22. Daniel Kaufman | Every Breaking Wave - Songs Of Surrender

40 Songs re-recorded by us. Re-imagined by you. #U2SOS40

Songs Of Surrender. Out Now: http://u2.lnk.to/SOS

Daniel comes from a long line of Jewish American nomadic artists, and he continues to build on this tradition. Bridging a documentary background with cinematic storytelling, his work searches out home, humanity, and mystery wherever he focuses his lens: ranging from work with the Decemberists and Jay Z, to his most recent documentary about the fight over the world’s largest Confederate monument, Stone Mountain. His previous films and commercials have been nominated for a Cannes Lion, two Emmys, and played at SXSW and Tribeca Film Festivals.

"How do you break free from a part of your past? How do you bring about transformation? I’ve been thinking a lot about these questions on the brutal days of winter in upstate New York. The sun was setting every day at three. Mist would come and hang in the gully by my house. Sometimes I’d walk 20 feet from my back door and get lost."

"The idea with the video was to collaborate with a cinematographer, dancer and choreographer to create something ritualistic--to embody this feeling and to shake it. The piece aims to honor the moments when we get lost and the will to live that gets us through them."

"U2 is my sister’s favorite band. As a result, I know most of their lyrics through sibling osmosis."

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