SOFLES | WAYFARER

One continuous shot following graffiti writer Sofles on a wander through Melbourne.
This video was made possible to an amazing group of people, who came together to help us celebrate and pay homage to the Collingwood and Fitzroy area of Melbourne. Our goal was to create one continuous drone shot, captured in one take. The amazing team from Swarm UAV pulled it off.
Here you have the result, along with words by the brilliant poet and author Omar Musa.
Original soundtrack by Erin McKimm.
Thanks to all the artists who came down to be a part of this video, the support team of assistants, Easey's, Everfresh Studio and everyone else who makes Collingwood such an amazing place.
Directed by Selina Miles selinamiles.com
Featuring Sofles sofles.com
Aerial Cinematography by Swarm UAV swarmuav.com.au
Music by Erin McKimm erinmckimm.com/
Spoken Word by Omar Musa omarmusaqbn/

[@exowelle]

holy shit is that city awesome

[@seanharris7703]

Melbourne g

[@mileswoodhead2534]

ruining real graff

[@theamazingmopel1]

MILES WOODHEAD wtf is wrong with you sofles is a graffiti legend

[@bennyrest9122]

yeaaaaaa collingwood

[@bennyrest9122]

yeaaaaaa collingwood

[@imakemusicplaylists9399]

After alll thies years I still come back to this ❤️

[@kennstenicht7799]

look at the streets this town is a paradise

[@GMDAtlas]

i fucking know right.. i just want my city like that, that's a real paradise, France is really bad at graffitis..

[@bailsombre4523]

c'est normal mec l'australie bride beaucoup moins voir pas du tout les graffeurs j'avais vu un article sur ça ... alors que les lois francaises sont bcp plus strict

[@GMDAtlas]

StreeKy ouais je sais bien mais voilà vu que les lois sont sévères bah les graffeurs vont autre part ou alors ne graffent plus tout simplement, c'est vraiment dommage

[@bailsombre4523]

faut faire avec malheureusement !

[@potatogod2529]

i think if this is in australia, it could be melbourne, i heard they had like a whole legal graffiti town

[@MrSatcommer]

Anytime I feel down, like truly down we can return here for alchemy, graceful leadership and stunning murals. One of the hall of fame videos of all time. After all these years!

[@Sam-un3nb]

Same 😊

[@DaveVargas90012]

Yup!!⚠️⚠️🏁☝🏽💜🕊

[@strangersound]

Drones are taking cinematography into a new era. It used to take entire teams, cranes, and a lot of money to get these type of shots until now. The transition shot from street level, to boom, to overhead, in one clean shot with no edit...that used to take three camera teams, a crane, a helicopter/pilot, and at least three edits to put this shot together. (2:47)

[@joekillthebeat]

yo that apartment in the end with the train carts was just maaad cool! dream place

[@seanharris7703]

It's a restaurant

[@brianmanchester4947]

+Sean Harris what is it called?

[@downforanything1265]

+Poverty iys called easys burgers

[@bennyrest9122]

easeys burger

[@iridiumFalcon]

Not only is SOFLES a great artist, He has the abillity to make bikes appere out of nowhere!

[@DeeMEC]

I think I saw NOST more than SOFLES on the walls in this vid

[@karlmate5935]

+Dylan Klebold Mayo

[@dwarfsview]

@@karlmate5935 I got a tattoo from mayo g

[@danlaws7556]

Nost is a real street writer, KZbin is taking raw elements from graffiti.

[@thomasmatsui6898]

plot twist this videos actually about how much NOST gets up

[@dwarfsview]

Nost the boss

[@jhonnysjipandfishhop6198]

No it’s not it’s about sofles ?

[@studiom968]

Amazing video, great shots, unbelievable artwork, and beautiful spoken-word. A lot of effort was put into this and it really show, this was very well put together, and the passion shines through every inch of it. A bunch of people doing what they love, and coming together to make something bigger than themselves. truly inspiring. Daps to everyone and anyone involved.

[@lefunghi6151]

My thoughts but packed into a well written comment! Props dude!

[@luccaferrarese6479]

