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Brock Neal Roberts directs a visual essay on family and music for Berwyn's Vega.The film explores&nbsp;the depth of who Berwyn is,&nbsp;and features all of the tracks contained in Berwyn's debut EP&nbsp; Demotapes - whilst also exploring his self-affiliation with the Vega star system.Effortlessly poignant and reflective, the documentary-style structure and touching vignettes build an engaging&nbsp;narrative of Berwyn's life story so far. When contrasted with&nbsp;images of the inconceivably vast universe around us, it also reminds viewers&nbsp;how important our individual stories are, and how they build the fabric of the world we inhabit.&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Brock Neal Roberts

Hayley Williams

Agile Films

OB Management

Spike Morris

Raul Menendez

Jake Whitehouse

Genki McClure

Mel Hayward

Phil Currie

Stitch Editing

Alexander Wells

Sam Brady

Alex Gregory

No.8

Singer-songwriter

Hip Hop

Berwyn 'Vega' by Brock Neal Roberts

Berwyn-'Vega-'-by-Brock-Neal-Roberts

Joe Wheatley directs a precious moment in time for Billie Marten's Liquid Love.&nbsp;Shot in one smooth take, as the singer-songwriter&nbsp;walks to where her friends are hanging out in an idyllic summer scene by the lake, the visual transcends the format, feeling almost like a scene unfolding somewthere between real life and a dream.&nbsp;Meditative in its presentation, the choice to shoot on film and keep things to one take elevates the authentic nature of what is captured in front of the camera - including Billie's subtle performance -&nbsp;and the video already feels remarkably timeless and iconic.&nbsp;Keep an eye out for frequent Wheatley collaborator Willie J Healey - on the tree swing -&nbsp;and Will Taylor from&nbsp;Flyte, among the cast of friends.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Joe Wheatley

Precious Mahaga

Sana Khan

Kristina Pringle

Adam Singodia

Ernest Tu

Davide Scalenghi

Sasha Hilton

Sandra Hahnel

Kite Chuang

Jason Wallis

Oliver Whitworth

Electric Theatre Collective

Beau Pritchard James

Eleanor Gadsby

Fiction Records

Indie

Billie Marten 'Liquid Love' by Joe Wheatley

Billie-Marten--'Liquid-Love-'-by-Joe-Wheatley

Rob Akin directs a&nbsp;melancholic&nbsp;portrait of stifling loneliness&nbsp;within a marriage, in his video for Jorja Smith's Home.&nbsp;The concept of 'home'&nbsp;can mean different things to different people - for some, it's a physical location, for others, it's a feeling of warmth and safety within a relationship.&nbsp;In the video, Akin explores&nbsp;emotional disconnection between a woman and her husband. On the outside, it seems they have it all - a beautiful home, a happy child and a lavish lifestyle. But beneath the surface, deep cracks are forming, and Smith bears witness to the turmoil, in her role as a Nanny within the family dynamic.&nbsp;It's a poignant emotional rollercoaster, with Akin's subtle direction emphasising the role of the unhappy wife, played by&nbsp;Kattreya Smith. Jorja Smith - who was the&nbsp;creative director on the project - also does a top-notch job with her supporting role, flexing her acting chops in an inspired yet naturalistic manner.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Rob Akin

Finlay Roberts

Aidan Robert Brooks

Ayokunle Delano

Nacho Guzman

Rosie Taylor

James Duffy

Laura Little

Zateesha Barbour

Kareem Jarche

Jonny Thorpe

Glassworks VFX

Andrew Patrick

Athene Aristocleous

Seb Zaniewski (agile Films)

