Production Company

Riff Raff Films

Niall Trask teams up once again with indie music's oddest character Jim E. Brown for their most extraordinary collaboration yet - an AI-enhanced reworking of Batman Forever.It's the video for the self-styled Mancunian miserablist's idiosyncratic take on Seal's Kiss From A Rose,&nbsp;which appeared on the 1992 movie's&nbsp;soundtrack. That's the jumping-off point for a striking&nbsp;visual collision of two worlds, as Brown becomes a Dark Knight in his own image, within a distorted version of the original&nbsp;movie.It's weird, funny, and eerily effective - with some quite remarkable images of Brown as the lager-swilling Caped Crusader (and several other characters).&nbsp;Although listening to Brown's pub singer version of the song is a something of an acquired taste. Not sure if Seal will enjoy it so much."The video imagines a Batman universe in which there is less physical movement and more drinking of beer and consuming of fish and chips and pints of beer at pub," says Jim E. Brown.&nbsp;"We filmed the video on the banks of the Thames in London where I saw several nitrous oxide tanks washed ashore. Filming videos is rather laborious and I wanted very much to imbibe nitrous whilst shooting, but the tanks were empty. Once we finished shooting, I did get ahold of some nitrous and beer and got properly pissed and passed out."

Jai Durban

Niall Trask

Hands 

Jim E Brown

Ali King

Archie Muller

Ben Foat

Dan Levy

Rascal Post

Jim E. Brown 'Kiss From A Rose' by Niall Trask

Jim E. Brown - Kiss From a Rose

Piers Dennis directs a different kind of performance video from the returning rock outfit Biffy Clyro,&nbsp;drawing&nbsp;an unusual level of commitment from the three bandmembers, who&nbsp;push themselves,&nbsp;physically and emotionally, through a series of endurance-based&nbsp; exercises.Continuing on the razor-sharp theatrics of his work with Self-Esteem, Dennis&nbsp;pushes the band to explore ideas of connection and support through boisterous, thrilling and even potentially dangerous physical tasks that a rawly captured in a stark, minimalist space.The difficulty and bravery on show - as the band explore tension, release&nbsp;and reconciliation - embodies the song’s themes of conflict, growth&nbsp;and hard-won love.&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Alex Blowers

Jamie McCubbin

Robbie Canale

Piers Dennis

Zoe Gunn

Jen Ivory

Francesca Costa

Kian Altmann

Adam Singodia

Natalie Arnett

Precious Mahaga

Joe Mulvihill

Omar Ragab

Jess Averbeck

Tilda Bonham Carter

Fingal Green

Andre Rodrigues

Okay Studio

Richard Fearon

Black Kite Studios

Parlophone

Lucy Thomas

Rock

Biffy Clyro 'A Little Love' by Piers Dennis

Biffy-Clyro-'A-Little-Love'-by-Piers-Dennis

As her album&nbsp;A Complicated Woman is released, Self Esteem's latest collaboration with Piers Dennis is a showcase for the singer's unique charisma and sense of drama - a powerful curtain call for the new LP.Opening on the iconic frame from the&nbsp;album artwork, featuring the artist in Handmaid's Tale-style costume,&nbsp;the video unfolds in a single, hypnotic take. Bathed in spotlight, Rebecca Lucy Taylor (aka Self Esteem) delivers a raw, full-sync performance, part battle cry, part performance art.[imgtoken data:1]As the camera slowly zooms out, the illusion dissolves and the artifice is revealed: lights, scaffolding, action. And then, finally,&nbsp;there's Rebecca's exit. That's&nbsp;as flawlessly devastating as everything that has preceded it."Rebecca and I have worked together for over 10 years now and The Deep Blue Okay shoot somehow felt like the pinnacle of our collaborations, like all the conversations we’d ever had led there," says Piers Dennis."That sounds cringingly pretentious for a music video, but this feels like a deeply personal piece of work, and making it had the rare feeling of everything clicking into place."

