Purchase “High School Never Ends” Here: http://bit.ly/2kZIPNm The video for “High School Never Ends,” the lead single from Mykki Blanco’s as-yet-unannounced new album, is a Shakespearean tragedy of sorts. Directed by Matt Lambert, it tells a non-linear Romeo and Juliet-like tale, replacing “fair Verona” with scenic rural Germany. The video was produced by Iconoclast in collaboration with The FADER and !K7, and it’s debuting above. The new clip, which was filmed gorgeously by Control cinematographer Martin Ruhe, is a heartbreaking story about outsiders—in this case, queer ones. Similar to stories about forbidden romance, it ends with unspeakable violence. It’s all set against Mikky’s string-heavy new track, which was produced by and features Woodkid. According to Mykki Blanco and Matt Lambert, the powerful “High School Never Ends” video is also about the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe. “It never once overtly comments on orientation or race, but only ideas of ‘us’ and 'them,’“ said Lambert. “I had once thought Europe was my safe haven from American white supremacy, and how wrong I became,” Mykki Blanco added. Subscribe to Mykki Blanco https://www.youtube.com/user/mykkiblanco Subscribe now for more The FADER http://bit.ly/XPZVfG Read the FADER: http://bit.ly/2kM9KRT Follow the FADER on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefader Like the FADER on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/11JaNSJ Follow the FADER on Tumblr: http://bit.ly/xerObW Director: Matt Lambert Director of Photography: Martin Ruhe Editor: Elena Lustig Bromund Art Director: Marie Patzer Costume Design: Larissa Bechtold Make Up: Jana Kalgajeva Make Up SFX: Julia Grieshaber Hair Artist: Sara Matthiasson Executive Producer: Nils Schwemer Executive Producer: Matt Lambert Executive Producer: Robert Semmer Executive Producer: Joseph Patel Producer: Jannis Birsner Producer: Alexander Geppert Assistant Director: Julian Feuerstacke Production Assistant: Josefa Knippers Behind The Scenes DOP: Lukas Keuchel Gaffer: Richard Nitsche Bestboy: Christian Kuschmitz Key Grip: Olando Grübel Focus Puller: Oliver Moron Clapper Loader: Jonas Maintz Data Wrangler: Dennis Helm Sound Technician: Tobias Müller Art Director’s Assistant: Jakob Lauter Costume Design Assistant: Luka Mues Wig Manufacturer: Marc Rieke Base Manager: Denny Hahnfeldt Development Assistant: Luca Fuchs Driver/Runner: Philip Nelz Driver/Runner: Jakob Jürgensohn Driver/Runner: Justus Toussaint Block Service: Bauhoff Freyenstein Catering: 1055 Mobile Kitchen Post-Production Supervisor: Kadir Alkan Sound Design and Composition: Dennis Beckmann Color Grading: Philipp Orgassa Featuring: Mykki Blanco, Tobias Kagelind, Emanuel Schiller, Mac Folkes, Lukas Berglund, Mabo Proksch, Markus Bachmann, Negroma, Nicolas Endlicher, Sarah Johnson, Jan Schekauski Special Thanks to: Andreas Teichner @ Vantage, Arri Mitte, The City of Freyenstein, Car Motion Service

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