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'Hurry Up Tomorrow' Director Trey Edward Shults
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Overview
Trey Edward Shults directs a surreal film with The Weeknd exploring pain, identity, and creative darkness.
Takeaways
  • Shults and The Weeknd quickly connected, crafting a film inspired by the artist's psychological voice loss and emotional struggles.
  • The film blends subjective cinematography, sound design, and editing to simulate The Weeknd’s mental and emotional states.
  • Rather than a traditional biopic, the film creates a fictional dark mythology around The Weeknd’s final album and music legacy.
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    The Fragility of Society and the Pendulum of ChangeThe Fragility of Society and the Pendulum of ChangeThe Fragility of Society and the Pendulum of ChangeThe Fragility of Society and the Pendulum of Change
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    The Fragility of Society and the Pendulum of ChangeThe Fragility of Society and the Pendulum of ChangeThe Fragility of Society and the Pendulum of ChangeThe Fragility of Society and the Pendulum of Change
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