Pulse Films

Executive Producer

Rik Green

Our lives as humans play out on a massive, interwoven scale, in&nbsp;Yoonha Park's promo for Squid.&nbsp;The video for&nbsp;Swing (In a Dream) opens in an indoor sports court, where two men are playing basketball. A member of staff repaints the lines on the court whilst this happens, and a man walks across the court, seemingly disconnected from each other. This is where things really ramp up.&nbsp;An influx of people doing all kinds of activities - from the expected, e.g. walking around, to the unexpected, e.g. trying to swim - suddenly spills over into the court, and it's as if the controlled chaos of everyday life has been packed into this sports hall.&nbsp;It's truly mesmerising, frantic and slightly nervewracking, and the choreography of the whole thing must have been a huge challenge. It is, however, pulled off magically, with brilliant visual effects and an overwhelming sense of the uncanny, perfectly blending the real world and those in dreams.&nbsp;This is what it is to be a human - messy, fun and very much disorientating.&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Yoonha Park

Claes Nordwall

Alex Gallitano

Benny Casey

Jadzia Scott

Robert Stanton

Wolf Wasserman

Cosmin Nestor

Sam Brewster

Callum Duffy

Kayla Dixon

Gabríel Bachmann

Na Thirakomen

Indie

Squid 'Swing (In a Dream)' by Yoonha Park

Squid - Swing (In a Dream) (Official Video)

In a triumph of creativity and prosthetics, Aube Perrie transforms Harry Styles into a Merman - a singing one, of course. But will this prevent Harry from ending up as sushi?In Perrie's richly entertaining video for&nbsp;Music For A Sushi Restaurant, Harry the Fish is the prize catch of an unsalubrious local seafood place, Gill's Lounge. When Harry realises his likely fate and breaks into song -&nbsp;revealing his extraordinary voice - the owner&nbsp;envisages a bright future&nbsp;of fine dining and exotic cabaret. You only have to see how Harry's feather boa works with his fish tail.[imgtoken data:1]And all Harry he needs to do is keep that wonderful voice going..."The richness and magical energy this amazing song comes with was an&nbsp;absolute delight to work around," says Perrie, who shot the video in Brooklyn.&nbsp;"Also our crew, everyone involved…there was such a fabulous energy on set. And maybe it isn’t so surprising. Cause breaking news: Harry is magical to work with. And so is his team. How they will champion and support ideas is something I’m extremely grateful for."

United States

Patience Harding

Lindsey Hartman

Aube Perrie

Bryan Younce

Josh Sondock

Hands 

Omar Nasr

Christopher Ripley

Davud Karbassioun

James Sorton

Abbey Hansen

Donna Imbarrato

Kyle Fasanella

Keve Huggins

Dwane Harris

Mithin Thomas

Nick Wiesner

Justin Mulroy

Zuleika Acosta

Ashley Di Sarro

Gwen Ghelid

Toby Aldridge

Tom Mangham

Jade Denne

Black Kite Studios

Molly Hawkins

Harry Lambert

Dotti

Matt Mullhall

Chelsea Delfino

Harry Styles 'Music For A Sushi Restaurant' by Aube Perrie

Harry-Styles-'Music-For-A-Sushi-Restaurant'-by-Aube-Perrie

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

Joseph J Goldman

Nnena Nwakodo

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

Jason Wallis

Olivia Jessop

Electric Theatre Collective

Grime

Spoken Word

Stormzy 'Mel Made Me Do It' by KLVDR

STORMZY - MEL MADE ME DO IT

THE REST direct an eerie, metaphorical&nbsp;tale for Bodmin Moor - SBTRKT’s first single in six years.With the unmistakeable atmosphere of an English horror movie, two young men enter the modern home of an assured older woman, unravelling the artwork that they have brought with them to show her. The pair are then split up. Never a good sign...THE&nbsp;REST - Alex Motlhabane and Lewis Levi - ratchet up the tension throughout this enigmatic narrative, alluding to&nbsp;the legendary tale of the Creature of Bodmin Moor and a cult that feverishly worships it.SBTRKT came up with the concept, with Nila - who created the artwork that is central to the narrative. "There's a whole lot of story layers in the video which i’ll leave you to figure out!"&nbsp;SBTRKT writes under the video on YouTube. "Check the trailer which is the prequel to it!&nbsp;"The main plot for the video represents my journey through the music business - and my prior records being owned in perpetuity by someone else. A big part of my reason for taking so long to return is navigating the industry and figuring out how to own my art."&nbsp;

Anthony Hensman 

Jakob Thorhallsson

Andrew Patrick

Suzie Walsh

The Rest

Ellis Fox

Bianca Bhagat

Steve Cameron

Peter Wilson

Oliver Walters

Austin Philips

Josh Tue

Tom Orr

SBTRKT

Nila

Georgia Hope

Charlie Von Rotberg

Homespun

Jonny Thorpe

Glassworks

Chaneil Kular

SBTRKT 'Bodmin Moor' by THE REST 

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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