Kitty Wordsworth

Caitlin Ricaud

Phoebe Shakespeare

Alex Mullins

Byron London

Scarlett Carlos Clarke

Joanna Szyczewska

Polydor

Alternative

Self Esteem 'Deep Blue Okay' by Piers Dennis

Self Esteem - The Deep Blue Okay (Official Video)

A support group becomes shared catharsis in&nbsp;Piers Dennis' latest entertaining excursion with Rebecca Lucy Taylor, aka&nbsp;Self Esteem.&nbsp;The video for 69 opens in a community&nbsp;setting, where Rebecca sits in a circle of women, delivering the song’s verse with characteristic intensity (and yes, it's all about sex)&nbsp;as the group nods along in understanding, and then begin to be visibly moved. Then it transforms into a hypnotic, almost ritualistic display, blurring the line between personal release and shared experience.[imgtoken data:1]Rebecca played Sally Bowles in the acclaimed production of Cabaret&nbsp;in the West End last year and Dennis's latest Self Esteem video - following previous excellent collaborations on the likes of <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2023/01/09/self-esteem-345-piers-dennis/79875" target="_blank">The 345</a> and <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2024/06/25/self-esteem-ft-moonchild-sanelly-big-man-piers-dennis/87034" target="_blank">Big Man</a> - has tapped into that aesthetic , with a witty, increasingly torrid song-and-dance number that could have been adapted from a grown-up Cabaret-like&nbsp;stage show.&nbsp;Building from naturalistic cinematography to an eruption of vibrant red lighting, the edit builds to a frantic climax where the characters purge all the bad vibes with breathtaking choreography. And its simply a great vehicle for the talents of Rebecca Lucy Taylor: her charisma burns through the screen.&nbsp;

Katie South

Rowan Macintosh King

Joanna Asia Szyczewska

Kiann Altman

Maddy Williams

Dan Huntley

Ollie Pearson

Stuart Roger

Lauren Bell

Richard Fearson

Polydor Uk

Indie

Self Esteem '69' by Piers Dennis

Self Esteem - 69 (Official Video)

Prepare to be conflicted - and knocked sideways -&nbsp;by Niall Trask's remarkable video for&nbsp;Alabaster Deplume, where&nbsp;surreal black comedy meets realistic heartbreaking drama.The video for the jazz musician, composer, poet and activist's song Invincibility is an&nbsp;audacious blurring of filmmaking conventions, where a powerful narrative about a sombre event involving&nbsp;a seriously injured dog, is subverted by the bizarre, dreamlike&nbsp;device of having the dog's head replaced by&nbsp;Alabaster Deplume's.&nbsp;He performs the song that echoes the sorrow and trauma of a mother and daughter as rush their beloved pet to the vet, and endure the inevitable end. That's sensitively but unflinchingly dramatised by Trask - while there are also flashbacks to happier times, with shots of Alabaster (aka Angus Fairbairn) as the erstwhile carefree dog. Which is both funny and also underlines the heartbreak, the onset of grief.It's audacious storytelling - and so sad it could justify a mental health warning. Particularly for dog lovers.[imgtoken data:1]"Alabaster was one of the first people I met when I moved down to London, a collaboration has been a longtime coming," says Trask. "He gave me total freedom to write on one of three tracks and I returned his trust by choosing to euthanise him to the score of Invincibility."On a personal level, there has been a fair share of tragedy in recent years and finding the absurdity/humour in it all, is always my go-to remedy. The treatment was ambitious and I’m grateful to everyone who helped bring this to life. Or put it to sleep should I say."

