This year’s music video program intertwines the influence of pop-culture with genre-defining artists from both the music and film industries.
The member of Panamanian rock band Making Movies (led by frontman Enrique Chi) have let fame go to their heads. But the universe has plans to punish them for their hubris. Chaos ensues aboard a flight to their next gig, thanks to a negligent pilot (Rory Albanese) an ill-prepared Co-Pilot (Dave Abed) and a questionable Flight Attendant (Tina Burner). While the captain takes a "bathroom break," the airplane goes down and crashes in the desert. But instead of burning with the wreckage, the band rises from the ashes and live to tell their tale. Como ave de mal agüero, nunca morire. Viajero sin ruta o puerto nunca morire. XOPA is the title track from the album XOPA by Making Movies.
Director's Bio:
William Stribling has seen "Weird Al" Yankovic in concert 20 times and counting. Perhaps less importantly, he works in Los Angeles as a director and screenwriter. He is the director of the award-winning films Bear with Us (feature), The Mirror Game (feature), The Speed of Time (short), and Down in Flames (short), all of which enjoyed successful film festival runs. He is also the director of the Streamy-nominated series Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party and Telly Award-winning series Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Tale. His next feature film is slated to begin production in late 2024. Stribling's concert film with Making Movies "en la sala" premiered on PBS in 2024.
- Runtime4 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountryUSA
- PremiereNorthwest Premiere
- DirectorWilliam J. Stribling
This year’s music video program intertwines the influence of pop-culture with genre-defining artists from both the music and film industries.
The member of Panamanian rock band Making Movies (led by frontman Enrique Chi) have let fame go to their heads. But the universe has plans to punish them for their hubris. Chaos ensues aboard a flight to their next gig, thanks to a negligent pilot (Rory Albanese) an ill-prepared Co-Pilot (Dave Abed) and a questionable Flight Attendant (Tina Burner). While the captain takes a "bathroom break," the airplane goes down and crashes in the desert. But instead of burning with the wreckage, the band rises from the ashes and live to tell their tale. Como ave de mal agüero, nunca morire. Viajero sin ruta o puerto nunca morire. XOPA is the title track from the album XOPA by Making Movies.
Director's Bio:
William Stribling has seen "Weird Al" Yankovic in concert 20 times and counting. Perhaps less importantly, he works in Los Angeles as a director and screenwriter. He is the director of the award-winning films Bear with Us (feature), The Mirror Game (feature), The Speed of Time (short), and Down in Flames (short), all of which enjoyed successful film festival runs. He is also the director of the Streamy-nominated series Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party and Telly Award-winning series Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Tale. His next feature film is slated to begin production in late 2024. Stribling's concert film with Making Movies "en la sala" premiered on PBS in 2024.
- Runtime4 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountryUSA
- PremiereNorthwest Premiere
- DirectorWilliam J. Stribling