The Village Hat Shop supports young film makers, artists, and musicians through a variety of projects. Here you'll find videos and short films made possible through the exectutive production of VillageHatshop.com and the talents of aspiring young film makers. Our criteria for a grant was short and simple: "Hats" needs to show up somewhere in the work. We hope you enjoy these efforts. [We've added videos about our business or our hats that periodially show up on television.]
Rotary Downs perform "Body of an Outlaw" from the album
Chained to the Chariot.
After two successful videos
with director Jonathan Evans, Rotary Downs are back at it with their most ambitious
one yet for "Body of an Outlaw." It's a period piece set at the turn of
the century, full of outlaws, shootouts, carnivals, preachers, sinners
and the infamous Elmer McCurdy...
Rotary Downs perform "Djinni Stomp" from the album
Chained to the Chariot.
Rotary Downs team up with director Jonathan Evans for a second time to make a video that would include VillageHatShop.com's unparalleled collection of
fezzes.
Rotary Downs perform "B/W" from the album
Chained to the Chariot.
Filmed
on the streets of New Orleans in a 1971 Cadillac Deville, with band
members James Marler, Zack Smith, Jason Rhein, Chris Colombo, and Matt
Aguiluz. Also starring Danny Marin, Chris Lane, Reece Anderson, Robert
Facio, Danielle Nelson, Trey Griggs, Aimee Weiss, Amanda Thompson,
Sundy Garrison, Katie Anderson.
Vinyl Radio perform "To Say" from the album
A Better Time Coming.
The Hat Walk is director Lenaea Bogue's musical romp through San
Diego. Accompanied by
the song "To Say" by San Diego band Vinyl Radio, actress
Natalie Sigman serendipitously wanders into The Village Hat Shop in the
San Diego neighborhood of Hillcrest, finds the right hat and makes her way about the town.
The poignant social life of a
porkpie hat. One can't help but watch this tender and humorous short
film with a big smile for the entire 2 minutes that it runs.
Hailing from Halifax, NS,
Canadian animator Ed Beals is an interesting figure, as demonstrated by the animation "Thing in my Hat",
a silly sing-along-song he wrote based on a dream he had.