Jocelyn Anquetil

Arabella Kemp

Hands London

Dragos Czinjepolschi

Kai Blamey Nguyen

Joe Mulvihill

Marc Hill

Tanmoye Khan

Laura Flack

Suzette Brissett

Vodka

Alice Dodds

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;

Hector Dockrill

Emily Mulkerrins

Patrick Golan

Elena Isolini

Angela Hart

Rich Woolway

Seb Bruen

Oliver Witworth

James Hackett

Natasha Lawes

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

Paco Raterta chooses violence in his explosive promo for No Rome's When She Comes Around.Intercutting fiercely vivid imagery, quick cuts and an exploding jeep, the resulting project - shot in Manila, Raterta's home city&nbsp;- is&nbsp;visceral and hypnotic, and&nbsp;anchored by a wonderfully intense performance from the artist.&nbsp;The burning urban landscapes are a perfect backdrop to the concept, whilst the glitchy, dirty textures which overlay the image add a certain grit and authenticity to the aesthetic. It's brilliantly shot by JA Tadena, and edited and graded by Raterta himself to create a mesmerising experience.

Paco Raterta

Vanessa Ulgado

Dot Labro

Jed Medrano

JA Tadena

Toto Caquilala

Kaye Banaag

Flo Trinidad

Roshelle Munez

Rhegie Lucena

Ida Patrica

Dirty Hit

Alternative

No Rome 'When She Comes Around' by Paco Raterta 

No-Rome-'When-She-Comes-Around-'-by-Paco-Raterta-

Enter the kaleidoscopic vision of Winston Hacking’s latest promo, for BADBADNOTGOOD's Timid, Intimidating.The visuals are entirely shot on&nbsp;location, with large-scale cutouts held up practically by stand-ins, reflecting Hacking's trademark collage style."The film takes its enigmatic blueprint from the song, constructing playful image associations out of collages shot along the Pacific Northwest," explains Hacking.&nbsp;Undeniably innovative and creative, the video is&nbsp;visually reminscent of Monty Python's iconic art, with a touch of art installation and vintage postcard graphics - but that doesn't do it nearly enough justice. It's rare such a unique vision plays out in this way, and this tour de force&nbsp;has to be seen to be experienced.&nbsp;

Canada

Johnny Hernandez

Drew Fortier

Joseph Barbalaco

Jazz

BADBADNOTGOOD 'Timid, Intimidating' by Winston Hacking

Badbadnotgood-'Timid,-Intimidating-'-by-Winston-Hacking

Directing duo The Rest direct a sombre monochromatic film for James Blake &amp; slowthai's collaboration on&nbsp;Funeral.&nbsp;In the middle of a funeral procession, stuck in a traffic jam in the middle of nowhere, the artists take a break to pause, whilst the camera circles around them. Though it isn't explicitly stated, the lyrics suggest that this is their own funeral, though the abstract nature of the narrative is one of the true draws of the project.&nbsp;Culminating in one of humanity's true comforts - a takeaway, delivered by an app driver - it's a thought-provoking and unique video for a great track.&nbsp;

Andy Picton

Joshua Loftin

Rupert Hornstein

Jordan Gosling

Hollie Peck

Carlo Avena

Lauren Webster

Johnny Thorpe

Tommy McMahon

Samuel Harding

Hip Hop

James Blake, slowthai 'Funeral' by The Rest

James-Blake,-Slowthai-'Funeral'-by-The-Rest

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;

Bruno Loureiro

Edvin Dubrovskiy

Stefan Yap

Bernin Isaac

Jazz Bhalla

Zuzanna Skurtys

Tiyana Henriques

Chiara Giannettino

Joshua Dadson

Michael Vega

Lane Casting

Young T & Bugsey 'Big Bidness' by KLVDR

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

From dressing room to centre stage, directing duo Machine Operated take&nbsp;Lucky Daye's soulful lyrics and demonstrate&nbsp;the complexities of relationships and fame in their bold new video for Over.Filmed in Mexico City, the directing duo have created a world of high glamour and luxury that revolves around the star-like figure of&nbsp;Daye. But he's increasingly trapped within this guilded cage, as the repetitive demands of stardom&nbsp;start to catch up with him.[imgtoken data:1]Overseeing this is a mysterious&nbsp;woman played by&nbsp;Jordyn Woods. Is she the love of his life, his Fairy Godmother, or Daye's&nbsp;puppetmaster, pulling his strings?Machine Operated create scenarios to establish an aesthetic that is dreamily luxurious, yet fraught with danger, including a bravura 'fashion show' sequence. And the ambivalence of Woods's role is maintained until the end, as she turns back the hands of time on her diamond-encrusted watch, joins him through his adventures, and finally leads him by the hand&nbsp;to a stage - where she leaves him&nbsp;almost fully exposed.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Machine Operated

Ana Cardona

Lucky Daye 'Over' by Machine Operated

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