My Chemical Romance Release Short Film Prelude to The End Featuring Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers, and More: Watch
My Chemical Romance have released Prelude to The End, a short film made with visual artist Lauren Tsai to mark the 20th anniversary celebrations of The Black Parade. It combines imagery from Tsai’s film The Dying World with the album’s opening track, “The End”.
The story follows Astrid, a student at a New England boarding school who enters a world of forgotten ideas after her sketchbook is discarded. Tsai voices Astrid, with Billie Eilish as her friend, Phoebe Bridgers as her sister, Hideo Kojima as a teacher and John C. McGinley as the dean. The film is due to screen at the band’s Hollywood Bowl shows on 30 and 31 October, before their tour continues in South Korea on 7 November.
In short
- My Chemical Romance released a short film tied to The Black Parade’s 20th anniversary.
- Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers, Hideo Kojima and John C. McGinley contribute voices.
- It will screen at the band’s two Hollywood Bowl shows.
Explained simply
My Chemical Romance are an American rock band whose 2006 album The Black Parade became one of their best-known records. Its opening song, “The End”, introduces the album’s story and sound.
Visual artist Lauren Tsai made the short film Prelude to The End, drawing on her film The Dying World and the song. It follows Astrid, a boarding-school student whose discarded sketchbook leads her into a world of forgotten ideas; Tsai voices Astrid, alongside musicians Billie Eilish and Phoebe Bridgers, and filmmaker Hideo Kojima and actor John C. McGinley.
The film is part of celebrations marking the album’s 20th anniversary. Its connection to the album brings together the band’s music and Tsai’s visual storytelling.
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