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Cheyenne Enninful

Charlie Rees celebrates all things Essex in his effervescent video for Rude Kid, featuring&nbsp;Jaykae, Silky&nbsp;and the&nbsp;legendary&nbsp;Janice Robinson.Based around that classic Essex activity of motorsport, Rude Kid anbd Jaykae perform from behind the wheel of a souped-up car as they bomb around&nbsp;a race-track, captured with some thrilling camerawork.And the film also pays homage to Nineties anthem&nbsp;Dreamer, featuring found footage of the club scene from the time it was originally released.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]

United Kingdom

Charlie Rees

Untold Studios

Annie Ayres

Freddie Barrass

Nkem Egbuchiri

George Harper

Mindaugas Kairys

Henry Howard

Rude Kid ft Jaykae, Silky & Janice Robinson 'Essex Girls' by Charlie Rees 

Essex Girls - Rude Kid ft. Jaykae, Silky & Janice Robinson

Directing duo Meeks + Frost bring together an all-star line-up of talent in this&nbsp;special celebration&nbsp;of UK producer&nbsp;Swindle's latest album The New World - including the performance of six tracks from the album - filmed at the lavish Christ Church Hall in Spitalfields, East London.Featuring Poppy Ajhuda, Kojey Radical, Joel Culpepper, Jnr Williams, Maverick Sabre, Akala, Knucks, Rider Shafique and Ghetts - and of course Swindle himself - Meeks + Frost have created a marvellous 20 minute film where the music of the album, and the personality and chemistry of the individuals involved, comes brilliantly and stylishly to life.[imgtoken data:1]The album, Swindle's first release since 2019, was written&nbsp;in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the project brings together a community of artists who found the most simplistic emotion of joy together in collaboration. They explore themes such as love, grief, fatherhood, life, race in Britain, aspirations for their future selves and other personified rumination experienced during the first lockdown in early 2020.The film is packed with songs from the album from start to finish, beginning with the arrival of several of the artists, dressed to the nines in suits and eveningwear that echoes the 1920s Jazz Age, to the strains of What's More. Then on the next song Sunday Best, featuring Kojey Radical, Culpepper and Knucks, the on-screen performances start, and we see the artists' back at the tailors' being fitted for their suits.[imgtoken data:2]To How I've Been, the artists greet each other at the Church - a reunion of friends at a special gathering, and that mood carries through the course of several superb performances that follow.On Blow Ya Trumpet, a quartet of formidable rappers - Knucks, Ghetts, Akala, Kojey - pass the baton around the table as they drink and play dominos. Then the soul and jazz mood takes over, and backup musicians join the cast, as Poppy Ajhuda performs Darkest Hour with Swindle.&nbsp;For No Black, No Irish, the jazz mood is emphasised further by a transition to monochrome for Culpepper and Maverick Sabre's affecting performance of No Blacks, No Irish, with accompanying&nbsp;musicians.[imgtoken data:3]And it is in these performance sequences that Meeks + Frost really excel, with a perfect arrangement of the photography, captures the quality of the performance with great style but also without drawing attention to itself. That is really fine live performance direction.The performance element finishes on Lost, which brings us squarely back to the theme of change that is central to Swindle's The New World. And overall, this does something that is rare for a music film of this length - it demands your attention throughout, and leaves the viewer with a sense they have witnessed something very special. And a need&nbsp;to listen to the album again.&nbsp;Massive kudos&nbsp;to everyone who worked on this film - behind the camera and in front of it.&nbsp;&nbsp;[imgtoken data:4]

Meeks & Frost

Theo Hue Williams

Mike Heath

Tia Varnnard

Xiao Xuan Xu

Jack Green

Thomas Hole

Tommy McMahon

Johnjoe Besagni

Joe Munro

Tom Raban

Marta Strauss

Myles Bevan

Time Based Arts

Faye Purcell

Soul

Hip Hop

Grime

Swindle 'The New World' by Meeks + Frost

Swindle - THE NEW WORLD (Film)

