Poor Moon - Holiday

What this video is

Released in 2012 as part of Poor Moon's self-titled debut on Sub Pop Records and Bella Union, 'Holiday' exists within a flourishing moment for Pacific Northwest indie folk. Poor Moon was a side project of Fleet Foxes members Christian Wargo and Casey Wescott, giving the project significant cultural weight within the Seattle indie community. The video was produced by The Academy, a Seattle-based creative studio that…

Why it matters

Represents the visual language of early-2010s Pacific Northwest indie folk: warm, unhurried naturalism paired with fast, rhythmically-edited narrative storytelling. The video reflects Sub Pop's commitment to artisanal, filmmaker-driven music video production during a period when the label was…

The director

J. Austin Wilson is a Southern-born, Seattle-based filmmaker and photographer whose work highlights the lives of artists and musicians, with short films and music documentaries screened at SXSW and Seattle International Film Festival. Harry R. Calbom is a…