Spin Cycle 25.25

A24 — The Backrooms

A24 is moving forward with a feature-length adaptation of the viral YouTube horror series The Backrooms, directed by its creator, 19-year-old Kane Parsons, making him the youngest director in the studio’s history. The screenplay is by Roberto Patino, and the cast includes Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve, with production set to begin in summer 2025.

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James Kerwin — Time Suspended

James Kerwin’s Time Suspended (2025) presents four 4×5 photographic frames capturing an abandoned beach building along Havana’s coast at dusk. The images are bathed in soft, evocative light and reveal lingering reflections left by a recent storm—offering a poignant, suspended moment between tide and memory.

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Zara Aftab — The Art of the Album Campaign

The article argues that contemporary music isn't just an auditory experience but also a fully immersive visual journey—transforming albums into entire visual campaigns. Today, artists and designers craft cohesive worlds around releases, using striking art direction, branding consistency, and digital creativity to forge emotional connections. With streaming and social media demanding attention-grabbing visuals, album campaigns now function as integrated storytelling vehicles that blend design, narrative, and multimedia into the artist’s creative identity.

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Luis Juárez

Balam Magazine’s 11th issue, Radical, explores archives as acts of queer resistance, preserving fragile moments and collective memory within marginalized communities. Founded in Buenos Aires in 2015, the annual queer photography magazine treats documentation as a political gesture, safeguarding what might be a friend’s last smile, touch, or public appearance. This edition features a rare collaboration with renowned photographer Nan Goldin, pairing her work The Other Side with Argentina’s Archivo de la Memoria to create a powerful dialogue between global and Latin American queer histories.

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