A woman with voluminous curly hair, wearing a light blue tracksuit, sitting in a turquoise chair with her hands raised, in front of a pink background with blurred objects. Kali Uchis After The Storm music video by Nadia Lee Cohen

Kali Uchis ‘After the Storm’

Creative Collaborators

Nadia Lee Cohen

Year

2017

Synopsis

Directed by Nadia Lee Cohen and set with a retro 1970s aesthetic, the surreal visual follows a lonely Kali Uchis as she goes about her day, plants seeds outside her home, and visits a grocery store looking for a natural, genuine connection. Tyler, the Creator appears as a literal "Flower Boy" sprouting from the ground, and Bootsy Collins pops up in various quirky forms, including as a cartoon mascot and grocery items.

  • A woman with curly hair and blue eyeshadow looks at her reflection in a mirror, surrounded by a circular collection of hairdryers attached to a pink-striped wall.
  • A woman with large, curly dark hair decorated with white hibiscus flowers, lying on a bed with a wooden wall background featuring four clocks labeled SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, and WINTER.
  • A woman with dark, curly hair and painted eyes in a yellow dress leaning on a grocery cart in a supermarket aisle, surrounded by shelves stocked with laundry detergent and cleaning supplies.
  • A man in a colorful floral suit with an afro-shaped tree wig is lighting a barbecue grill, which is producing flames. A woman sitting nearby is tending to two young children, who are playing with water in a small blue pool, with a white picket fence and shrubbery in the background.
  • A woman with curly brown hair sitting at a table with a box of Bootsy's Funky Flavor Flakes cereal, a cup of milk, and a vase of sunflowers. She appears to be bored or upset.