Michael Gupta Captures Intimate Human Connections in Winter Swim Music Video

Photoplay director Michael Gupta has released a dreamy new music video for Australian band Winter Swim with the release of ‘Exchange’.


Shot on 35mm film, the video’s warm, cinematic undertones compliment the storyline of intertwined connections between real people and the quiet relationships they hold with the everyday spaces they share together.


'Exchange' is Winter Swim’s third track release following on from the band’s work with Gupta on emotionally charged Late for Love and Easy, a Ciclope award-winning cinematic piece exploring a complicated, co-dependent family relationship.


The band handed over full creative license to Gupta to tell a follow up story of vulnerability and human connection in a film that supports the gently nostalgic tempo of the track.


Michael Gupta said, “For my latest collaboration with Winter Swim I was interested in creating something stripped back, focusing on intimate, honest portraits of people.

“The simplicity and vulnerability of it was something I connected with deeply. I’m endlessly fascinated by faces and the way we hold stories in our bodies. For me, there’s something so human in simply looking at someone who is willing to look back at you.”

Photoplay executive producer Oliver Lawrance added, “Michael Gupta always presents character portraits and perspectives in ways I haven’t seen and that’s why his cinematic approach is so visually enthralling.”