Showcase: the ultimate Melbourne music clip?

Via Paul Kelly, Michael Leunig, the Cathedral Arcade and a grey, grey roofscape, one music clip hunts for the soul of Melbavostok.
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The Nicholas Building, erected with Aspro money by the family in 1926 with elements of the Chicago Style. Image: Dean on Flickr.

Courtney Barnett’s latest clip was directed by cartoonist Michael Leunig’s son Sunny Leunig, which is probably accidental but already makes this moment iconic, and it almost has the whimsy of Mr Curly, with Magda Szubanski badly in need of a direction-finding duck. 

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.