reactions to the work of amos le blanc
industry
shots.net — Laura Thoel, MD, The Sweet Shop Los Angeles
"Amos' work hit me like a sweet punch in the gut. He has his pulse on what's compelling and current and his work is innovative, clever, beautiful and raw."
adobo Magazine — Daniel Ho, MD, The Sweet Shop Asia/MENA
"Amos' work is fresh, unique and beautifully crafted. We believe he is destined for great things."
The One Club — David Chee, ECD Wunderman Thompson Shanghai
"Very entertaining portfolio. The rawness and dark humor in his films made them very compelling to watch."
shots.net — Paul Prince, CEO, The Sweet Shop
"Amos LeBlanc's signing is yet another example of The Sweet Shop's ongoing commitment to developing new and original talent all across the globe."
LBB Online — Wilf Sweetland, Managing Partner, The Sweet Shop
"It's not often you come across a body of work that is so striking for so many different reasons. Amos shows a very strong voice in his work."
shots.net
"The MMVA 'Director of the Year' has managed to build a reputation as one of the pre-eminent up-and-comers to watch thanks to his constant stream of unique, trendsetting, and viral work."
Vision Film Company
"His bold, cinematic style has earned international recognition, including a Cannes Young Director Award (Gold) and MMVA Director of the Year."
press
The Cynical Owl — Thugli "Run This"
"I was left wondering why this was made. A child obviously selling drugs, which was disturbing to see."
The Cynical Owl — Thugli "Run This"
"Using police brutality. The guy was on his stomach and he punched him in the face like twice."
The Cynical Owl — Thugli "Run This"
"What's more disturbing is the scene at the end of the children playing with toy guns, until we see a child with a real gun and it goes to black."
Gizmodo — Thugli "Run This"
"Police brutality and corruption ain't so harmless when the shoe's on the other foot, is it."
Raannt — Keys N Krates "Dum Dee Dum"
"Keys N Krates Trap-Sensualize the Amish."
Dance Music NW — Autoerotique "Asphyxiation"
"Autoerotique Asphyxiation Music Video Goes Viral, Asses Everywhere."
BroBible — Autoerotique "Asphyxiation"
"Hot Chicks Playing a Kinky Dodgeball Game."
Vice — Thugli "Run This"
"Wanton cops, wild kids, guns, and basketball — freaking terrific."
Run The Trap — Thugli "Run This"
"This shit is too hot for the internet."
ThatDrop — Thugli "Run This"
"The cinematography really transports the viewer."
raannt.com — Keys N Krates "Dum Dee Dum"
"Perfection. A hilarious remark at the effects of music on society."
Red Bull — Keys N Krates "Dum Dee Dum"
"Persuading Mennonites to boogie."
RightThisMinute — Autoerotique "Asphyxiation"
"The Sexiest Game of Dodgeball You'll Ever See."
Exclaim! — Young Empires "The Gates"
"Gorgeously cinematic shots of sweeping vistas."
MTV UK — Rudimental "Sun Comes Up"
"Stunning Video."
Kiss FM — Rudimental "Sun Comes Up"
"Guaranteed to make you smile."
CelebMix — Rudimental "Sun Comes Up"
"Absolutely breathtaking visuals... a MASSIVE hit."
youtube
YouTube — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"It sickens me to see a video attempting to make fun of some of the most independent and hard working people on the planet!"
— @mclovinit8639
YouTube — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"He makes the whole village haram."
— @hkn5539
YouTube — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"I really hope they weren't shunned for this!"
— @kylaarmstrong
YouTube — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"These people are NOT amish, if they were, they would ask you to leave and that this kind of music is the devil's work."
— @sarahvincent2305
YouTube · 24 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"Y varios Amish fueron rechazados por su familia luego de aparecer en este video... XD"
— @RESBALIN
YouTube — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"wtf am i seeing"
— @chadbooga8698
YouTube — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"2:38 stop showing your nasty p** Hiyah!"
— @agniksen8507
YouTube — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"WTF!!!!!!!!!!! This is killer!!"
— @MalcolmSmith07
YouTube · 27 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"This came a little too close to a Miley Cyrus video for comfort."
— @JCHolmes14
YouTube — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"Cringe respect videos."
— @alanthonymaagad5051
YouTube · 28 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"There still people like these? I thought 1800 passed long time ago."
— @MasonStoijck
YouTube · 643 likes — Thugli — Run This
"America in 5 minutes."
— @kochin5786
YouTube · 292 likes — Thugli — Run This
"5 year old gangsters. I've seen everything."
— @claytonharbeson8835
YouTube · 11 likes — Thugli — Run This
"Sums up the police in Canada but they're wearing U.S badges. And it's got little kids with guns. Ya know, that's always cool."
