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Endless Nights of Rock - The Midnight Mares

Tick tick tockin’, will you come knockin?
The Midnight Mares believe in the magic of music, creating songs that can be both deceptively simple and mysteriously elusive.

The footage and stills were all captured by Starkey during a long session at Midnight Manor, Middleton, South Australia, April 2021. Many hours of editing followed.

The memorabilia, antiques and collectibles featured belong to the Midnight Mare's Elizabeth and Matt and all have differing origins, meanings and history. Some old, some new (none borrowed) and one blue! Elizabeth’s favourite horse figure from childhood, mechanical horse Little Champ belonged to Matt’s late Father, rusty horse shoe from the stud where Autumn Moon clip filmed.

Endless nights of rock & roll

  • Ashley Starkey
    Director
    Rockana, The First Anzac Day, The Path of Totality, Signs of Life
  • Ashley Starkey
    Writer
  • Matt Swayne
    Musicians
    Brillig, Reckoning
  • Elizabeth Reid
    Musicians
    Brillig
  • Denni Meredith
    Musicians
    Brillig
  • Peter Owen
    Musicians
    Reckoning
  • Matt Swayne
    Songwriter
  • Elizabeth Reid
    Songwriter
  • Project Type:
    Music Video
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 11, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Ashley Starkey

Not sure what to include here...so here's some awards...
2021 Best Photography - International Symbolic Art Film Festival
2021 Winning Photograph - Los Angeles International Photography Awards
2013 Major prize winner Anne & Gordon Samstag “Jeffrey Smart About Town” competition 2003 Most Outstanding Music Video - South Australian Music Industry
2000 Best CD Artwork - SAMIA & Top 10 in national ARIA CD artwork awards
2000 Most Outstanding Music Video - South Australian Music Industry

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Director Statement

What a pleasure it was to be inspired by the music of The Midnight Mares and then to be able to create straight from their heartfelt collection of memorabilia, antiques, and ephemera...