Molly Schiot Interview
Molly Schiot has got spunk, style, energy and direction. Molly Schiot makes witty films, commercial videos, videos for fun, beautiful drawings and art for all. She appears to be a fabulous person to know. Check it …
Reasons you may know Molly Schiot:
- Molly was listed in this years 40 under 40 for The Advocate (1 of only 13 women).
- Molly made the out100 list for out.com, alongside people like Wanda Sykes and Cyndi Lauper.
- She directed a music video for The Raveonettes with Cass Bird for a Dr. Martens 50 year anniversary series.
Why might someone know Molly Schiot? “You saw me on the Megatron at a GNR concert at The Boston Garden.”
Where are you as you are answering these questions? “In the cleanest and neatest apartment in Soho that belongs to an old Japanese man.”
What is the most unique thing about your dog Maddy? “She has the need to engage in certain rituals and repetitive behaviors to reduce her anxiety.”
If you could bring back any celebrity from the dead to photograph them, who would it be and what would the concept be for the shoot? “I think Shirley Chisholm. She is a huge inspiration to me and the concept would have to just grow organically.”
How many tattoos do you have? What is your favorite one? “I have 5. It’s my family tree through portraits.”
Photo Credit: Cass Bird
What are three artists that you think we should look out for in 2011? “Cass Bird. Warpaint. Pieter Hugo.”
What is overrated right now? What is underrated? “Overrated, those guys that wear blazers and no socks and weird flat pointy shoes and shorts that are too tight and unflattering. Underrated would have to be Light Asylum. The woman sings like Ian Curtis and Joan Armatrading.”
What is your go-to snack of inspiration? What is your go-to song for inspiration? “Snack would be coffee. Go-to song ‘In The Air Tonight’ by Phil Collins.”
What is a painful noise to you? “A bus that makes that painful SSSSSS noise. I think it’s air being released from breaks. It hurts me.”
What do you have hanging on the walls of your bedroom? “Nothing.”
What commercial was released this year that you were like “damn, I wish I could take credit for that”? “Cadbury EYEBROWS by Tom Kuntz.”
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What piece of your work would you say best represents who you are? “I love the new Doc Martens piece. It’s romantic and vague.”
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For Dr. Martens 50th Anniversary, The Raveonettes cover The Stone Roses ‘I Wanna Be Adored’. The music video is directed by Cass Bird & Molly Schiot. You can download the track FREE here.
What is something you want the internet to know about you? “It doesn’t need to know any more then it already does!”
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To get your full dosage of Molly Schiot visit her website for more of her creative work.
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sweet interview. Light asylum were supposed to be playing our night in Vancouver tonight!!! curse you !!! for stealing them as your opening band.