Father John Misty - Funny Girl

What this video is

Released January 5, 2022, 'Funny Girl' served as the lead single and public announcement vehicle for Father John Misty's fifth album 'Chloë and the Next 20th Century' (Sub Pop/Bella Union, April 8, 2022), his first release since 2018's 'God's Favorite Customer.' The video arrived during a post-pandemic moment of ornate, orchestral indie production — a counter-movement to lo-fi bedroom pop — marked by lush string…

Why it matters

Represents a landmark moment in 2020s indie orchestral pop, demonstrating how CGI animation — historically the domain of major-label pop budgets — was being deployed by independent artists via boutique VFX studios like Maere Studios to craft visually distinctive, concept-driven videos. The video…

The director

Nicholas Ashe Bateman is an artist, filmmaker, and founder of the award-winning visual effects, design, and animation company Maere Studios. His acclaimed microbudget debut feature film 'The Wanting Mare' was released in 2021, after which he directed and…