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“Helium”: American fantasy, hyperreal

YDA Silver

7 September 2026 The Chainsmokers, Anna Sofia · Dir. Alex Acy · Bodey

Alex Acy’s hyperreal take on American idealism for The Chainsmokers and Anna Sofia, produced end to end by Bodey. Silver for music video at the Young Director Award 2026.

Still from The Chainsmokers “Helium”
Still: The Chainsmokers, Anna Sofia “Helium”, AI re-angled
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Plays from the creator’s own upload on YouTube. Open on YouTube

Alex Acy directed “Helium” for The Chainsmokers and Anna Sofia (Columbia, August 2025). Directors’ Library describes a hyperreal visual playing on tropes of American culture, idealism and fantasy; Bodey produced and handled edit, colour and VFX. The video took Silver in the music video category at the Young Director Award 2026.

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