Sera Cahoone - Baker Lake

What this video is

Released in the wake of Sera Cahoone's Sub Pop debut album Only As The Day Is Long (March 18, 2008), the 'Baker Lake' video arrives at a moment when the Pacific Northwest indie folk scene — anchored by the Sub Pop label and artists emerging from the Carissa's Wierd alumni network — was gaining national critical traction via NPR and KEXP. The video's cabin-set, practical-light aesthetic mirrors the album's 'quiet,…

Why it matters

The video is a key document of the Sub Pop-era alt-country / indie folk movement of the late 2000s, exemplifying the low-intervention, authenticity-driven aesthetic that distinguished Pacific Northwest Americana from Nashville production values. Cahoone's background as drummer for Carissa's Wierd…

The director

Ryan McMackin is a Seattle-based cinematographer and music video director. His cinematography credits include the feature films Your Sister's Sister and Brown's Canyon, as well as The Mountain, the River and the Road. He has collaborated with Seattle-area…