Harry Chapman

Ginny Kerr

Taise Kerr

Marnie Perkins

Milo Beyts

Andy Cole

Adric Watson

Rose Lucas

Dimi Vakrilov

Hebe Wallace

Eden Read

The Assembly Rooms

Ryan Hancocks

Magic Numbers

Fasa Oyibo

Jazz

Alabaster Deplume 'Invincibility' by Niall Trask

Alabaster-Deplume-'Invincibility'-by-Niall-Trask

A press conference kicks off into a riot of self-expression&nbsp;in Fa &amp; Fon's supercharged&nbsp;visual for Greek pop star Marina Satti.&nbsp;Mirroring the artist's unique fusion of tradition and modernity, the sister-directors'&nbsp;video for&nbsp;Epano Sto Trapezi (On The Table)&nbsp;is a visually stunning journey, as Marina shakes things up&nbsp;with an escalating range of confrontational and sexy moves.[imgtoken data:1]Marina climbs onto the table to taunt the media pack with provocative dance moves, and the directors propel the action with a breakneck pace, interweaving lo-fi cutaways and paintings of sheep, highlighting the anti-establishment message.&nbsp;Marina Satti’s magnetic presence shines as she leads dynamic dance sequences, blending storytelling with her vibrant cultural roots. And it builds to a&nbsp;controversial ending of symbolic imagery, Fa &amp; Fon contrasting Marina's pole dance&nbsp;with the press pack's&nbsp;blood-covered faces.Fasten your seatbelts...

Greece

Stavros Liokalos

Amanda Jenkins

Alex Carswell

Georgia Tal

Fa & Fon

Billy King

Giannis Nelson Eskioglou

Ailsa Aikoa

Constastinos Koukoulis

Maya Tsamprou

Vassils Chraratzoglou

Vaggelis Kasapakis

Eleni Lola

Liliana Aslanidou

Erini Damiandiou

Chrysanthos Smirneos

Christos Mazourek

Pawel Achtelik

Avenue Studio

Andi Chu

Electric Theatre Collective

Cameron Mccormick

Minos Emi

Nomad Productions

Marina Satti 'Epano Sto Trapezi (On The Table)' by Fa & Fon

Marina-Satti-'Epano-Sto-Trapezi-(on-The-Table)'-by-Fa-&-Fon

Hannah Bon reflects upon human masculinity and its canine equivalent&nbsp;with intensity and dry&nbsp;humour in her video for LA-based indie-rock musician Sabrina Mae Teitelbaum, aka Blondshell.&nbsp;&nbsp;From her performance of the song T&amp;A in a&nbsp;motel room, Sabrina radiates a juxtaposition of strength and vulnerability, following on with parallel sequences of man and dog to&nbsp;highlight the hidden softness and overt aggression in both.&nbsp;Bon explores empathy, duality, and deep human&nbsp;connection through this video - beautifully shot by DoP Guido Raimondo - with&nbsp;memorable results.[imgtoken data:1]"When I started thinking about how to approach T&amp;A, I knew I wanted it to feel this fleeting moment and not be something strictly narrative - more like a memory Sabrina was having paired with vulnerable portraits of the men," explains Bon, who drew a powerful performance from Teitelbaum to act as a counterweight to the portrait element.&nbsp;"Sabrina had a commanding, statuesque presence on camera that completely captivated me," she says. "It was a real pleasure collaborating with her. The atmosphere on set was unexpectedly intimate, with the talent giving their all, and the day coming together so smoothly.[imgtoken data:2]"A huge thanks to our producer, Farah Idrees, for working so hard although she was super sick, and to the incredible 1st AD Cami Contreras, for always keeping me sane and assured. Also, massively thankful for our DP, Guido Raimondo, who is a true talent and a master at subtlety. Cheers to our editor Marcelo Vogelaar, who was always so fun to Zoom edit with and brought fresh eyes to the concept and our lovely colorist Kaitlyn Battistelli, for making it look extra stunning."Finally a heartfelt thank you to the wholesome and hardworking crew, the sensational cast and the adorable pups, and my new production company fam Riff Raff Films for making this all come together."

