Production Manager

Nnena Nwakodo

Hector Dockrill directs a heartwrenching promo for new Lewis Capaldi track Pointless.&nbsp;The narrative for the video captures a mother-son relationship with beautiful and heart-breaking intimacy. Spanning a couple of decades, the concept follows a&nbsp;single mother who strives against all odds to give her son the life she never had, and is packed with an emotional punch.&nbsp;With a wonderful performance&nbsp;from&nbsp;BAFTA winner Niamh Algar (The Virtues, Raised by Wolves)&nbsp;and three actors playing the son at different stages of his life - including Charley Palmer-Rothwell as her grown-up son -&nbsp;the video reinterprets the song's lyrics to explore a different type of relationship, and it works perfectly.[imgtoken data:1]The naturalistic cinematography and relatable themes help make the video feel incredibly realistic and universal, and it will no doubt have viewers thinking about their own loved ones as we enter the festive period.&nbsp;With mixed dialogue throughout, we both hear and see glimpses into the ups and downs of their daily lives over the years including financial hardship and the tightrope of being a working single parent. And in keeping with the theme of family, Laura Dockrill – Hector’s sister - wrote the script, making this a family affair both on and off screen.“Lewis had a beautiful idea that focused on the mother/son bond, and how responsibility shifts as you grow older," says Hector Dockrill. "Niamh Algar is a phenomenal talent and we’re already chomping at the bit to work together again. With only a week’s prep, she managed to immerse herself into the role and completely make it her own. This is definitely a special film that everybody can connect with – a shout out to every mother.”

United Kingdom

Hector Dockrill

Joseph J Goldman

Hands 

Pulse Films

Zoe Gunn

Ty Hack

Patrick Golan

Anthony Mchugh

Steve Cameron

Robyn Wilton

Verity May Lane

Natasha Lawes

Begona F Martin

Holly Shearn

Stitch Editing

Sarah Adewunmi

Rich Woolway

Electric Theatre Collective

Oscar Wendt

Jason Wallis

Lane Casting

Caroline Clayton

Lewis Capaldi 'Pointless' by Hector Dockrill 

Lewis Capaldi - Pointless (Official Video)

Jocelyn Anquetil directs a mesmerising promo for Californian bedroom popster Dora Jar.&nbsp;The&nbsp;fantasy-inspired promo is beautifully otherworldly, and boasts eccentric art direction and styling, and an overarching sense of whimsy.&nbsp;Experimenting with texture and colour, the video is refreshingly unique and standout, and perfectly matches the ethereal tone of the track.&nbsp;

Dale Oliver Slater

Jocelyn Anquetil

Ellis Fox

Hands London

Alisa Robertson

Ian Stowe

Adam Barnett

David Maart

Rosie Owen

Jamie Cobb

James Wicks

Simeon Geyer

Lauren Anne Groves

Ryo Narushima

Grace Ellington

Vid Price

Alex Gregory

Lee Delves

Trim Editing

No.8

Dora Jar 'Bump' by Jocelyn Anquetil

Dora Jar - Bump (Official Music Video)

KLVDR's 11 minute epic for Stormzy's big return with Mel Made Me Do It is remarkable in a number of ways, and not least of course due to the star quality and sheer number of the cameo&nbsp;appearances. And yes, that does include the Special One...More to the point is the ambition of the piece. Fom the chatshow hosted by Jonathan Ross and ZeZe Mills, with Stormz sharing the sofa with Louis Theroux and Dina Asher-Smith - watched by Usain Bolt, at his home in Jamaica -&nbsp;to performance elements in the studio and the meeting with Jose Mourihno, to the momentous final chapter bringing a couple of generations of Black British talent together that includes a tribute to the late Jamal Edwards.At that point, Stormzy hands over duties to provide the spoken-word piece called Greatness - written by Wretch 32 and read by Michaela Cole. It's a&nbsp;quietly powerful climax of an impressive and entertaining production - this was a five day shoot,&nbsp;plus shooting Bolt in Kingston - that amounts to a big statement of intent by&nbsp;Stormzy - and reminds us of his unmistakeable charisma.&nbsp;&nbsp;And of course, the eponymous Mel, stylist Melissa Holdbrook-Akpose, namechecked by Stormzy in the songtitle, is there too, both behind and in front of camera - with her lint roller.

