Watch Mac DeMarco Play God in Zia Anger’s My Last Film

Zia Anger is a filmmaker who has directed music videos for Angel Olsen, Jenny Hval, Maggie Rogers, and others. In 2015, her short film My Last Film premiered at the 53rd New York Film Festival. It stars Lola Kirke (Gone Girl, Mistress America), Kelly Rohrbach, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Cavadias, and Mac DeMarco, who plays God. He has no lines, but he runs someone over with a van.

The film is now available outside of screenings for the first time. It is showing in theaters as part of Memory Presents: Program No. 2. My Last Film is also available online, and Anger is encouraging viewers to make a donation to the American Civil Liberties Union. In a statement, she said, “if you have arrived here for a cathartic experience please consider a donation to the ACLU instead.” Watch My Last Film below, and scroll down for Anger’s statement about Mac DeMarco’s involvement; donate to the ACLU here.

Among the videos Anger has directed are Mitski’s “Your Best American Girl” and Jenny Hval’s “Conceptual Romance.” The visuals placed at Nos. 23 and 19, respectively, on Pitchfork’s “The Best Music Videos of 2016.”

Mac DeMarco recently announced a new album: This Old Dog is out May 5 via Captured Tracks. Read our new interview “Mac DeMarco on His Chill New Album, This Old Dog” on the Pitch.

Zia Anger:

I was playing with the idea of never ending cycle of stereotypical Williamsburg white girl replacing a stereotypical Williamsburg white girl. Each one plays the role the one before them dreamed up. Before Kelly Rohrbach’s character is killed she says she wants a part where she asks ‘god’ why this is happening to her. I thought the most god-like person (for these girls) would either be a casting agent or Mac. Mac and I are good friends and he was a good sport, so I cast him as god.

Watch Jenny Hval’s Zia Anger-directed “Innocence Is Kinky” video, via Pitchfork.tv:

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