join her friends within this memory, blending seamlessly into a story that mirrors her own experiences with loss. The