Holychild - Mindspeak (Video Trilogy)

Los Angeles-based experimental pop duo Holychild, comprised of Liz Nistico and Louie Diller have just released their debut EP, Mindspeak accompanied by a video trilogy, directed by Holychild's own Liz Nistico. The three music videos starting with "Happy With Me" then onto "Every Time I Fall" and ending with "Pretend Believe" trace the stages of objectification experienced by women.

Read Nistico's statement below:

"The three videos that make up Mindspeak portray the contradictions I see existing around the objectification of women. Essentially I felt like a hypocrite, saying, ’down with objectification!’ But at the same, I feel ashamed if I am not objectified nor desired.

The more I thought about it, the more I saw certain layers around this concept that I wanted to reveal. The first video, "Happy With Me," shows the power females can have by being objectified. In the second video, "Every Time I Fall," the girls allow the men to judge them and they lose the power. In the final video, "Pretend Believe," the men have the power, and the girls are broken and angry at themselves for perpetuating the situation.

No matter how one views it, I wanted to leave the film open to interpretation. Specifically I wanted to strike a feeling of nostalgia on one hand, but challenge the audience and make them uncomfortable on the other. Ultimately it's all an autobiographical account of extreme contemplation on our culture."





These three songs along with "Playboy Girl" are on Holychild's debut EP, Mindspeak out now on Glassnote Records and available on iTunes.

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