A young man struggles with the perceived notion that the whole world is against him, in Seb Tabe's profound promo for Ones' Blessings.&nbsp;Opening with a stylised interpretation of the lead character's -played by&nbsp;Leo Iheagwam&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;mental health battles, the video transitions into a series of vignettes, where strangers begin to harrass, belittle and assault the man.&nbsp;Ramping up the fear and paranoia in his mind, the concept is one which many viewers will relate to, and the authentic presentation of the themes and performances are a testament to Tabe's sensitive direction.&nbsp;

Seb Tabe

Philips Nortey

Jake Gabbay

James Hills

Sonia Rodriguez Serrano

Kieran Brown

Lou-lilâ Masson-lacroix

Toby Heard

Pundersons Gardens

Toby Tomkins

CHEAT

Leo Iheagwam

Rob Anderson

Ministry of Sound

Ones 'Blessings' by Seb Tabe

ones - blessings (Official Video)

Pip + Lib direct a dynamic live performance of Griff's Black Hole for&nbsp;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.Taking place within a nondescript industrial setting, the inspiration for the location was drawn from the song title, and what the bottom of this dark pit alluded to in the lyrics could look like.&nbsp;Griff's performance is punchy yet understated, and perfectly suits the minimal concept.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Pip + Lib

Jack Reynolds

Ollie Riches

Amber Saunders

Yulia Bulashenko

Alexa Haywood at Free Agent UK

Dom Mckiernan

Griff 'Black Hole' (for The Late Show) by Pip + Lib

Griff-'Black-Hole-(live-On-The-Late-Show)'-by-Pip-+-Lib

Curtis J plays&nbsp;both the hunter and the hunted, in Meeks &amp; Frost's dynamic promo for The Man.&nbsp;Intercutting between a law enforcement office and a secret hideout somewhere in Nigeria, the enigmatic concept offers both perspectives in a high-octane narrative, whilst touching upon an underlying political message in its execution.&nbsp;Overlaid with subtitles to give clues as to the backstory, it's a polished and ambitious piece of work, confidently pulled off by the directing duo.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]

Affy Robani

Henry Gill

Austin Phillips

James Tilyard

Joe Munroe

Aga Dziedzic

Pj Oamen

Gabriel Monk-lane

Patt3rned

Wash

Stacey Macdonald

Marco Grey

Junior Agyeman-Owusu

Alternative

Curtis J 'The Man' by Meeks & Frost

Curtis-J-'The-Man'-by-Meeks-&-Frost

Sammy King pays&nbsp;homage to the limitless capacities of female empowerment, in the vibrant promo for Celeste's Love Is Back.&nbsp;It's set in a fantastical version of&nbsp;the Big Bang '80s, where the London Stock Exchange is run by women rather than barrowboy brokers - and&nbsp;the global currency is love.&nbsp;Celeste and her&nbsp;girls&nbsp;are working around the clock to help bring love back to the top and to do so, they’ll have to work together to sell stocks via the airwaves - and teach the men how it's done.&nbsp;The retro aesthetic and sharp styling exude nostalgic vibes, and DoP&nbsp;Nathalie Pitters matches this energy with effervescent neon lighting and vintage film cutaways.&nbsp;

Sammy King

Sarah Tucker

Elle Lotherington

Nathalie Pitters

Catharina Scarpellini

Davide Scalenghe

Joe Sherno

Ciaran Beale

Ella Lucia

James Catalano

Bea Sweet

Scarlett Bovingdon

Yoomin Lee

Polydor Records

Olly Ginelli

Cinelab Film and Digital

Celeste 'Love Is Back' by Sammy King

Celeste-'Love-Is-Back'-by-Sammy-King

Nathan James Tettey directs a poignant promo for #OFB Bandokay and Double Lz, featuring&nbsp;Abra Cadabra.Dedicated to&nbsp;Mark Duggan and the&nbsp;innumerable black lives lost to police brutality, the video is a testament to the fight against racism throughout the world.Focused on a series of vignettes that visualise everyday life, the artists go about their daily routines, which are disrupted by a threatening&nbsp;group of men - undercover police who are a law unto themselves.&nbsp;Intercutting performance with documentary footage from a variety of Black Lives Matter marches, the video is a powerful statement, and a devastating mirror to our broken society.&nbsp;

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