KLVDR

Rik Green

Jacqueline Eyewe

Nicola Sheppard

Melissa Holdbrook-Akpose

Leah Abbott

Jeremy Valender

Hunter Daly

Pieter Snyman

Louis Simonon

Ollie Hogan

Jamie Hodgson

Lola Cookman

Work Editorial

Ellie Johnson and Blaine Pearson

TenThree

Olivia Jessop

Grime

Spoken Word

Stormzy 'Mel Made Me Do It' by KLVDR

STORMZY - MEL MADE ME DO IT

Directing duo Machine Operated deliver an intimate documentary-style music video for Loyle Carner's Georgetown - shot in the eponymous capital of Guyana.The pair travelled with Loyle to the country of his father, documenting his&nbsp;relationship with identity, community and belonging, with cinematographers&nbsp;Dan Landin - making a rare return to music videos -&nbsp;and Ola Pontakos.It starts with the words of Guyanese playwright/poet&nbsp;John Agard reciting his poem 'Half-Caste', and from that intriguing point, the film interweaves striking portraiture with understated performance vignettes, captured in a breathtakingly cinematic way, with gorgeous composition, colour palettes and textures.&nbsp;It's&nbsp;stunning work.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Coralie Rose

Joshua Gochez

Machine Operated

Theo Hue Williams

James Hackett

Ula Pontikos

Daniel Landin

Nacho Munoz De Leon

Orlando O'Mahoney Morris

Olly Fawcett

Jack Williams

The Assembly Rooms

Connor Coolbear

Loyle Carner 'Georgetown' by Machine Operated

Loyle Carner - Georgetown feat. John Agard (Official Video) Prod. Madlib

Jocelyn Anquetil directs a sizzling showcase for the return of Sudan Archives - aka US singer/violinist Brittney Denise Parks - with Home Maker,&nbsp;in an unlikely setting.&nbsp;Sudan Archives struts into an indoor&nbsp;second-hand flea market to check out the furniture - dressed to kill and ready for action - with a few mesmerized males meekly in tow.&nbsp;The guys are prompted join her provocative,&nbsp;high-energy performance, and when the lights go down low, a pillow fight ensues under strobing UV lights.A diverse range of recording equipment - including&nbsp;CCTV footage and camcorders - captures the action,&nbsp;to create a world that feels anachronistic and playful, and heighten a saucy sense of voyeurism and tongue-in-cheek sexiness.With the&nbsp;inspired styling and atypical choice of location, and a terrific edit by Charlie Von Rotberg, it's a brilliantly orchestrated work by Anquetil. And as it&nbsp;marks the release of Sudan Archives' first original release since 2019, it represents&nbsp;a wonderful&nbsp;comeback.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2][imgtoken data:3]

Ellie Koslowsky

Ella Lucia

Arabella Kemp

Dragos Czinjepolschi

Kai Blamey Nguyen

Joe Mulvihill

Marc Hill

Tanmoye Khan

Laura Flack

Suzette Brissett

Vodka

Alice Dodds

Charlie Von Rotberg

Homespun

Myles Bevan

Time Based Arts

Stones Throw

Sudan Archives 'Home Maker' by Jocelyn Anquetil

Sudan-Archives-'Home-Maker'-by-Jocelyn-Anquetil

A day from Hell just won't let up, in&nbsp;Hector Dockrill's tragic promo for Chase &amp; Status and BackRoad Gee.&nbsp;&nbsp;The video for When It Rains features actor Jack McMullen as a down-on-his-luck everyman, trying to go about his day to day life to disastrous effect.&nbsp;It all starts with an antagonistic phone call and a cigarette lit the wrong way, and builds to a high-octane climax full of suspense, blood, chase scenes&nbsp;and the opportunity for the character to finally get the nicotine hit he's gagging for.&nbsp;Brilliant work which anchors on McMullen's performance and a Dockrill's keen eye for narrative.&nbsp;

