Charity Children - Baby Blue

What this video is

Released in July 2021, 'Baby Blue' arrived during a wave of introspective, analogue-leaning indie-pop as the global music industry navigated post-lockdown recovery. Charity Children — a Berlin-based, New Zealand-raised duo formed by Chloë Lewer and Elliott McKee — began as buskers on Berlin streets in 2011 before transitioning to studio work. The video's warm, theatrically staged aesthetic aligns with a broader…

Why it matters

Represents the early-2020s strand of Berlin-based indie-pop that fuses modern vintage production (analogue warmth, saxophone, piano balladry) with theatrical visual identity. The artist-as-director model (Chloë Lewer co-directing as Ramona Ramona) exemplifies a growing norm in independent music…

The director

Ramona Ramona is a Berlin-based creative directing duo comprising Andrea Ariel and Chloë Lewer (also a member of Charity Children). Tacky Posh Productions is the production company of Andrea Rojas and Kelly Makropoulos, who served as cinematographers. This…