Dominic Mercurio
WRITER. DIRECTOR. EDITOR. MUSICIAN.
Dominic Mercurio
WRITER. DIRECTOR. EDITOR. MUSICIAN.
ABOUT
Dominic Mercurio is an award-winning San Francisco based filmmaker and musician. His video work has premiered on Billboard, FADER, PopMatters, The Bay Bridged, and has been featured at SFMOMA. Far Away and Long Ago, a stunning one-take music video he directed, won multiple awards at film festivals across the country including Best Music Video at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival.
Far Away and Long Ago and his other recent music videos, Be Brave (Best Music Video at SFFFF 2018) We Are Not Ourselves (NYC Independent Film Festival 2017 Official Selection) and Flames & Figures (Portland Music Video Festival 2017 Official Selection) are focused writer-director-editor visions that deeply intertwine visuals and music to create narrative music videos bursting with vibrant off-kilter characters and surreal nightmarish imagery.
Outside of film, he plays drums in the Oakland-based band Foxtails Brigade. He has played at major venues and festivals across San Francisco and beyond; such as The Fillmore, Great American Music Hall, El Rey Theatre, Noise Pop, and SXSW.
Born and raised in the SF Bay Area, Dominic has a B.S. in Digital Film and Video Production from the Art Institute of California – San Francisco.
FEATURED WORK
MUSIC VIDEOS. SHORT FILMS. LIVE PERFORMANCE.
FEATURED WORK
MUSIC VIDEOS. SHORT FILMS. LIVE PERFORMANCE.
Contact
Contact
contact me at dominicmercurio@gmail.com
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“[We Are Not Ourselves] screams cute with its wall of guinea pig portraits and ‘50s all-American girl wardrobe... until you see the blood and dark magic and the question-raising gift box... Drummer Dominic Mercurio does double duty as director of the music video... It’s a modern day Grimms’ fairytale of a doppelganger’s ability to dupe even those closest to you, complementing the song’s orchestral pop peppered with flashes of yelping and chaos.”
“Beautiful, soulful, and just a little otherworldly. There’s a tight simplicity at the core of both this song [Flames and Figures] and its video: a voice, a woman, an empty room, piano notes spiraling upward.”
“Combining cheeky Americana imagery (like a fanatically distorted depiction of “Leave It to Beaver”) with a touch of Dostoevsky’s eerie novella “The Double,” [We Are Not Ourselves] is a frightening and fascinating descent into the murderous thoughts and deadly fantasies normally suppressed by the stiflingly artificial veneer of everyday life. It’s the id run amok, finally unrestrained by the petty chains of morality and conscience. If the video doesn’t freak you out too much, you’ll definitely enjoy the dark comedy and bitter playfulness of it all.”
“[We Are Not Ourselves is] a Vincent Price meets Tim Burton world of chilling horror and bloodcurdling macabre...It’s OK if you need to watch with your hands covering your eyes.”
“If a young Stanley Kubrick had directed a version of Alice In Wonderland it would probably look a lot like the new music video for Foxtails Brigade’s latest single “Far Away And Long Ago”. The creepy scenery and horrific, faceless socialites are the perfect match for the song’s warped orchestral sonics and dreamy vocals. Filmed in one shot in a crazy-looking mansion, this is a video that demands multiple viewings.”
“Watching the music videos for “We Are Not Ourselves” and “Far Away and Long Ago,” [Foxtails Brigade] keeps you hooked with stunning set design, creative storytelling and a certain darkness reflected both in the lyrics and the visuals themselves.”
“Before finding Dominic, we worked with several videographers. Hands-down Dominic is the best videographer we’ve worked with. Since joining us 3+ years ago he has produced over 900 videos. Dominic can do everything from script writing, directing, shooting, lighting, editing, and more. His work has made our product more understandable and approachable to our customers.”
Written + Directed + Edited by Dominic Mercurio
WINNER
-Best Music Video at SF Frozen Film Festival 2018
OFFICIAL SELECTION
-Hidden Film Festival 2019
-Richmond International Film Festival 2018
-Portland Unknown Film Festival 2018
-Drunken Film Fest: Oakland 2018
-Roxie Mixtape 2017
-International Music Video Underground 2017