King Rat by Modest Mouse
2009
King Rat by Modest Mouse
2009
Heath Ledger directed this animated music video for 'King Rat' by Modest Mouse. The video's concept of a whale hunting people was designed to raise awareness about the practice of whale hunting.
The video was completed after Ledger's death. A title card at the end reads 'This began with our friend, a great defender of life, and was completed in his spirit'.
Notes by Beth Taylor
Heath Ledger directed this animated music video for 'King Rat' by Modest Mouse. The video's concept of a whale hunting people was designed to raise awareness about the practice of whale hunting.
The video was completed after Ledger's death. A title card at the end reads 'This began with our friend, a great defender of life, and was completed in his spirit'.
Notes by Beth Taylor
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