Kattreya Smith

Erin Corrain-alexis

FAMM

Ayomide Alli

Heather Basten

Soul

Jorja Smith 'Home' by Rob Akin

Jorja-Smith--'Home-'-by-Rob-Akin

Aliyah Otchere directs a haunting performance piece for&nbsp;Rachel Chinouriri.Exploring the depths of&nbsp;love and the many forms it can take, we see Rachel Chinouriri&nbsp;shapeshifting in pursuit of perfection in the video for Plain Jane. Her compelling performance expresses a smouldering passion and pain, for something or someone that has been lost.&nbsp;Boasting ethereal styling and striking hair and makeup, Otchere working with wardrobe stylist&nbsp;Naomi Barling,&nbsp;hair stylist Shamara Roper&nbsp;- who created&nbsp;the remarkable 'Medusa' hair look in one of the vignettes - and makeup artist Georgia Hope, featuring clothing by new designers including&nbsp;Dreaming Eli,&nbsp;Connor Joseph Baxter and Lucky Little Blighters.&nbsp;The vignettes intermix and bleed into each other, visualising the often messy nature of love and loss - and the focus is always on Chinouriri who elevates the piece with her layered performance. It&nbsp;embodies the concept whilst leaving space for mystery and a sense of the unknown.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2][imgtoken data:3]

Aliyah Otchere

Philips Nortey

Henry Gill

Jannick Fjeldsoe

Kieran Poynter

Jorge Higgins

Georgia Currell

Naomi Barling

Shamara Roper

Georgia Hope

Beth Roberts

Megan Lee

Alternative

Rachel Chinouriri 'Plain Jane' by Aliyah Otchere

Rachel-Chinouriri--'-Plain-Jane-'-by-Aliyah-Otchere

An ominous presence tracks a number of individuals on the streets and fields of East London, in Brock Neal Roberts' gripping promo for Eli Brown &amp; Talk Show.&nbsp;Paying homage to gritty British cinema - in particular <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Clarke" target="_blank">Alan Clarke</a>'s influential masterpiece Elephant -&nbsp;the video for Trouble is focussed on the individuals who walk briskly through an deserted urban landscape - when they are not congregating in legendary Bethnal Green caff Manzi's -&nbsp;aware that they are being followed by an unknown, unseen force, with tension and fear building throughout.&nbsp;The video is deceivingly&nbsp;simple, with a concept that packs a punch and gets under your skin, with great use of locations, excellent casting and Neal Roberts working with DoP&nbsp;David Foulkes and editor Beth Roberts to build the spooky feel&nbsp;of a nightmare. It's&nbsp;crafted with real flair and imagination.[imgtoken data:1]

Ayo Alli

Elle Lotherington

David Foulkes

Justin McGillivray

Ethan Lodge

Alex Gibbon 

Elena Isolini

Robbie Canale

Kate O'shea

Jess Doxey

Richard Fearon

Black Kite Studios

Bruce Langfield

Louis Danckwerts

Polydor Records

Dance

Eli Brown, Talk Show 'Trouble' by Brock Neal Roberts

Eli-Brown--'Trouble-'-by-Brock-Neal-Roberts

Billie Marten takes an intrepid journey through wintry English countryside,&nbsp;in Joe Wheatley's haunting video for Creature Of Mine.&nbsp;Taking place somewhere between a conscious and unconscious world, we see the artist traverse a forest and jump into a small boat, sailing towards an unusual, bright green glow in the distance. But is it just a hallucinatory vision?Wheatley achieves a dreamlike&nbsp;atmosphere with echoes of&nbsp;Picnic At Hanging Rock -&nbsp;despite the difference in location and climate -&nbsp;with a combination of Billie's purposeful journey through woods and lake, her vintage costume and the cinematography by Isaac Eastgate, shooting&nbsp;on 35mm.&nbsp;“Joe and I wanted this video to represent that needless search for something other than what you have." Marten says of the video.&nbsp;"Something intangible and elusive, something also quite beautiful and abstract to pair with the song – an inconclusively painted picture.”[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Kelly Spacey

