The Helio Sequence - Hall of Mirrors

What this video is

Released on September 11, 2012, 'Hall of Mirrors' served as the lead video single for The Helio Sequence's album Negotiations, their first record in four years on Sub Pop Records. The video emerged from Portland's tight-knit indie creative community, co-directed by two local filmmakers. Stereogum characterized the duo as a 'veteran Portland indie-pop duo' returning from a four-year silence, and the album was…

Why it matters

Represents the early-2010s Sub Pop indie synth-rock tradition — a lineage of Pacific Northwest acts blending atmospheric electronics with rock instrumentation and introspective lyricism. The video's cinematic naturalism and narrative structure reflect a broader shift in indie music video…

The director

Cliff Sargent is a Portland-raised filmmaker who studied filmmaking and worked as a camera operator and editor before directing; later became known for the YouTube literary review channel 'Better Than Food.' Alex Huebsch is a New York-based…