Lea Thompson Puts ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Skills to Use Alongside Tyler Posey in Music Video for Canada’s Riotron (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMichele Amabile Angermiller Lea Thompson has always been at the top of her acting game, but she’s putting her experience competing on season 19 of “Dancing With the Stars” to use in a new music video.
Featured alongside Tyler Posey (of MTV’s ‘Teen Wolf’ series), the clip for Canadian electro-pop artist Riotron, “Life Is What We’re Living,” was directed by Alissa Torvinen, who also helmed the camera for award-winning videos by Phoebe Bridgers, Pink and Black Eyed Peas, as well as Melanie Martinez’s “K-12” feature film, which boasts 100 million views on YouTube.The video, which can be viewed above, follows the emotional story of a man who has recently lost his mother, and is struggling to deal with their unresolved complicated relationship. “The song was inspired by a good friend who lost his mother to cancer,” said Riotron’s Jeff Fettes. “He was devastated but eventually found peace and even inspiration in her continued ‘presence’ in his life.
He inherited this incredible sense of urgency about living. Death turned into life in a way that I found so beautiful. The video is a metaphor for his journey through the stages of grief, from denial and anger all the way to acceptance and hope.”The tale is told through a choreographed, lyrical interpretation that gives Thompson the opportunity to show off her moves.“When I heard Jeff’s song, I immediately fell in love with it,” said the actress. “It was so haunting and yet hopeful.
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