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'U2 - “Every Breaking Wave” Promotional Release'.

Colin Glen Forest Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

New Lodge Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Olympia Drive, Runnymede Parade, and Donegall Road, Belfast, Ireland.

Lead Cast: Josh Thompson, Emily Lamey, Jay Andrews, Rory McDonald-Watson, Oran French, Corey McKinlay, Aaron Lynch, Alan Gildea, Seamus O Hara Nicole Kearnyĭigital Effects Artist: Darran Nicholson at Framestore Ha ha!” Video Shooting LocationsĮxecutive Producers: Sally Campbell, Tim Nash, Tash Tan They got this thing with all these explosions. When they watched the video they said: ‘We thought we were getting Grease and we got Apocalypse Now.’ They thought they were going to get this happy romance. It created a bit of a fracas on the street. I went off and made this film in Belfast. I think that’s what bands who have longevity do,” she says. McArdle spoke to the Irish Times about the video in 2018, and how she was a bit wary of accepting the project.“They have been around a long time but they still keep their eyes and their ears open.

It’s a perfect little gem of a romance movie.” She drifts between the reality of friends and first love into fantasy so effortlessly and romantically. She captured that feeling and size of life of being a teenager and of first love so well. Spike Jonze, commenting on the longer film version said, “I was really taken with this film.

Aoife chose west Belfast in the same period, as it was the neighborhood that was so formative to her,” he said. “The Aoife McArdle short film expands on the theme of Songs of Innocence which was largely rooted in our experience growing up in the early eighties in Dublin. She’s ok however, and Sean and Sandra help a wounded soldier to his feet at the end of the video. Sandra goes to visit him, and at the same time a bomb goes off leaving the street outside the home in ruins. Sean’s father is later taken and he is seen ripping up posters and getting involved with a group of men with guns. We then see them dancing in the woods, swimming together, and falling in love. The edit starts with scenes in a club in the early 80s where a crowd surfing girl sees a green eyed boy. The video includes voice overs from the characters in the film. Akin to Romeo and Juliet, the two teens fall in love amidst ongoing strife in their hometown, trying to overcome the odds.” Sandra is played by Emily Lamey. One summary of the video explains, “The short tells the tale of two teenagers of opposing religions – a Catholic boy called Sean (Josh Thompson) and his love interest, a Protestant girl from the Shankill. The video is set against the turmoil of Belfast in the early 1980s, where McArdle grew up and follows two young people, one Catholic and one Protestant, who fall in love during the Troubles. Here is is edited down to 04:38 for the video. The entire film ran 13:17 in length and used music from “The Troubles” by U2, and “Alternate Ulster” by Stiff Little Fingers, as well as “Every Breaking Wave”. On the 17th and 18th the street shots were completed. On the second day indoor filming was done. The first days shooting was outdoor scenes at night in and near Colin Glen Forest Park. The video was filmed in and around Belfast. U2 were not present for the video shoot, nor do they appear in the video. The short film was shot in Belfast, Northern Ireland over four days, December 15 – 18, 2014. This shorter, edited version of the film by Aoife McArdle served as the video for the song “Every Breaking Wave”. (Due to U2's current YouTube refresh not all videos are available at this time, and we will be waiting on replacement of some of these videos.) Videos are not hosted on, if you find a broken link, or a video unavailable in your region, please report it to us. 'Every Breaking Wave' (Music Video Edit) Links to Video

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