Staircase Stomp
USA, 2024, 3.5 min.
DOWNBEAT – FRI JUN 27 @ 5PM
WRITER/DIR/PROD/MUSICIAN: Aaron Louis
FEATURING: Jody McKee (Stop-Motion Animation Artist), Scotty Hull (Digital Animation Artist)
Set in a storm-battered cabin, “Staircase Stomp” is a stop-motion music video by punk/new wave band The Clamor that explores themes of identity, inner conflict, and self-reckoning. A lone man is haunted by a mysterious female figure whose presence blurs the boundary between psychological tension and supernatural intrusion. As reality begins to unravel, the cabin becomes a stage for a surreal descent into fractured memory and emotional collapse. Blending horror aesthetics with handmade animation, the video distorts time and space to reflect a mind at odds with itself and a past that refuses to stay buried.
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