Allie Avital and Yeah Yeah Yeahs Are Back with a Feral Film for Wolf

Allie Avital’s latest music video ‘Wolf’ for Yeah Yeah Yeahs captures a woman trapped in a monotonous relationship. Allie’s choice to contrast the sterility of her protagonists home life to the deep and colourful wilderness emphasises the need to reconnect with the natural world, it puts her in a trance. Allie’s spatial awareness and cinematography bring this piece to life as we see the woman weaving effortlessly through heavy brush and forest, seemingly unbothered by the rough terrain. She is free and hungry. 

In contrast to the rural setting, she stumbles on a small town bar, following images of the bird that had once set her free. Here we see Wolf in all her glory, serenading the bloody and dishevelled woman. Allie’s striking cinematic style creates a powerful film about female agency and giving into our natural desires.

Director Allie said, "'Wolf' has so much narrative built into the lyrics, and it was such a dream to delve into these themes of hunger, connection, and wildness. Britt Lower and I used a movement-based technique to play with the nuances of this character as she seeks various forms of connection and moves from feeling trapped to wild to rediscovering a new form of intimacy with her husband. As a director, it’s rare to find such open minded artists like Karen, Nick, and Brian and I’m so grateful they put so much trust in our creative process."