Emily Mulkerrins

Josh Tue

Elena Isolini

Angela Hart

Seb Bruen

Oliver Witworth

Lewis Munro

Crowns & Owls

Chase & Status, BackRoad Gee 'When It Rains' by Hector Dockrill 

Chase & Status, BackRoad Gee - When It Rains (Official Video)

Winston Hacking, the king of collage, now embraces the technique of photogrammetry, collaborating with Michael Enzbrunner on this video for Animal Collective.The video for We Go Back - from Time Skiffs, the first studio album by&nbsp;Animal Collective&nbsp;in more than half a decade -&nbsp;takes us through a distinct arrangement of random&nbsp;visual elements, as is a hallmark of much of Winston Hacking's work. But unlike earlier videos where he has used cut-out 2D art and collage as his practice,&nbsp;here he employs photogrammetry -&nbsp;the process that involves taking overlapping photographs of an object, structure or space and converting them into 2D or 3D digital models.Collaborating with Enzbrunner on the direction, and&nbsp;Chuck Diep on the photogrammetry, the style works well in visualizing&nbsp;Animal Collective's&nbsp;eery and somewhat disembodied version of classic pop.&nbsp;&nbsp;"It was a thrill to work with Animal Collective - they trusted our sense of play and commitment to spontaneity which is mirrored in their sound," says Hacking. "The video is composed of scanned locations, miniature sets and collage cutouts that embrace the lo-fi 3D aesthetic inherent in photogrammetry."

Winston Hacking

Michael Enzbrunner

Matthew Hutchinson

Kinan Chabani

Animal Collective 'We Go Back' by Winston Hacking & Michael Enzbrunner

Animal-Collective--'We-Go-Back'-by-Winston-Hacking-&-Michael-Enzbrunner

Hector Dockrill directs the promo Sam Fender’s Get Me Down, an emotional film symbolising the end of a relationship.The video opens with Fender revving a car engine, looking totally exhausted, moments away from speeding around a racetrack.&nbsp;A flashback montage encapsulates the ups and downs of a passionate relationship,&nbsp;flicking back and forth between memories with increasing intensity, before we return to the first frame... Fender hurtles towards a bloody accident, flipping the car, but surviving to tell the tale.&nbsp;Punchy and cinematic, the video has the same raw, authentic feel as all of the artist's videos, with an extra layer&nbsp;of action-packed drama.&nbsp;

Bruno Loureiro

Ella Taylor-Palfrey

Lee Parfitt

Amy Stephenson

Amber Sibley

Alex Cowburn @ Jinjo Casting

Monica Armario, Lewis Shelly

Alternative

Rock

Sam Fender 'Get You Down' by Hector Dockrill

Sam-Fender-'Get-You-Down'-by-Hector-Dockrill

KLVDR let&nbsp;us in on Young T &amp; Bugsey’s latest side hustle - house flipping - in the high stakes promo for Big Bidness.&nbsp;At a location somewhere in suburbia, we see the artists joined by a team of girls, ready to break in and 'repossess' the contents of&nbsp;a multimillion pound mansion.&nbsp;DoP&nbsp;Stefan Yap keeps the cinematography fluid yet glossy, employing unique camera moves to keep the story moving at a breakneck pace.&nbsp;Punchy and playful, it's a great spin on similar concepts, and is anchored by strong performances from all the cast involved.&nbsp;

