Harper Simon
The latest video from director Benjamin Kutsko is Harper Simon’s Berkeley Girl. Filmed entirely in hills of Echo Park, CA., Jena Malone stars as the title character. The 8mm photography of Kutsko’s frequent collaborator cinematographer David Myrick brings the romantic spirit of the great films of the 1970′s to this classic sounding folk-rock song. Simon dedicated Berkeley Girl to a friend and this intimacy is reflected in Kutsko’s video filled with images of his friends and some of his favorite places. Every detail is heartfelt in this clip by a director who long lived on the Eastside of Los Angeles. With Berkeley Girl, Kutsko adds another significant facet to a body of work is quickly becoming some of the most exciting at The Masses. From the animated landscapes of his work with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Xiaha Troden, to the primal majesty of his Fawnhawk video filmed in the wilds of Big Sur, Berkeley Girl shows a naturally gifted artist at home in any format.