— @TheDAZEOFTHESTONED
YouTube · 240 likes — Thugli — Run This
"Lives in America, can't even get mad at people for saying shit about America cause it's true."
— @Nikki-rr1en
YouTube — Thugli — Run This
"nice but bad."
— @Eymen.692.
YouTube · 18 likes — Thugli — Run This
"America at its finest."
— @havocgaming7018
YouTube — Young Empires — The Gates
"Really good song. Too bad god isn't real."
— @yosobro2140
YouTube — Young Empires — The Gates
"I don't know why this song got 105k views and the stupid Miley Cyrus got 700m views."
— @07hu2l819
Dance Music NW — Autoerotique — Asphyxiation
"Autoerotique Asphyxiation Music Video Goes Viral, Asses Everywhere."
BroBible — Autoerotique — Asphyxiation
"Hot Chicks Playing a Kinky Dodgeball Game."
IMDB — Autoerotique — Asphyxiation
Rated 5.1 / 10.
Directors Notes — Autoerotique — Asphyxiation
"Totally NSFW."
YouTube · 236 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"One of the greatest music videos ever. I don't care how much I watch it, it hits me everytime!"
— @ColynBowman
YouTube · 206 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"Video of the year."
— @officialjosha
YouTube · 992 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"If you still watching this after 7 years... you totally a legit."
— @whereismypropics6659
YouTube · 185 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"1:34 when she executes the perfect wave, you know that girl ain't Amish."
— @Dmeech100
YouTube · 62 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"There's no way those last 2 women were actual Amish."
— @mister_stang
YouTube · 5 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"Whoever came up with the idea to have a bunch of Amish dance for a music video is a FUCKING genius."
— @kienang
YouTube · 338 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"A MILLI, A MILLI, A MILLI! Big ups for passing that 1 million mark!"
— @dimmak (Steve Aoki's label)
YouTube · 160 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"This Song Shows How Amish People Can Dance Ten Times Better Than Rae Sremmurd."
— @blanketboii3573
YouTube · 24 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"Completely original and fun to watch."
— @RonZ
YouTube · 142 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"LYRICS: Dum Dee Dum x1000000000000"
— @yeehaw142
YouTube · 194 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"Beat dropped harder than FineBros subscribers."
— @juancarlosjrmaganabarrios3692
YouTube · 7 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"This video just makes me so happy. The thought of bringing music to people who don't ever listen to such things and the joy in their faces."
— @Mrkrpytwitch
YouTube · 48 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"I never knew that the Amish knew how to do the Spongebob dance."
— @marioking983
YouTube · 72 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"The red head is stunning!"
— @joceobregon3034
YouTube · 60 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"Still better dancers than me :("
— @CustomIceCoffee
YouTube · 23 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"The iPod guy will be breaking Amish soon lol."
— @otis123405
YouTube · 11 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"I'm a New Yorker and I live around and am friends with many Amish families. They are a wonderful community, and they love this video."
— @timothyvlasak351
YouTube · 15 likes — Keys N Krates — Dum Dee Dum
"That red head is probably the thot of the town lolol."
— @crazedocc
YouTube · 37 likes — Thugli — Run This
"MAKE THIS A MOVIE PLZ."
— @TheMrHoobs
YouTube · 13 likes — Thugli — Run This
"FINALLY I FOUND THIS MASTERPIECE."
— @karsonbrown6150
YouTube · 37 likes — Thugli — Run This
"GTA San Andreas be like."
— @DEATH_BANDIT
YouTube · 234 likes — Thugli — Run This
"23 Jump Street leaked footage."
— @brandonwalton5808
YouTube · 116 likes — Thugli — Run This
"This is the story of the young and thin Officer Ricky."
— @mikeciccio1963
YouTube · 42 likes — Thugli — Run This
"Police Academy training video... almost certain."
— @BlueEyedDevilHunter
YouTube · 59 likes — Thugli — Run This
"This used to play on Much Music in the mornings when I was growing up, can't believe it's almost been 10 years."
— @ivancorobcov
YouTube · 19 likes — Thugli — Run This
"Would've been better if this were to be an actual movie."
— @RVNSHER
YouTube · 13 likes — Thugli — Run This
"...and by becoming a police officer, he became more criminal than he could ever be. the end."
— @DJTWINKIE
YouTube · 21 likes — Thugli — Run This
"I think this video has a lot deeper meaning than what most perceive."
— @djmemories9632
YouTube · 11 likes — Thugli — Run This
"Not even into this type of music but this video is so tight."
— @thatdopekiddcasper
YouTube · 23 likes — Thugli — Run This
"Still a better love story than Twilight."
