Washed Out - Amor Fati

What this video is

Released in 2011 at the height of the chillwave movement, 'Amor Fati' exemplifies the genre's intersection of DIY digital production ethics and widescreen cinematic aspiration. Washed Out (Ernest Greene) emerged from a wave of post-recession American bedroom producers who leveraged minimal tools — laptops, sample banks, microphones — to generate lush, nostalgic soundscapes that resonated widely with a generation…

Why it matters

A defining artifact of the chillwave genre at its commercial and critical apex, this video exemplifies the movement's marriage of lo-fi sonic warmth with visually ambitious, travel-documentary aesthetics. The pairing of glacially paced editing (avg. 6.15s/shot), muted luminance (brightness…

The director

Korean-American filmmaker based in New York. Studied at The Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television, NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Active as a music video director since 2007. Co-created Pitchfork's video channel and directed the performance series…