Runaway (2010 film)

Runaway
Promotional poster
Directed byKanye West
Screenplay byHype Williams
Story byKanye West
Produced byJonathan Lia
Starring
CinematographyKyle Kibbe
Edited by
  • Peter Johnson
  • Derek Lee
Music byKanye West
Release date
  • October 5, 2010 (2010-10-05)
Running time
35 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Runaway is a 2010 American musical short film directed by Kanye West.[1]

It serves as the music video for a compilation of songs from West's album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, released that same year. It is inspired by other musical films such as Purple Rain, Pink Floyd – The Wall and Michael Jackson's Thriller and painters Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse.[2] Directors Federico Fellini and Stanley Kubrick as well as fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld are also direct inspirations.[3][4][5] The film depicts a romantic relationship between a man and a half-woman, half-phoenix, and is set to music by West from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

  1. ^ Concepcion, Mariel (October 7, 2010). "Kanye West Premieres 35-Minute-Long 'Runaway' Video In London". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Gil (October 7, 2010). "Kanye West Screens 'Runaway' In London". MTV.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
  3. ^ Tucker, Ken (October 23, 2010). "Kanye West and 'Runaway' music film, a review: Arty, sweet, shrewd, sexy. Good music, too". Entertainment Weekly. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  4. ^ Rodriguez, Jayson (October 20, 2010). "Kanye West Compares 'Runaway' Film To 'Flashing Lights' Video". MTV News. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  5. ^ Muhammad, Latifah (October 22, 2010). "Kanye West Looked to Karl Lagerfeld for Film's Inspiration". The Boombox. AOL. Retrieved October 25, 2010.