You remember when we first came to the city don't you? We all found ourselves here Searching for that secret ingredient, That hidden thing we hoped might turn gutter into gold, Base into noble. Weak limbs and wavering voices into something everlasting. A story Bigger Than Us. You remember don't you? We went racing down the streets together Like hot metal, Mercury, Quicksilver All of us bucket bomb back chatters, Bloody face baby ballers, King makers and street corner chemists, School of Hard Knocks academics, Nerd boys, sick cunts, 3AM romantics or so-called saints. You remember don’t you? The streets confused us, Followed us, Led us, Swallowed us, Spit us out, Clever old tricksters. Just when we thought we knew them, They rolled themselves up again. Unscrolled the next day, Different arrangements of letters and light. Letters and light. Letters and light. This was the way our lives were spent. Colours named precisely, Precisely because they were unnameable Spectrums and schemes conjured out of wreckless dreamings On canvas and brick, The walls of skin and the drapery of hair. We, the hunters, The chasers, The chased, With P-plate badges Leaping over train station gates We screamed our stories to the city Saying ‘Answer me, answer me!’ Becoming tired and lonely Hungry, naked and terrified Spinning Spinning like a broken compass Spinning I remember when i first met you You were shaking up vials and cans. Dripping words into cylinders and test tubes, Purifying the fiendish dirty elements, Speaking rhymitchally in secret syphers Round table meeting of characters with far-fetched visions Loves Loathings and unmapped paths I learned to wash my hands and feet in the spaces between things Memories, Missions, Landmarks, Streets, Bodies, Heartbreaks, After all these years, I still call your name. Racing again like a thing conjured from fire, Wondering if you hear me saying all the things I meant to, like, Like, if I couldn't trust me, Then how could i trust you? I’ve faced to many polite brush offs and ‘fuck yous’. Too many cocaine sunrises that pulse like a quantise drum. Too many journalists with bloody shirt fronts and airports that blur into one. Cities where the bird of paradise plumes in a syringe And the pills fall like fresh rain. The ferocity of a boy who writes a eulogy for the father who still lives. Of the flag with no land, The land with no flag. The border that’s had its back broken again, And again and again. The ferocity of a last kiss, I meant to say it all. I meant to remind you of the thing that flowed beneath And what to call it. That thing, blood thing, That alchemy. That thing that dervish dances between us. That pushes and pulls, Making a continuum of all that is. That induces us into some kind of trance, Some holy dance. So call it into being. Call it alchemy. When the lowest moment becomes the most glorious harmony. When the scene is unseen. When the morning star illuminates a waking dream. The homeless man takes soda cans, bent spoons and empty chip packets and creates a mosaic. When driftwood takes the shape of forces hurtling down a beach When you pluck the spearhead from your chest And use it to inscribe love letters in long Taro leaf. When that little girl made paddle pop stick propellers To send a wish flicker flame skyward. When that baby left on the steps becomes a Statesman. When a beat-head dances those fingers over the pads, Chopping the sample just right. When you’re with your fam, Freestyling in a vacant lot. Blue stoned dust and voice And the tip of that J turns into a burning branch to put out the eye of the cyclops. They call it alchemy. When the light shon exactly behind your hair, Each strand incan-destined to something so rare And i promised. I strung 60 of my heartbeats into a necklace for you. One for every breath we take in a minute. That moment lasted less than a second, But at least we dwelled in it. We call it alchemy. When we call forth all our courage. Courage enough to learn. Courage enough to endure. Courage enough when the faceless shows its golden face and the final bell tolls And we walk arm in arm With every person we’ve ever met Over the last, Lamplit, Mile.

[@michaelfairgrieve3429]

Legend, thanks.

[@illslang7798]

So beautiful

[@florianschneider2241]

Thanks man!

[@ZarkOner]

dope vid sofles, everything is great ! the drone pilot is really good also

[@CANControlGRAFFITI]

I actually thought the drone "pilot" was a lil sloppy..

[@ZarkOner]

+CAN Control I would have killed the drone tryin flyin it

[@ScizGraffiti]

+CAN Control well don't forget, they've gotta get in those narrow alleys and such

[@ScizGraffiti]

wow. imagine how much quicker painting would be if we could all use both hands at the same time. lol too sick man

[@dailyyy_]

Fill ins😁

[@kxldv]

NOST,BEEF and SHANKS are my favourite Melbourne Writers I always see them when I got to Melbourne

[@IGELUNO]

Selina Miles is awesome !!!

[@hanslee7037]

greatest graff city in Australia! long live Sofles, Nost is next King. up Fitzroy! Long live the tag!

[@rileyhawkins365]

Totally fucking agree, painted with nost once it was a fucking hectic night

[@rileyhawkins365]

Use to right Rash but got caught now right Breker

[@HDLogging1]

I always saw Greco I think on eastern train line heading out His work looked good also

[@innocentskater55]

THE WORLD IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF ANOTHER WAYFAER

[@cornernsw6032]

Awesome, Greets from Germany :).

[@n0ze878]

+Corner NSW haha krasses video wa

[@cornernsw6032]

+N0ZE Ja schon ganz nice :D

[@DaveVargas90012]

Wow i just found this....amazing just so freaking fantastic...Sofles is a piece of work...I love this graffiti game!

[@kadriauvaart7617]

Great music....great words.....great street art. News report gave you great publicity!

[@MP2kWhiteEagle]

That's awesome guys ! Where could we find the music please ?

[@justind71]

channel nine news brought me here!

[@urmommaahugehoe]

is it on youtube?