Edvin Dubrovskiy

Stefan Yap

Bernin Isaac

Jazz Bhalla

Zuzanna Skurtys

Tiyana Henriques

Chiara Giannettino

Joshua Dadson

Michael Vega

Hip Hop

Young T & Bugsey 'Big Bidness' by KLVDR

Young-T-&-Bugsey-'Big-Bidness'-by-Klvdr

SOB's latest music video for Hendrix Harris is a darkly, immersive film revolving around a night of seduction.Featuring actress&nbsp;Louisa Fernando, the directing duo - Eseosa Ohen and Joe Sha - create an enigmatic tension between the pair, the suggestion of erotic roleplay and a sense of the pair of lovers grappling with issues of trust.[imgtoken data:1]The video carries many of the directing duo's trademarks - rich textures, splendid art direction and an abstract narrative - and matches the addictive soundscapes in the track.&nbsp;Hazy, blurred cinematography elevates the sensual mood of the project, and a clever use of lighting effects creates a heightened, dreamy feel.&nbsp;

Harriet Salmon

Ellicia Lotherington

Jack Reynolds

Ricky Casey

Peter Garajszki

Nicola Svensen

Ernest Tu

Laura Reyes

Louisa Fernando

Kat Spencer

Soul

Hendrix Harris 'Jeez' by SOB

Hendrix-Harris--'Jeez'-by-Sob

Hector Dockrill directs an imposing promo for Tendai's Not Around.&nbsp;The video opens on a city rooftop at night, as the skyline unravels behind the artist, and a palpable sense of danger lingers in the air.&nbsp;Cutting inside an apartment block, we see Tendai perform the track in a series of gritty vignettes, all shot in high contrast black and white.&nbsp;The final third of the visual - that was filmed on location in Kiev -&nbsp;is an impressive feat. As the artist steps out onto a balcony, the camera backs away to hang suspended in mid-air above&nbsp;him. Then it&nbsp;pans back across to the skyline, revealing a post-apocalyptic scene which signals the end of humanity.&nbsp;

Denis Kumeiko

Kristina Ilyina

Ilya Maksimenko

Serge Panteleev

Max Ruban

Kirsty Oldfield

Martin Kolejak

0207 Def Jam

Dasha Deriagina

Margarita Shekel

Katerina Makimova

Tendai 'Not Around' by Hector Dockrill

Tendai-'Not-Around'-by-Hector-Dockrill

KLVDR directs a palpably luxurious video with a brutal twist, for Skepta's return with Nirvana.Set in a stately home, Skepta plays a butler, second-in-command to the head butler (played by Terence Vincent),&nbsp;who provides a special service to the beautiful lady of the house (played by Marlene Marie) - in the boudoir.[imgtoken data:1]Things get darker when J Balvin makes his appearance, tied to an upturned chair in a dank basement. It's the first suggestion that things may not turn out so well for Skepta either.With a combination of the grand setting, supporting characters and the casting of a glamourous femme fatale, KLVDR has graduated to a fully cinematic experience, with elements of Bond. Ultimately, the ending is blood-soaked and downbeat - like the better Bond movies. But perhaps surprisingly, Skepta's fate is not to emerge as a winner, but to be replaced.

Rachel Bashford

Anil Duru

Liz El-kadhi

Nicole Vernon

Natalia Glowczynska

Kate O’shea

Blaine Pearson

Ten Three

Karol Cybulski

CHEAT

Denova Media

Molly-anne

Cinelab Film and Digital

Skepta ft J Balvin 'Nirvana' by KLVDR

Skepta-'Nirvana-Feat.-J-Balvin'-by-Klvdr

KLVDR directs a slick performance promo for Fredo featuring Headie One.&nbsp;Taking place in a prison, the video intercuts a handful of fluid set pieces both inside and outside the complex, linked together by hypnotic drone footage.&nbsp;The muted colour palette and&nbsp;Jack Reynolds' cinematography add a gritty vibe to the project, lending a sense of authenticity to the heightened reality.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

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