Devonté Hynes

Birth : 1985-12-23, Ilford, Essex, England, UK

History

Devonté Hynes (born David Joseph Michael Hynes, 23 December 1985), also known as Blood Orange and formerly Lightspeed Champion, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and director. From 2004 to 2006, Hynes was a member of the band Test Icicles, playing guitar, synth, and occasionally performing vocals. They released one full-length album in 2005. Hynes went on to release two solo studio albums as Lightspeed Champion and subsequently five more as Blood Orange, between 2008 and 2019. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dev Hynes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Profile

Movies

Master Gardener

Music

Narvel Roth is a meticulous horticulturist who is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager Mrs. Haverhill. When she demands that he take on her wayward and troubled great niece, it unlocks dark secrets from a buried violent past.

Passing

Original Music Composer

In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

Mainstream

Original Music Composer

A young woman thinks she’s found a path to internet stardom when she starts making YouTube videos with a charismatic stranger – until the dark side of viral celebrity threatens to ruin them both.

Queen & Slim

Original Music Composer

While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results.

Another America is Possible

Music

In Josh Kline’s three-channel film, Another America is Possible, the sculptor and video artist provides a ritualized glimpse at utopia.

With Him / Best to You / Better Numb

A short film featuring tracks from Blood Orange's third album Freetown Sound.

With Him / Best to You / Better Numb

Editor

A short film featuring tracks from Blood Orange's third album Freetown Sound.

With Him / Best to You / Better Numb

Director

A short film featuring tracks from Blood Orange's third album Freetown Sound.

The Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice

Music

According to the ancient tale, talented musician Orpheus descends to the underworld to retrieve his beloved wife Eurydice, who steps on a poisonous snake and dies after being chased by Aristaeus. Moved by Orpheus’ music, Hades, ruler of the afterlife, allows him to take Eurydice back under one condition. Eurydice is to follow Orpheus while walking out to the light, but he can’t look back otherwise she will return to the land of the dead forever.

Contemporary Color

In the summer of 2015, legendary musician David Byrne staged an event at Brooklyn's Barclays Center to celebrate the art of Color Guard: synchronized dance routines involving flags, rifles, and sabers. Recruiting performers that include the likes of Saint Vincent, Nelly Furtado, Ad-Rock, and Ira Glass to collaborate on original pieces with 10 color guard teams from across the US and Canada, Contemporary Color is a beautifully filmed snapshot of a one-of-a-kind live event.

10 Crosby

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A series of short films following the interconnected lives on Crosby street, New York City.

Market

A short film created by Adam Zhu featuring skaters Genesis Evans & Shawn Powers with music from Wiki, Dev Hynes, Show Me The Body, Sporting Life & Onyx Collective - MARKET, was originally released in January 2016 and unfortunately lost with the Letter Racer YT. It's now recovered and available for your viewing pleasure.

Desire Will Set You Free

Desire Will Set You Free is a feature film that explores life in contemporary Berlin with an often critical and sometimes humorous eye. Based on a true story, the plot follows the relationship of an American writer of Israeli/Palestinian descent and a Russian aspiring artist working as a hustler, offering access to the city's vibrant queer and underground scenes while examining the differences between expatriate and refugee life. Our characters travel through Berlin's layered history and unique subcultural landscape; on their adventures they discover influences and remnants of the Weimar Republic, WWII, the Bowie years, and punk.

Palo Alto

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Shy, sensitive April is the class virgin, torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach Mr. B and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner Teddy. Emily, meanwhile, offers sexual favors to every boy to cross her path — including both Teddy and his best friend Fred, a live wire without filters or boundaries. As one high school party bleeds into the next — and April and Teddy struggle to admit their mutual affection — Fred's escalating recklessness starts to spiral into chaos.

The Wrong Ferarri

A presentation of surreal, somewhat connected images, where Greenster goes through love affairs, game shows and lots and lots of ketamine.