Each year the Los Angeles Film Festival features a program they have titled ‘Eclectic Mix’ which brings together a number of music videos (remember those?) that span style, artists and countries and act almost as a shorts program, with a really good soundtrack (and all on the big screen!) This year marked my third time attending the program for what may have been its strongest showing yet. The theater was notably packed and watching videos from France, Japan, Canada and the United States was not only interesting, it was a lot of fun. I have rounded up my top 8 videos out of the mix that combined great music with interesting or funny narratives and visuals that prove music videos may be a dying medium (“I want my MTV”), but it certainly should not be a forgotten one.

Why Watch? Because it’s children blowing shit up. Some may think that special effects need to be mind-blowing. After all, they keep getting better and better, and they’re meant to show us something amazing with every new innovation. Sure, giant effects can be magical, but sometimes it’s a lot better when they aim solely to be insanely fun. There’s nothing ground-breaking here, but the combination of playful CGI, violence that seems drawn from a children’s book, and a group of underage badasses makes this music video something special. What does it cost? Just 3 minutes of your time. Check out The Greeks for yourself: