UNBOUND: A★INSTAMINISERIES
In Autumn 2015, the producers of UNBOUND were given unique pre-release access to the music from ★ (pronounced ‘Blackstar’), the 28th studio album by cultural legend and icon David Bowie.
The result of their work with Bowie’s material is UNBOUND: A ★ InstaMiniSeries. The first of 16 episodes premiered Thursday, February 25, 2016 at instagram.com/instaminiseries with new episodes debuting at 8PM Eastern each subsequent Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
UNBOUND: A★ InstaMiniSeries takes its audience on a journey of evocative images inspired by the moods suggested in the album’s music, lyrics and artwork. The series is propelled by a focus on this visual interpretation of the ★ album as opposed to a literal, linear narrative. Each episode of the series, designed with a global audience in mind, captures the imaginations of all who experience it and continues to spur endless speculation and discussion of meaning, metaphor and intention.
With his enduring legacy as a savvy observer and pioneering user of emerging technology and media, Bowie saw in InstaMiniSeries an exciting new platform to explore interpretation of and storytelling within his music. Stopping short of an artistic collaboration, Bowie instead opened the doors last fall to the UNBOUND creative team and provided them advance, unmediated access to the music and images from ★ thus allowing them to create their own visual interpretations of the songs, with no limits or preconditions on his part.
David Bowie has always been about reinvention over repetition. Remarkably honest and passionate in his work, his innovations have informed UNBOUND as it transforms a social media platform into a creative outlet.
Lawrence Peryer, Producer of UNBOUND, said upon release: “In light of recent events, this project has taken on new significance for all of us – cast and crew. We are very happy to be bringing a new creative work to David’s fan worldwide at a time when a focus on his music and art is much-needed.”
UNBOUND won “Best Film” at the Austin Arthouse Film Festival in 2018.