Anna Dellaria - Cut You Loose

What this video is

Released July 15, 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic's first summer, 'Cut You Loose' and its music video embody the resourceful spirit of quarantine-era independent music production. Filmed on Los Angeles streets by a two-person team under social distancing conditions, the video reflects the broader 2020 shift toward intimate, artist-controlled visual storytelling. The warm, sun-drenched LA aesthetic…

Why it matters

Represents the early-2020s convergence of indie-pop and R&B in the tradition of empowerment-driven female songwriting, with a production ethos shaped entirely by pandemic constraints. The video is a document of how quarantine redefined the minimum viable music video — prioritizing authenticity,…

The director

Matt Allen is a Los Angeles-based director, editor, and photographer who works in the independent music video and content creation space. He is described by Anna Dellaria as a close collaborator functioning as director, editor, and photographer on the 'Cut…