Dashboard Confessional - Screaming Infidelities

What this video is

Released in February 2002, 'Screaming Infidelities' arrived at the precise inflection point when emo was transitioning from a niche message-board subculture into mainstream MTV visibility. The video's aesthetic — low brightness (42.66/255), warm practical lighting, fast cutting — mirrors the emotional rawness that made the song a generational touchstone. The Vagrant Records ecosystem, of which director Maureen Egan…

Why it matters

Considered Dashboard Confessional's breakout single and a landmark of early-2000s emo, 'Screaming Infidelities' helped define the visual and sonic template for the genre's mainstream crossover. The video's MTV2 VMA win over major-label contemporaries validated the indie-punk Vagrant Records model…

The director

Maureen Egan (born Los Angeles County, CA) is a writer/director/producer and daughter of actor Richard Egan; her brother Richard Egan Jr. founded Vagrant Records. Matthew Barry is her longtime creative and life partner (married 2005). Together they…