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Meeks & Frost

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]

United Kingdom

Theo Hue Williams

Untold Studios

Mike Heath

Annie Ayres

Cheyenne Enninful

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)

Directing duo Meeks &amp; Frost team up with&nbsp;Birmingham rapper M1llionz for this atmospheric staging of his track Pedestrian, for Apple Music's The Agenda Live series.Initially situated in a box room, being viewed by passers-by, to represent the trappings of fame, M1llionz finds freedom in a&nbsp;heightened version of a more familiar&nbsp;world, where aspects of streetlife are skillfully recreated within a large warehouse space.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Amara Rossell

Greatcoat Films

Kareem Adeshina

Simon Oxley

Simon Fisher

Millie Wrench

Emily Mulkerrins

Paolo De Battista

Sam Meyer

Louis Vella

Emily Mcney

Mark Stewart

Anthony Hensman

Chantelle Pantelides

Nayaab Tania

Leon Carlton

Glassworks

M1llionz 'Pedestrian' (The Agenda Live) by Meeks & Frost

M1llionz-'Pedestrian-(the-Agenda-Live)-'-by-Meeks-&-Frost

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

Henry Howard

Wash

Stacey Macdonald

Marco Grey

Junior Agyeman-Owusu

Alternative

Curtis J 'The Man' by Meeks & Frost

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

In Meeks &amp; Frost's video for B***K, Pa Salieu embodies different aspects of black history, each one special and unique, all captured in a single take utilising motion control.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The intricate blocking of all the various incarnations of Pa Salieu&nbsp;was only made possible via DoP Francis Lane and his team running an almost real time compositing workflow that delivered to monitors a draft composit of all the varios Moco takes.B***K closes with a homage to black queens where we see a giant lady towering over Pa.

Freddie Barrass

Ato Yankey

Francis Lane

Amir Mourfi

Jon Monroe

Holly MacDonald

Dion Thomas

Las Bandas Be Brave

Nathan James Tettey

Justin Pentecost

Pa Saleiu 'B***K' by Meeks & Frost

Pa-Saleiu-'B***k'-by-Meeks-&-Frost

Meeks &amp; Frost direct a neon-tinged visual for Frosty's Super Trapper.&nbsp;Interweaving a high-energy performance with quickfire cutaways of dancing, barking dogs and minimalist art direction, the video is simple in its concept but executed very nicely.&nbsp;DoP&nbsp;Hamish Anderson matches the hyperactive energy of the track with plenty of camera movement and unique light patterns, resulting in a modern and sleek aesthetic.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Gil Kolirin

Hamish Anderson

Tom Nowell

Bemi Shaw

Kaz Ova

Vlad Barin

CHEAT

Elena Argiros

Sony Music

Frosty 'Super Trapper' by Meeks & Frost

Frosty-'Super-Trapper'-by-Meeks-&-Frost

Meeks &amp; Frost channel old school R&amp;B vibes in their video for Alana Maria's Happier.&nbsp;Best known for their multi-format videos for the likes of <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/03/05/sl-ft-pa-salieu-hit-block-meeks-frost/63656">SL and PA&nbsp;Salieu</a>, the director duo confidently move into nostalgic territory with Maria's debut visual.&nbsp;Complete with crossfades and plenty of casual Dutch angles, the 90's aesthetic comes through thick and fast, paying homage to the golden era of R&amp;B videos.&nbsp;DoP&nbsp;Rik Burnell's close attention to camera movement and composition, and the inclusion of posed close-up shots with super soft lighting, stays true to tradition and the iconography of the period.&nbsp;

Paolo De Batista

Rik Burnell

Oliver Bingham

Charlie Tierney

Kristof Szentgyorgyvary

Emmanuella Megkistou

Sukhy Bhandal

Sam Hardy

Alex Gregory

The Mill

Max Colt

Nicola Sheppard

Atlantic Records

Alana Maria 'Happier' by Meeks & Frost

Alana Maria - Happier

SL &amp; PA&nbsp;Salieu link up for street anthem Hit The Block on some mean London streets, with new directing duo Meeks &amp; Frost delivering a multi-format, choppy visual with a gripping, cinematic feel.This video follows the directors'&nbsp;equally uncompromising&nbsp;and hugely successful video for Gambian rapper <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaQjlagBnG0" target="_blank">PA Salieu's Frontline</a>. A new directing duo&nbsp;already having quite an impact.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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