Before he passed away, the late, great David Bowie approved an Instagram series that will accompany his final album, Blackstar. The team behind the InstaMiniSeries were granted an early listen to Bowie’s 17th record so they could create their own “visual interpretations of his songs, with no limits or preconditions on his part”
Blackstar was released days before David Bowie’s death
Rollin Stone reports that the idea of the InstaMiniSeries is to take the audience “on a journey of evocative images inspired by the moods suggested in the albums music, lyrics and artwork. Each episode of the series is sure to capture the imaginations of all who experience it and will undoubtedly lead to endless speculation and discussion of meaning, metaphor and intention.”
A still from the Blackstar video – image by Johan Renck
There will be 16 episodes of the MiniSeries entitled Unbound: A ★ InstaMiniSeries with new episodes posted every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The series will star actress Patricia Clarkson and Rookie Magazine founder Tavi Gevinson. The writer and producer of the series told Rolling Stone “David Bowie was a trailblazer, not just in the world of music, but in the art of storytelling, whether it through lyrics, melodies, film, theatre or mythical persona he never fails to transcend WHAT WAS and set the tone – and the bar – for what CAN BE. As storytellers and music lovers, who better for us to be inspired by than David Bowie?” The first episode of the series will premier tomorrow, and you can watch the trailer below.
