Calgary, Alberta alt-pop artist Amelie Patterson has unveiled a music video for her single, “The War.”
Filmed and edited by Simon Slade, Patterson teamed up with Jaunita Dawn of Longgrass Studios to create an intimate conversation between puppets that reflect the subtext of the lyrics to her song, “The War”.
Patterson shares,
“The song is a plea to a loved one, asking them to stay and fight the war. It’s about riding into battle alongside them, knowing that you’re fighting phantoms and they are fighting very real demons. It’s about finding your place and your strength to keep going.Living with mental health and addiction is a chaotic and challenging experience, one that is also so human. I’ve learned so much and this conversation represents what I wish I had known to say and what I think the response would be had they known how to say it.”
Filmed in Patterson’s kitchen with Dawn’s expert puppetry, there is something about puppets that allows for very vulnerable and truthful human discussion.
Watch the video for “The War” below and stay up to date with Amelie Patterson via her socials.
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