Isaac Eastgate

Matt Hillier

Oliver Craig

Emma Regan

Adam Jones

Billie Marten 'Creature Of Mine' by Joe Wheatley

Billie-Marten-'Creature-Of-Mine'-by-Joe-Wheatley

Rob Akin directs Arlo Parks' debut performance on US TV, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!&nbsp;Backdropped by an artfully random collection of disjointed lamps, books and papers scattered across the floor, Parks gives an energetic yet emotive performance, embodying the track and the lyrics.&nbsp;The handheld camerawork gives the project a raw and vibrant energy, whilst the inclusion of a high-angle, slow zoom at the mid-point adds an experimental&nbsp;flair to the concept, and a moment to pause and reflect.&nbsp;

Jamie Harding

Bethany Fitter

John Joe Besagni

Sarah Asmail

Lucy Upton-Prowse

Emilie Louizides

Neo Folk

Arlo Parks 'Hurt' (Live) by Rob Akin

Arlo-Parks--'Hurt'-by-Rob-Akin

Filmed for an episode of&nbsp;The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in late January, Samuel Taylor captures this riveting performance by Fontaines D.C., performing the title track of the Grammy-nominated A Hero's Death&nbsp;in the Auld Shillelagh pub in Stoke Newington, London.In Sam Taylor's words it's "one of the thinnest pubs in London town", which DoP Eira Wyn Jones has lit beautifully, colour-coding different parts of the room.&nbsp;Kudos to Steadicam op Jake Whitehouse too, for negotiating this tricky space - moving up and down the length of the pub through the band and Guinness-supping regulars - to capture&nbsp;the live version in one hypnotic take.Unfortunately, it's the closest to the inside of a pub that you will get this weekend. Cheers anyway.

Ireland

Samuel Taylor

Emily Mulkerrins

Luke Goodrich

Eira Wyn Jones

Vini Curtis

Katherine Docherty

Thomas Mangham

Emma Snook

Jeff Bell

Partisan

The Mill

Rock

Fontaines D.C. 'A Hero's Death' (Live) by Samuel Taylor

Fontaines-D.c.-'A-Hero's-Death'-by-Samuel-Taylor

TV Priest take on the role&nbsp;of shady 20th-century business execs in Joe Wheatley's mesmerising promo for Press Gang.Dissecting the media's omnipresent role in world events, and the changing tides of the news cycle and dissemination of information, the enigmatic video takes place in an unspecified&nbsp;past, reeking of late industrialisation and analogue technology. Frontman Charlie Drinkwater -&nbsp;playing both pinstriped boss of a cavernous factory, and TV director barking orders in a vintage control room - exudes macho strength&nbsp;at first, even gangster-like threat. But then the facade is stripped away, as Drinkwater's businessman character is pursued by unseen forces.Switching between abstract narrative segments and calm, quirky portraits, the video is infused with a sense of dark humour and parody, whilst turning a critical eye on the world's news media. This is delivered with an anachronistic, vintage aesthetic, achieved through the use of 16mm film and retro styling.DoP Rik Burnell&nbsp;creates a frenetic yet balanced energy, switching between static shots and&nbsp;no-holds-barred, jerky&nbsp;camerawork.&nbsp;Meanwhile the band's modern day performance is delivered through the tiny monitors of the 70s-era TV control desk. A brilliantly executed promo with style and attitude to boot.&nbsp;

Rik Burnell

Thomas Reid

Fabio Cachucho

Federico Belloli

Phoebe Shakespeare

Sophie Rechtberger

Cassie Walker

Kodak

David Knight

Sam Knight

TV Priest 'Press Gang' by Joe Wheatley 

TV Priest - Press Gang [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

Jeshi bears witness to a dystopian, ruckus hell of a London pub toilet before he burns it to the ground, in Brock Neal Roberts' promo for Looks Like Trouble.&nbsp;The familiar yet nightmarish location is a stylised, often grimy backdrop to the frenetic action, as Jeshi is pulled through a flurry of menacing&nbsp;scenarios. Mirrors shatter, freeze-frame fight scenes materialise in the shadows, and Jeshi's head protrudes from a toilet bowl...&nbsp;The trippy aesthetic is elevated by DoP&nbsp;Nick Morris'&nbsp;striking cinematography, with strobing lights and an abundant use of AR rig movements to reflect the artist quite literally spinning out of control.A nightmarishly welcoming sight of a pub toilet where love, drugs and violence all live side by side.

