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Black City Nights

"Black City Nights" is a music video for the disheveled and defeated, a vivid depiction of long sleepless nights, chasing ghosts of one’s past and future, lost bets, and blind optimism that the next big break is just around the corner,” Christoph Hochheim of Always You shares. “It’s about loneliness and what people do to escape it, as well as the hopefulness that keeps us pushing through.” Directed by Nathan Castiel, and produced by Nathan Castiel and Jared Piller.

  • Nathan Castiel
    Director
    Fetch, Sad Girl: Chlorine
  • Nathan Castiel
    Writer
    Fetch, Sad Girl: Chlorine
  • Nathan Castiel
    Producer
    Fetch, Sad Girl: Chlorine
  • Jared Piller
    Producer
    It's All Organic
  • Dawna Lee Heising
    Key Cast
    "Muse"
    Bad President, PTSD: A Soldier's Revenge
  • Lucas Nathan
    Key Cast
    "Mime"
  • Christoph Hochheim
    Key Cast
    "Chauffeur"
    Bloom Off the Rose
  • Anton Hochheim
    Key Cast
    "Chauffeur"
    Bloom Off the Rose
  • Justin McWilliams
    Director of Photography
    Alliances, Boxhead
  • Jake Garcia
    1st AC
  • Sven Van Ostrand
    Gaffer
  • Kevin Paniague
    Key Grip
  • Allison DeMoss
    Stylist
  • Elliott Powell
    Colorist
  • Project Type:
    Music Video
  • Genres:
    Romance, Drama
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    BLACK MAGIC
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16.9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Shelflife Records
Director Biography - Nathan Castiel

Nathan Castiel is a 1st generation American filmmaker of Mexican and Moroccan-Romanian descent. His work often reflects his dry sense of humor and outsider perspective, crafting characters and narratives that are at once melancholy and humorously absurd - all with a stylish and timeless aesthetic. Nathan is a graduate of USC's School of Cinematic Arts.

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