세상과 동떨어진 깊은 숲속에서 평화로운 삶을 살아가고 있던 ‘레드’(니콜라스 케이지)와 그의 연인 ‘맨디’(안드레아 라이즈보로). 어느 날 우연히 ‘맨디’는 사이비 종교 집단의 교주 ‘제레미아’(라이너스 로체)의 눈에 띄게 되어 납치당하고, 그의 말을 거역했다는 이유로 ‘레드’의 눈앞에서 잔혹하게 살해당한다. 끔찍한 현장, 죽음의 위기에서 간신히 살아남은 ‘레드’는 ‘맨디’를 희생시킨 자들의 정체를 찾아 나선다. 살리고 싶었지만 살릴 수 없었고, 보고 싶지만 다신 볼 수 없는 사랑하는 여인을 위해 ‘레드’는 ‘검은 해골단’이라는 단 하나의 단서를 가지고 처절하고 잔혹한 복수를 시작한다.
Death Cab for Cutie presents: Directions, an innovative anthology of 11 short films inspired by each song on the band's acclaimed album Plans. Every song was directed by a different director and includes 2 bonus videos of unreleased songs. The unprecedented collection came about as the brainchild of otaku-house, the production company owned and run by childhood friends Nick Harmer, bassist for Death Cab for Cutie, and video director Aaron Stewart-Ahn. They saw the opportunity to enlist a variety of talented young artists to each make a short film set to a Death Cab song, without the constraints of the traditional music video- no arbitrary performance footage, the band themselves would not appear in the films. The ultimate goal was to create a series of small films that worked together as both individual pieces of art and as a unified whole.
Led by a group dynamic that embraces experimentation even as it celebrates classic pop and folk forms, The Decemberists are firmly established as a completely original happening in the world of contemporary indie rock. This DVD captures the band in the midst of their rise to prominence with a live recording of a performance at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon on November 4, 2005.
