Ten Feet Tall - Ten Feet Tall

What this video is

Released in June 2014, this video documents a pivotal cultural moment: the singer-songwriter reclaiming authorship within the EDM era. Afrojack's uptempo version of 'Ten Feet Tall' had already achieved major chart success and a Super Bowl Bud Light placement in February 2014, yet Wrabel's original piano ballad video — sparse, handmade, and theatrically intimate — positioned the songwriter as an artist in his own…

Why it matters

Stands as a key artifact of the 2014 indie-pop/EDM crossover moment, specifically illustrating the bifurcation strategy where a single song existed simultaneously as a festival-ready dance track and an intimate singer-songwriter statement. The practical-effects miniature aesthetic anticipates the…

The director

Born in Sydney to Egyptian diplomats, Higazy grew up across Egypt, UK, Jordan, Australia, and India before studying film and television production at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. He co-founded Homage Arts and Productions while…