United States

Hannah Bon

Farah Idrees

Romy Jo Waller

Matthew Clyde

Samira Escobar

Camilha Contreras

Guido Raimondo

Sai Aung Tun

Jasper Harris

Zach Domingo

Miraida Gutierrez-Colon

Dora Jean Palmer

Marcelo Vogelaar

Kaitlyn Battistelli

Annie Lavie

Alex Romanenko

Vicky Garcia

Blondshell 'T&A' by Hannah Bon

Blondshell - T&A (Official Music Video)

Ed Morris directs a haunting promo for&nbsp;Everything Is Recorded, featuring&nbsp;Mary In The Junkyard's Clari Freeman-Taylor.The video for Swamp Dream #3 transports viewers to a desolate, otherworldly landscape where the line between music and emotion blurs. The video follows a stoic figure - vocalist Clari Freeman-Taylor - trudging through a muddy dirt track in the middle of a vast, barren field, carrying a small 1980s television.On the TV screen, a vibrant, expressive version of Clari’s face sings, juxtaposing her impassive expression as she presses forward. Connected to a long extension cable, the TV mirrors the tension in the track as the cord stretches to its breaking point.The textural, abstract aesthetic has hints of expressionism and experimental cinema, which creates an anachronistic, pensive atmosphere. Freeman-Taylor's performance is suitably stoic, and the inclusion of two versions of her - the TV and 'real life' ones - adds an intriguing visual hook.&nbsp;Lovely work.&nbsp;

Elena Isolini

Douglas Miller

Ed Morris

Chris Murdoch

Scott Wright

Tom Nowell

Peter Bishop

Franky Stone

Mike Linforth

Liam Reardom

Rebecca Luff

Work Editorial

Jakob Thorlhallssan

XL Recordings

Everything Is Recorded ft Mary In The Junkyard 'Swamp Dreams #3' by Ed Morris

Everything-Is-Recorded-Ft-Mary-In-The-Junkyard-'Swamp-Dreams-#3'-by-Ed-Morris

Fa &amp; Fon reunite with JADE for this - quite literally - smashing video for It Girl.&nbsp;With a blend of girly pop, bold choreography&nbsp;and unapologetic fun, JADE&nbsp;leaves her mark as she dances through a shattered china shop.Aesthetically jumping between lo-fi camcorder footage and slick performance setups, the video has the same palpable energy of previous collab <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2024/10/04/jade-midnight-cowboy-fa-fon/88408">Midnight Cowboy,</a> and very much feels like a spiritual successor.&nbsp;A fine video indeed, which transcends its 'visualiser' tag to become something punchy and full of attitude - and plate smashing. Lots of plate smashing.&nbsp;

Casting Collective

Jamie McFarland

Zack Tate

Shaun Clarke

Niomi Collins

Matt Farrant

Riccardo Angei

Blake John Wood

Charles Gamble

Ewan Mcintosh

Sony Music

JADE 'It Girl' by Fa & Fon

Jade-'It-Girl'-by-Fa-&-Fon

It's been a long time since French legends Megaforce directed a proper music video. This is not one either - but it comes quite close. In this case, the 'artist' happens to be the two pre-eminent heavyweights in world boxing, about to meet for a big title fight.And the whole premise is based upon a song - Can't Get You Out Of My Head - and that idea is taken to extraordinary lengths, as Tyson Fury and&nbsp;Oleksandr Usyk start seeing each other&nbsp;in the faces of everyone (and every thing)&nbsp;they meet in their normal lives, in the lead-up to the fight, with the iconic chorus of the Kylie classic on the soundtrack.Megaforce just keep pushing the idea further into an escalating frenzy of comic horror, from chilling reflections to uncanny encounters in everyday life, to full-on body horror.The whole purpose is to ramp up the suspense and expectation for Fury and Usyk's big rematch fight in Riyadh, on December 21. It just goes to show just how far boxing promoting has come.&nbsp;But after this, will the actual fight be as good, as entertaining as the promo?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Andy Kelly