Ellicia Lotherington

Nick Morris

Rory Power

Helio Ribeiro 

Ellie Rimmer

Lucy Vick

Sam Allen

Homespun

Ollie Whitworth

Harriet Towler

Jeshi 'Looks Like Trouble' by Brock Neal Roberts

Jeshi-'Looks-Like-Trouble'-by-Brock-Neal-Roberts

Rob Akin directs an impressively punchy promo for Rachel&nbsp;Chinouriri's Give Me A Reason.&nbsp;Jumping between striking performance setups and a mysterious narrative between a woman and her lover, the visual perfectly encapsulates the abstract soundscapes present in the track.&nbsp;DoP&nbsp;Alana Mejia Gonzalez contrasts crisp blue colour palettes with warm reds and monochromatic snapshots,&nbsp;resulting in a stunning tapestry of performance and storytelling."Give Me a Reason&nbsp;is a video driven by photography-inspired portraiture of Rachel performing the song in elaborate monochromatic scenes and a surreal narrative between a woman and her lover," Akin explains. "These surreal narrative moments are ambiguous in nature, but reminiscent of the feelings that are found in the lyrics of indecisiveness and separation."

Alana Mejia Gonzalez

Ollie Munks

Rachel Chinouriri 'Give Me A Reason' by Rob Akin

Rachel Chinouriri - Give Me A Reason (Official Video)

An underground club and a mysterious stranger spur a sexual&nbsp;awakening in Savvas Stavrou's video for The Irrepressibles.&nbsp;As packed nightclub crowds move in waves of robotic movement, the lead actor - played by&nbsp;Alistair Wroe - starts to dance without inhibition, embracing his sexuality and gender, and rejecting the fear-based limitations that society has imposed on him.&nbsp;DoP&nbsp;Matthew Emvin Taylor masterfully creates an intimate space between the vibrant red and blue strobes, with the lighting getting brighter and more abundant&nbsp;as the narrative unfolds, representing the character coming out of his shell and allowing himself to be seen properly for the first time.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Germany

Savvas Stavrou

Ailsa Vanessa Tapping

Forever

Sasha Nixon

Edvin Dubrovskiy

Peter Stephanou

Matthew Emvin Taylor

Thomas Nicholson

Jonny Lewis

Aaron Szogi

Daniel Draper

Marianthi Hatzidiki

Elle Mcmahon

Gary Coogan

The Quarry

Glassworks

Alistair Wroe

Paaliba Abugre

Daniel Harding

Lane Casting

Celine Poplawska

Davo McConville

Alternative Rock

The Irrepressibles 'Let Go' by Savvas Stavrou

The-Irrepressibles-'Let-Go'-by-Savvas-Stavrou

Editors’ danceable riff of the Frankenstein myth is equal parts gruesome, danceable, sexy, mean-spirited and cool.In the video by Gregory Ohrel (from Greg &amp; Lio) a&nbsp;young cop has developed a taste for brutality. And bludgeoning petty criminals just isn’t doing it for him anymore. So he takes a shovel to the graveyard, and with the help of a WikiHow tutorial, he creates the perfect partner in crime. This&nbsp;is his idol,&nbsp;“Baeonse” - get it?Editors have always had an experimental impulse. The Brummie post-punk band have&nbsp;worked with Martin de Thurah, and recently sought production from cult drone band Fuck Buttons. But politely, this video-nasty could be described as a bit of an edgy pivot from the band that wrote All Sparks&nbsp;and Munich.Thankfully, in the competent hands of Ohrel, the video is provocative and not exploitative. Doctor&nbsp;Frankenstein and his monster are an absolute joy to watch - especially when they turn into an awesome&nbsp;dancing duo. Ohrel’s videos are&nbsp;reliably grand and expensive. And this one feels huge, thanks to some otherworldly post-Soviet locations and opulent photography by feature DOP Ashley Barron, and a narrative drive that just keeps going. Right to the very end.

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