--- description: In their video for the Reflektor single, "We Exist," Arcade Fire decided to use their six-plus minutes of screen time to tell a haunting story... title: Arcade Fire "We Exist" Video: Andrew Garfield Stars Crossdresser image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Andrew Garfield Stars In Arcade Fire's New "We Exist" Video by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 16, 2014 3:31 PM CUT by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 16, 2014 3:31 PM CUT In their video for the _Reflektor_ single, “We Exist,” Arcade Fire decided to use their six-plus minutes of screen time to tell a haunting story about a young man’s struggle to come out in a small town. The video stars _Spiderman_‘s Andrew Garfield as a cross-dresser grappling with his sexual identity. While Garfield is currently playing a superhero in every movie theater in the country, he gives Jared Leto a run for his _Dallas Buyer’s Club_ money in the role, fully committing to playing the part of a tormented teen. The camera follows him as he gets dressed, dons a blonde wig and heels and heads to a local waterhole, where he’s harassed by the bar’s patrons. But what starts out as a hate crime ends with joy as Garfield’s character rapturously dances on stage with the band at this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. It’s a tense, riveting video that adds even greater depth to the already meaningful song. **MORE**: [REVIEW: The Black Keys Go Big on _Turn Blue_](http://time.com/99894/review-black-keys-turn-blue/ "undefined") **MORE**: [Jenny Lewis’ First Solo Album in Six Years Due This Summer](http://time.com/101112/jenny-lewis-voyager/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/102895/arcade-fire-we-exist-andrew-garfield/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/102895/arcade-fire-we-exist-andrew-garfield/"},"headline":"Andrew Garfield Stars In Arcade Fire's New \"We Exist\" Video","datePublished":"2014-05-16T15:31:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T07:39:29.811Z","description":"In their video for the Reflektor single, \"We Exist,\" Arcade Fire decided to use their six-plus minutes of screen time to tell a haunting story...","url":"https://time.com/102895/arcade-fire-we-exist-andrew-garfield/","keywords":["Music","Videos","Music videos","Andrew Garfield"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/102895/arcade-fire-we-exist-andrew-garfield/","name":"Andrew Garfield Stars In Arcade Fire's New \"We Exist\" Video"}}]}] ```