Kin (2012)
To whom it may concern.
Genre : Music
Runtime : 45M
Director : Robin Kempe-Bergman
Synopsis
A collection of music videos by iamamiwhoami set to music from the album Kin which, when played in a certain order, form a narrative.
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.
Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. However pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.
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A collection of music videos by iamamiwhoami set to music from the album Kin which, when played in a certain order, form a narrative.
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