The influence of Deren's "Meshes of the Afternoon" cannot be estimated. These music videos borrow explicitly from the imagery of that pioneering film.
The original video for Milla Jovovich's "Gentleman Who Fell" (1994) is quite obscure, since the second, more conventional, video is better known.
Not sure what it was about 1994 that made everyone watching Deren films! But here's Kristin Hersh with "Your Ghost" (1994).
The mirror-faced spectres seem to have a life of their own, making guest appearances in some unlikely places.
Yeasayer: "Ambling Alp" (2009)
Janelle Monáe: "Tightrope" (2010)
