Photo Credit: Josh Massie
Anti-Flag have revealed the video for their new song Unbreakable, taken from their forthcoming album 20/20 Vision.
The political punks collaborated with The Critics Company who directed the video, a collective of young filmmakers from Nigeria who have been gaining international acclaim with their DIY short films.
“I saw this on Twitter and I thought there was nothing more in the spirit of punk rock, of DIY ethics, than what these kids were doing,” comments bassist Chris #2. “As their story began to spread and people from Anti-Flag to JJ Abrams were celebrating these kids, I thought ask them if they’d want to make a music video. They said yes, immediately, even in the chaos of them going from 100 followers to over 10,000 in a day. This to me is what technology, the internet, all of the things that have been exploited to gain the powerful more power, were supposed to do. Bring us together, give us creative outlets, erase borders, economic divisions, and racial barriers. The video is their story. In the face of being told that kids from Africa don’t make movies, that you need professional equipment, and through your family having immense pressure to find the daily things needed to survive. Follow your passion. Creation is an action, not a reaction. It’s also coincidentally the over-arching theme of the song, written by 4 people on the other side of the world, with insanely different lifestyles and backgrounds than The Critics Company, but share the same solidarity.”
“The music video basically explains our journey and story so far,” The Critics Company add. “We went through a lot just trying to create. We made the whole story short film style and basically just interpreted how being focused, consistent, strong-willed, and determined can help you reach your goal.”
20/20 Vision is due for release on 17th January via Spinefarm Records, available to pre-order HERE.
Anti-Flag will tour in support of the album in January and February, see them live at one of the following dates:
January
Wed 8th – LISBOA, PT – RCA Club
Thu 9th – MADRID, ES – Caracol
Fri 10th – VITORIA, ES – Kubik
Sat 11th – ZARAGOZA, ES – Sala López
Sun 12th – BARCELONA, ES – Estrapelo
Tue 14th – MILANO, IT – HT Factory
Thu 16th – ZURICH, CH – Dynamo
Fri 17th – GRAZ, AT – PPC
Sat 18th – VIENNA, AT – Flex
Sun 19th – PRAGUE, CZ – Roxy
Tue 21st – BERLIN, DE – SO36
Wed 22nd – MUNICH, DE – Backstage Werk
Thu 23rd – NUREMBERG, DE – Lowensaal
Fri 24th – CHEMNITZ, DE – Talschock
Sun 26th – WARSAW, PL – Proxima
Tue 28th – HAMBURG, DE – Fabrik
Wed 29th – KÖLN, DE – Essigfabrik
Thu 30th – HAARLEM, NL – Patronaat
February
Sun 2nd – BRIGHTON, UK – Chalk
Tue 4th – LONDON, UK – O2 Academy Islington
Wed 5th – MANCHESTER, UK – Club Academy
Thu 6th – BIRMINGHAM, UK – The Mill
Fri 7th – GLASGOW, UK – The Garage
Sat 8th – LEEDS, UK – The Key Club
Sun 9th – CARDIFF, UK – The Globe
