And now for something completely unexpected… Here’s a new short film by Chinese multimedia artist Yi Zhou, starring rapper/producer Pharrell Williams. The avant-garde piece, titled “The Ear,” focuses on Pharrell as he casually chops up vegetables… until he realizes that he may have also mysteriously chopped off his ear. From there the film gets even weirder, taking viewers on a journey into the rapper’s ear canal and well.. you’ll just have to see it for yourself (Hey, I told you it was avant-garde). Pharrell isn’t the only big name associated with this piece. Renowned composer Ennio Morricone provided music for the film, and the clothing is from Rick Owens and Pharrell’s own Billionaire Boys Club/Ice Cream line. Check out “The Ear” below:
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[...] year when she teamed up with rapper/producer Pharrell Williams and composer Ennio Morricone on a short film entitled “The Ear.” The avant-garde piece followed Williams as he experienced a flood of emotions and disturbing scenes [...]