[@justind71]

Kult FTG huh? you're on youtube bro!

[@urmommaahugehoe]

+JD that not what I ment lol I was asking is the news report on here haha

[@justind71]

Kult FTG haha nah I dont think so I saw it on the tv the day I posted it, funnily enough it was on the news yesterday here that the police are clamping down on overseas famous grafitti artists that come to Melbourne to do their work!

[@urmommaahugehoe]

+JD oh ok kinda sucks because Melbourne looks awesome with all the art everywhere

[@allennasty3cw897]

Graffiti is an artful of letters in light, colorful skinz, background, infinite, wildstyle, arrows between spaces in through sicodelick pastels, Top to bottom whole cars, roof tops ,artful infusion to create a wonder of your own imagination, The scent of the spray , And the wall explodes with color, Graffiti all over the world here to stay, New York City and the beginning of it all. Inspirational ART.

[@YumeOwArt]

This place is pretty awesome. And yeah new sofles video, always amazing what sofles creates

[@fancyscum3934]

. traaains on the roof top , maan you are great

[@rulesR4foolz]

one could easily ask; is melbourne abandoned? i know it's obviously not, but damn this video is eery with no one but writers doing their thing ! good vid

[@you-know-who5972]

art is a magical thing. there is dumb cunts in this country trying there best to stop graff tho. when will they stop wasting taxpayers money and realize graff is life and will never die.

[@bsgrjsbrsqdbarj3900]

Adam Flint not sure how that's relevant but ok

[@Lemmy_fenriz]

That's Melbourne ita beautiful fucking place💯

[@tristanarcelona]

How do you know the building owners in all these places.

[@IndonesianWalls]

Superb video from all people behind this project, greetings from Indonesia!!

[@flashgrafiteropublicidad3678]

I do not speak English but I can tell you got the message. !! greetings from South America Venezuela.

[@BONESHARDFB]

this director is genius @selinamiles and @sofles is a true inspiration!!!

[@billyshatterz6477]

This poetry hypnotizes me.. sublime..

[@Fauesder]

thats paradise for writers !

[@kzr_1613]

Not actually you see all those taken walls? Good luck finding wall and get bigger also do you actually believe it's aways a ghost town?

[@LemDrye]

This is incredible, would have never thought that we'd get a continuous drone video from SOFLES. Was in awe the entire time, and can't wait to see more. Today, you've truly inspired me, not just to write, but to pursue my passions. Omar, Erin, Selina, Swarm UAV, and SOFLES; thank you.

[@Swanmaens]

Beautiful video. Speaks for an entire generation.

[@Bunky1er]

Looks amazing.. Would love to visit some day. Awesome man thanks for sharing and making this video. Props from Connecticut, USA

[@klskoalas3901]

Love the sound very nice Video !!

[@falconvideography5267]

AMAZING JOB, CONSIDERING ALL OBSTACLES INCLUDING THE WIND!!

[@Wb_Video_]

such a beautiful town !!!!

[@F3sterJ3ster]

super dope video! I can't wait till my trip to Melbourne so I can check out these spots!

[@tylervespa6182]

Really liked that scene of the biking... Oh wait.....

[@xvSONNYxv]

I haven' t seen so long master shot from drone.Nice!

[@conradconrad24]

This is better than you actually think.

[@wise6143]

Love this man and this video always gives me energy to paint ✊✊✊ much respect frome georgia 🇬🇪

[@sampatterson7761]

This should be an awarding winning video

[@lefunghi6151]

This Video is, because of the Message behind it, shown through the Lyrics and overall soundtrack, way better than limitless or other things by Sofles. It's a great shot and well composed Video and deserves more views than just 212.000. Simply one of the most inspiring and beautiful Videos I've ever seen.

[@avedzhq2956]

Wow. This was so beautiful. Graff 💚

[@fuckassbitch777]

the music.........oh my god....the saxophone is epic..good job bro :) illegalie :)

[@sydneydreyer5964]

any lyrics of that song anybody know of.. ? or who did it /

[@saint_worldwide]

Daaaaayyyymmm, this is so incredible!

[@JohnnyFilms]

This is unreal. Even more than LIMITLESS.

[@sampatterson7761]

OMG that was incredible ... How did you even think of this

[@dirtyelite]

Sofles.. (pronounced like "waffles" right?) really has a fancy drone. A scoshe artsy for me...still fresh though... from Sur Califas Aztlan...

[@smokintoes]

Unsure but I've always pronounced it like So Fles, like No Fled.

[@billsmith2521]

Sof-leez is how i heard writers refer to him in Brisbane

[@pobitegary]

Love this video, music, lyrics. I back here time to time

[@dejavu8306]

tak jest

[@anthonyscarlett6635]

Phil Oakes mural is powerful. Thank you for sharing.