Frankie Elster

Megaforce

Kate Brady

Yavor Zahariev

Arnaud Potier

Tracey Cooper

Savvas Stavrou

Benji Edwards

Georgi Petkov

Alp Samuel Cig

Lora Venkova

The Lipops

Roxanna Gillani

Rich Orrick

Hannibal Lang

Will Howland

Selected Works

'Usyk vs Fury Reignited' by Megaforce

THE BEST PROMO EVER! 😮‍💨 | Turki Alalshikh releases EPIC trailer for Oleksandr Usyk v Tyson Fury 2 🔥

Niall Trask directs an all-too-intimate video for eccentric singer-songwriter&nbsp;Jim E. Brown, which opens - and lingers for quite a while - in a pub urinal.&nbsp;In the video for I Find Sex Abhorrent,&nbsp;Jim E performs to camera as he finishes his business, and stumbles out to get his drink. By the end of the track, he's back in the bathroom.&nbsp;Shot at the Mrquis of Lorne pub in Brixton, with the same deadpan energy of previous collab <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2024/11/27/jim-e-brown-i-saw-bird-today-niall-trask/89193">I Saw A Bird Today,&nbsp;</a>it appears that both Trask and Brown have found a magic collaboration formula, and here's to hoping they make many more weird videos together.

Mike Mcmillin

Jim E. Brown 'I Find Sex Abhorrent' by Niall Trask

Jim-E.-Brown-'I-Find-Sex-Abhorrent'-by-Niall-Trask

Niall Trask presents the idiosyncratic poet/singer-songwriter&nbsp;Jim E. Brown in a gritty South London setting, for his appealingly silly I Saw A Bird Today.With a murky aesthetic and deadpan performance, Trask's visual is a vehicle for Brown's downtrodden, miserablist persona and highly specific outlook on the world around him, as he recounts a random encounter with&nbsp;a bird in amusingly banal&nbsp;detail.&nbsp;With plenty of confused stares from Brown and a selection of avian cameos from the local pigeons, the director's enthusiasm for off-kilter comedy and unconventional&nbsp;characters&nbsp;shines through. Jim E. Brown is certainly one of those.[imgtoken data:1]“I Saw A Bird Today is a song I have wrote about seeing a bird," says Brown. "I never actually saw the bird in the song, but used poetic license to imagine what it would be like to see a bird. I am an alcoholic and spend most of my time sat at pub. I am not outdoors often enough to see birds."The director of the video, Niall Trask, found some pigeons in Brixton and had me stand near them. It was rather uncomfortable to be near so many birds as I abhor animal life. Luckily it did not take long to film and I was able to drink Strongbow during the production.”

Rascal

Singer-songwriter

Jim E. Brown 'I Saw A Bird Today' by Niall Trask

Jim-E.-Brown-'I-Saw-A-Bird-Today'-by-Niall-Trask

Hannah Bon places Zzzahara into a increasingly eery&nbsp;3D-animated version of reality in an exploration of the impact of emotional turmoil.In the video for Ghosts, the 3D version of the singer-songwriter sits in a sparsely furnished bedroom,&nbsp;accompanied by books and cigarettes, confined to exist with her depression and heartbreak.&nbsp;As time passes, the room transforms, mirroring inner chaos, and the ghosts of a past relationship appears.The animation, by Hilmy Hendrakusuma, mines&nbsp;videogame nostalgia, achieves&nbsp;an&nbsp;arresting reproduction of the artist's likeness and slips deeper into Uncanny Valley territory with the creepy interaction of the characters.Then Hannah Bon adds a hopeful note to her&nbsp;modern ghost story, leaving Zzzahara looking for a way to escape their emotional pain.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Hilmy Hendrakusuma

Zzzahara 'Ghosts' by Hannah Bon

ZZZAHARA - GHOSTS (OFFICIAL VIDEO)