International Pillow Fight Day in slow-motion is beautifully epic

Everything looks a little more epic when slowed down to 240 frames per second.

Yawning? Looks like an awesome roar. Jumping over a puddle? Might as well be leaping over an ocean. Standing still? You’re a freakin’ statue, my friend.

We attended New York City’s International Pillow Fight in Washington Square Park and captured the event’s best moments — from full-on face hits to feathery pillow explosions — in super slow, and strangely euphoric, motion. The entire video was shot using an iPhone 6.

Thousands of New Yorkers attended the pajama-themed pummel fest. Newmindspace, the organization behind the event, reported that hundreds of pillows were donated to homeless shelters across the city after the fight.

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Today was a good day 🙂 We donated hundreds of pillows to a homeless relief organization in Harlem, and a group of…

Posted by Newmindspace on Monday, April 6, 2015

Video shot and produced by Eric Larson

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