[@Seamo57]

So much great work there... I really enjoyed the continuous Ride Through Paradise! I've rarely used both hands, except to fill... hitting those highlights & the purple accents w/ ambidexterity was pretty dope! Not to draw attention away from so many great pieces, those 3, seemingly identical portraits being done w/ a roller... probably used aerosol for the som of the details... Regardless, that was highly impressive! In those few moments, the drone is showing us that, Sofles has already banged out a killer throw! MORE PLEASE!

[@connorwhite2745]

This and “Roze: Get into the ego trap” are my two favourite videos

[@MrJEREMIIX]

a big work from selina BTW. i love it, continu you're so good at this

[@brokeartistnz]

love the work bro, shot awesome too. salute from nz!

[@mikeshuttleworth5198]

Great work by sofles again, the two handed bit was sick. The drone cam in one shot was mainly impressive, but there were too many jerky turns and slow pans which spoiled it. Great idea and concept, but I prefer the time lapse videos where you can actually see him build the piece, not just cycling around in between highlights.

[@backpackalak4101]

+Mike Shuttleworth this vidio is to show the vibe of melbourne graff i think not specifically solfes

[@danielholmes8714]

I can't explain it but at 7:44 it shows my best peace! I think throwups tease the viewer because the viewer imagines that they could do something like that.

[@Th1ne]

pure atmosphere

[@letmebethefirst]

Sofles mad respect from a Ex Writer/Artist point of view your work is on Point Mad Love

[@bradycreativeart]

Cool video!

[@sarashaybartholomew278]

Touching, awesome. Much love -adixone-

[@kaiziel]

damn that place looks so badass. trains on the roof? baddddddddddddddd

[@noeonepmz]

the atmosphere is so awesome ! nice cut nice shot ice graffiti

[@christianvlek]

few more hits now that you've been on the news ay !

[@superklazzz]

Yeah there is a new video on Sofles's channel : "Today Sofles ride a bike"

[@superklazzz]

+T. Dank engine. Things that I dont like : -you -hashtags -trains -list

[@spoogethat]

Very Very awesome video

[@nickrawson6038]

how can i get this song? this vid is so beautiful

[@MoonKatwa9]

It's amazing

[@El_Maldonado-]

Dayumm this looks like graffiti Paradise..

[@JinxTravel]

Australian version of the streets on the mic. Dope shots

[@MosiGames]

nice music, nice video. awesome!

[@deosking6725]

Dios este fue uno de los mejores que he visto

[@christaylor4088]

Goosebumps 🤯👌🏼👌🏼

[@trow7520]

this video is so cool. best vid what i ever seen before : )

[@Dnastydourkilla]

dope vid, definitely pushing the bar

[@streetsyndicate9858]

Where is the carpark at the start?? Keen to get some pics of my car there! Love the video and the art top notch, the report was so one sided, just like they all are in Aus.....

[@backpackalak4101]

+Ethan JT rosa carpark fitsroy melbourne bro

[@streetsyndicate9858]

Cheers bro!!

[@edugarcia001]

felipe pantone's piece in the trains of the end??? good video...from spain

[@ngakakbabi9337]

Where are you now SOFLES? we miss you so much, miss with all your handwriting

[@In_compagnia_di_fe]

Grazie!!! Siete grandi!

[@KerazyJoe]

Jesus christ, you are amazing. You are the people.

[@junioraye5758]

what's the poem called ?

[@smokintoes]

Wayfarer

[@lucaferrara9189]

yeahhhh finally a video

[@fakenamerealchungus9851]

The music and spoken word is fucking madness. I beg someone tell me there's a fucking upload of the track somewhere.

[@PSYBLIMATION]

Wish there was more actual painting in the video. But the idea and camera work is amazing.

[@laniakaea]

mad props from the Philippines!

[@PaganPoetry]

Amazing Selina !!!

[@Phetteren]

Which city is this? looks soo nice!

[@jeremymckeithan5605]

str8 hands. very nice man.

[@samuelseth5137]

Great!

[@estebansalas5892]

awesome !!!!!

[@petarjuric5828]

What city is this? Looks like heaven

[@willimeier2922]

Respect from frankfurt germany

[@sitnam30]

Cool video. What city is this flimed in

[@ganzxta]

where is that?

[@somesome33222]

да, Софлес крут!) такой проект забабахал! Надо ехать в Мельбурн

[@PetesTools.BiggestFan]

Melburn desiphles break budz up on bibles. Play records backwards rack lines offa vinyl

[@jeremymckeithan5605]

AND, your film production is out of this world. How did you get footage of heaven?

[@jackiedunn1505]

probably a drone

[@jeremymckeithan5605]

jackie dunn that's banannas, didn't even think of drones.... Try not to, lol.

[@nicolasmarincastro2536]

Felicitaciones. Es excelente, muchas gracias por este video.

[@benny_bricks714]

This place is sick