Director of Photography

Pablo Rojo

Ian Roderick Gray tackles body horror through a poignant lens, in his affecting promo for On Man.&nbsp;The concept for Survive This focus on John, a man who is ravaged by&nbsp;a gruesome mutation affecting much of his upper body.&nbsp;After waking to find it has grown drastically and painfully overnight, and believing it to be terminal, he decides to end his life and die on his own terms, much to the anger of his longtime partner.&nbsp;In the same vein as the previous collaboration between artist and director&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/06/14/man-worse-it-seems-ian-roderick-gray/76818">Worse Than It Seems&nbsp;</a>- which saw a woman afflicted with an extra eye in her skin - Gray has a knack at tackling complex narratives and themes through body horror elements, and this is another project that knocks it out of the park.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]In a nutshell, the video is a&nbsp;powerfully moving and uncompromising depiction of assisted suicide, exploring themes of love, mercy, dignity and mortality.<blockquote>I felt a responsibility to create a visual that would do justice to the haunting music.</blockquote>"When On Man approached me to direct the music video for his latest single, I knew that I wanted to try and create another hybrid between drama and music video, but in a more refined way than our last effort," says the director."When he first played me the song I was overwhelmed. It was so incredibly raw and powerful and genuinely emotionally evocative. I definitely felt a heavy responsibility to create a visual that would do justice to the haunting music and to some extent, the song dictated the approach of the video."We bounced around some ideas and after reading an article about a tragic number of illegally performed assisted suicides that had occurred in France amongst elderly couples, some of whom were living with terminal conditions, I pitched an idea that was inspired by one specific story - and also from my experience of living with an illness.&nbsp;As a Type 1 Diabetic, this was also an opportunity to explore what it is like to live with a condition and how the condition itself can often be more of a burden for the people around you than for yourself."Survive This is a deeply personal music video to both myself and On Man - who&nbsp;added his own ideas and we wrote the script together.&nbsp;It has become one of the most rewarding projects I’ve been involved with."&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Alizé Speed

Ian Roderick Gray

On Man

Anthony Dias

Lorine Plagnol

Alex Moffat

Ollie Craig

Alberto Allica

Jonny Tulley

Tim Bentinck

Christopher Fairbank

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On Man 'Survive This' by Ian Roderick Gray

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Andrew Jim Gannon directs an enigmatic promo about the nature of relationships for electronic artist On Man.&nbsp;In the video for United (Why Can't We Say Enough), a couple find themselves trapped in a strange, uncomfortable space, locked together - united, in fact - through a violent connection of love, history and blood.&nbsp;Starting with an expansive wide shot, the camera slowly inches closer to the couple, and reveals the true nature of their predicament. To say too much would ruin this simple, yet brilliantly effective&nbsp;concept. But it's safe to say that the couple have a few things to work out.&nbsp;

Andrew Jim Gannon

Jess Doxey

Henry J Wilkinson

Maralyn Sherman

Puff Pisanwalerd

Keeley Forsyth

Martin Edwards

On Man 'United (Why Can't We Say Enough)' by Andrew Jim Gannon

On Man - United (Why Cant We Say Enough) (feat. Tailor) (Official Video)

Movement and philosophy are explored in Ian Roderick Gray's spectacular mini-doc for Danny Keane.&nbsp;Remotely directed by Gray in&nbsp;London and shot in Mexico by DoP Pablo Rojo, the film focuses on Rojo's mother, the dancer&nbsp;Maité&nbsp;Guadarrama, and her philosophy on dance, intimately capturing her graceful movements and innermost thoughts in and around her beautiful house in Oaxaca, Mexico.Celebrating rhythm and the joy of being alive, the six-minute piece incorporates Q+A style questions and answers, dance solos and intimate portraits of Maité, who is clearly enamoured with the artform and the freedom she has to express herself everyday.&nbsp;Taking on a documentary-style format and shooting style, Rojo captures the spontaneity of the movement with zestful&nbsp;energy, and the unique relationship he has with the subject allows a certain freedom and access that might not be possible under different circumstances.Ajoyo is the first collaboration between Ian Roderick Gray and artist Danny Keane, and a film that transcends borders and celebrates diversity. Ajoyo shows that dancing is not restricted by environment, class or location, but can truly be performed anywhere, at any time and by anyone who feels rhythm - a true celebration of the power and universality of the artform.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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