Maximilian Hecker - Polyester

What this video is

Released in 2001 on Berlin's Kitty-Yo label — home to artists including Peaches and Tarwater — the 'Polyester' video emerged from the same fertile post-reunification Berlin underground that produced some of Europe's most idiosyncratic early-2000s music. Hecker, a former street busker and trainee nurse at the Charité hospital, represented an entirely new archetype: the vulnerable, whispered indie balladeer operating…

Why it matters

The video is a primary audiovisual document of early-2000s European dream pop / chamber indie, capturing the Kitty-Yo label's signature blend of fragility and urban alienation. Hecker's debut album reached the top ten of The New York Times' album-of-the-year list for 2001, giving 'Polyester'…

The director

Jana Oberdörffer is a Berlin-based German director, production coordinator, casting director, and writer. She directed the 'Polyester' music video for Maximilian Hecker (2001) and her short film 'Smilin'Structor' was nominated at the 99fire Films Awards…