Author: Lawrence Peryer

“David Bowie’s Blackstar has been turned into an Instagram miniseries, and the first episode debuted yesterday (February 25). Titled Unbound, the 16-part series features “evocative images inspired by the moods suggested in the album’s music, lyrics and artwork,” and not a “literal, linear narrative,” according to a press release on Bowie’s website. There’s a lot going on in this…

“David Bowie‘s ★ album has been turned into a 16 part Instagram mini-series called Unbound, with the first episode now airing online. InstaMiniSeries is an Instagram channel that produces episodic programmes via short videos uploaded to the social media platform.” – Read more here. 

“Yesterday (25 February) a 16-episode visual interpretation of David Bowie’s ★ (pronounced Blackstar) debuted exclusively on Instagram. Before his death on 10 January 2016, Bowie provided music and images from his last album to InstaMiniSeries, a startup that creates programming for Instagram. The series called Unbound: A ★ InstaMiniSeries was completed in December last year…

“David Bowie is dead, long live David Bowie. His creativity and commitment to reinvention and originality lives on in artists, musicians, and filmmakers the world over. The filmmakers at Instagram’s InstaMiniSeries got the chance to orbit closer to Bowie’s celestial body than most who claim him as inspiration, for a new project called Unbound.” Full article here.

“It appears that the 16-episode saga is going to be as mysterious as the legendary musician was…” – Read the full article here.

“Still missing David Bowie? Us too. But you can now relive his legacy through a series of Instagram videos. Unbound is a web series of 15-second episodes that will air exclusively on Instagram, and it’s based on his last album, Blackstar.” – Full article here.

“Before he passed away, David Bowie approved an Instagram series that will accompany his final album ★ (pronounced Blackstar). The team behind InstaMiniSeries were granted an early listen to the late musician’s 17th record so they could create their own “visual interpretations of his songs, with no limits or preconditions on his part.”” – Read…

“Reviewing a 15-second video because that’s the world we live in now.” – Read the full review here.

“The first vignette from Instagram’s new miniseries Unbound, featuring music from David Bowie’s final album Blackstar, is as enigmatic as you’d expect from such a project. Before his death the British singer provided film-makers with unmediated access to the music and images from the album, with “no limits or preconditions”.” Read more here.