EVERYBODY NEEDS SOME LOVING
Animation / Music video
2023
This music video is a puppet animation featuring a lonely man who feels redundant as he
reminisces on better days. Alternating between uplifting rhythms and melancholic lyrics, the
character takes us through nostalgic encounters between himself and his friends, dancing and
musing, blurring the lines of reality. The journey becomes increasingly surreal, though culminates
on a hopeful note.
Because Bellens` song “Everybody Needs Some Loving” references the Backstreet Boys hit
“Everybody”, Jacob wanted his music video to give a nod of acknowledgment to their video too.
“At first, I was a little sceptical about it, because I couldn’t visualise my puppets being
dressed up as vampires and mummies. But once I created the storyline, it all fell into place and it
ended up being a fun challenge to implement elements from the Backstreet Boys video”.
Music/ JACOB BELLENS
Photograph/ THOMAS JESSEN