— @michaelunderhill5497
YouTube · 17 likes — Thugli — Run This
"For how I see it, the message is the last frame... a kid with a gun."
— @DNT94channel
YouTube · 21 likes — Thugli — Run This
"Damn a new protagonist in GTA 6."
— @mangoman4033
YouTube · 12 likes — Thugli — Run This
"This must be the GTA 6 trailer."
— @arturo5398
YouTube — Thugli — Run This
"They don't make clips as good as they did back in the days."
— @GhostSenseiProductions
YouTube — Thugli — Run This
"One of the best videos I've ever seen!"
— @tetounicus_astartes
YouTube · 11 likes — Thugli — Run This
"THIS KID ASK FOR THE GUN BECAUSE HE KNOW HOW TO USE IT. CRAZY COP."
— @macjudeagbemehia7627
YouTube · 26 likes — Thugli — Run This
"This is How You Play The Realistic Grand Theft Auto Super Deluxe."
— @Momo-iu3un
YouTube · 106 likes — Young Empires — The Gates
"This is the only time I am thankful for YouTube ads or else I would not have discovered this fantastic song."
— @admireurgod
YouTube · 72 likes — Young Empires — The Gates
"These guys make me proud to be Canadian."
— @TheCSC017
YouTube · 10 likes — Young Empires — The Gates
"How does this not have millions of views?!"
— @nicolearsenault380
YouTube · 6 likes — Young Empires — The Gates
"How on earth is there not at least 1 million views to this video. Blown away."
— @GrowthGuided
YouTube · 5 likes — Young Empires — The Gates
"Masterpiece that needs more views."
— @nicholashickey5930
YouTube · 2 likes — Young Empires — The Gates
"Beautiful cinematography and casting choices."
— @graceyjewels7148
YouTube · 3 likes — Young Empires — The Gates
"33k views??? wtf. Both the song and music video are flawless af."
— @spiritedafar
YouTube · 15 likes — Young Empires — The Gates
"Why does every Canadian hit single have low views?"
— @Chris-iy4vr
YouTube · 6 likes — Young Empires — The Gates
"Goodness gracious I haven't heard this song in 5 years. As soon as it got to 1 minute I had goosebumps the size of tennis balls."
— @anonymousdude1232
YouTube · 7 likes — Young Empires — The Gates
"I come back to this on occasion and smile deeply."
— @maxzytaruk8558
YouTube · 6 likes — Young Empires — The Gates
"I had a great time working on this video."
— @macgram1
YouTube · 4 likes — Young Empires — The Gates
"My son is in this video."
— @CherylSalee
YouTube · 24 likes — Young Empires — The Gates
"I see this every morning on TV. This song is one of the best songs I have ever listened to."
— @Tails9016
YouTube · 6 likes — Young Empires — The Gates
"I'm atheist but seriously, this is one of the most beautiful songs I've heard."
— @hiamaranta
RightThisMinute — Autoerotique — Asphyxiation
"The Sexiest Game of Dodgeball You'll Ever See."
SheDoesTheCity — Autoerotique — Asphyxiation
"International attention — including coverage from GQ Magazine."
ThisSongIsSick — Autoerotique — Asphyxiation
"A cast of incredibly hot girls all perfectly synched to the brutal electro banger."
anonymous — Autoerotique — Asphyxiation
"You get it right away, and you love it right away, and you still watch it several times."
YouTube · 881 likes — Rudimental "Sun Comes Up"
"I found this song on my older brother's WhatsApp status, I listened to it and cried... cried so hard until I snapped out of my pain. Its healing power..."
— @Tamaranji43
YouTube · 632 likes — Rudimental "Sun Comes Up"
"WARNING! THIS SONG HAS HEALING POWERS AND MAY MOVE YOU TO CRY!"
— @MrSwaggonten
YouTube · 288 likes — Rudimental "Sun Comes Up"
"The song is pure art and the official video is too, legendary."
— @erifuto2979
YouTube · 3600 likes — Rudimental "Sun Comes Up"
"Rudimental were in my town on my birthday and they played this song at the end and I sang my heart out. What a way to end your birthday at 4AM, when the sun comes up."
— @jasamdjordje
YouTube · 847 likes — Rudimental "Sun Comes Up"
"This song makes me cry because it's deeper than just a song to me."
— @thejerkteam
amos le blanc on his work
The One Club — Young Guns 17
"I try not to think about my style in a recognizable or repetitive way. I want to be forever learning."
The One Club
"Long-format film is the next journey for me. I've been writing scripts for feature films."
The One Club
"My favorite would have to be 'Thugli - Run This,' which I co-directed and wrote with Ohji Inoue."
The One Club — final advice
"Love each other!"