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Silence explores the&nbsp;complex nature of relationships, for Tora-i's Lounging.The intimate promo is captured in beautifully pared-back frames, examining the ebb and flow of romantic relationships through a series of heartfelt vignettes.&nbsp;Appearing in the background of the setups, Tora-i observes the characters whilst performing, acting as a neutral party and the visual anchor of the concept.&nbsp;Beautiful work.&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Rishy Malik

Silence

Edwin Brawn

George Tsamis

Miguel Carmenes

Nosisa Majuqwana

Freddie Hill

Oli Hill

Tom Colli

Harry Coleman

James Lye

Maha Alselami

Myles Bevan

Time Based Arts

Tora-i 'Lounging' by Silence

Tora-i - Lounging (Official Video)

Loyle Carner is back with unfiltered new single Hate, with a video directed by Greg Hackett and Carner himself.&nbsp;The concept shows the artist at the wheel of a car, coasting down a road whilst being hassled by an impatient driver behind him. The pressure comes to a head as he&nbsp;gets out to confront the antagonistic driver, whilst the camera pulls back to introduce&nbsp;several doppelgängers in the back seat, who all try to keep Carner from boiling over.The video is&nbsp;charged with the anger, confusion and anxiety that make up the modern experience of being Black and British at this particular point in time, and is a stirring and thought-provoking watch.&nbsp;

Reece Moore

Loyle Carner

Greg Hackett

Ben Mealing

Elliot Beach

Todd Martin

Stitch Richardson

Kem Ekundayo

Freddie Wright

Merritt Gold

Liam Reardon

Emily Bilverstone

Tim Swaby

Alex Gregory

Barny Wright

No.8

Jim Allen

EMI Records

Hip Hop

Loyle Carner 'Hate' by Greg Hackett, Loyle Carner

Loyle-Carner-'Hate'-by-Greg-Hackett,loyle-Carner

The Safdie Brothers meet&nbsp;Blade in Milo Blake's surreal, visceral video&nbsp;for Biig Piig's Fun.&nbsp;This intense horror-drama begins at full-throttle with Biig Piig playing one half of an outlaw couple, who are deep in&nbsp;an argument after a robbery gone wrong. Then a dark energy engulfs the couple, transforming them into vampiric alter-egos of themselves.With menacing new auras, chaos then ensues - with a lone medical worker carrying blood supplies as the pair's hapless&nbsp;victim.&nbsp;In terms of the nature of the narrative this is&nbsp;quite the metamorphosis for Biig Piig, who steals the show in vampire villain mode.&nbsp;Meanwhile, the surreal aesthetic and horror concept has the wider impact of visualising the idea of toxic love, and how the darker side of our personalities&nbsp;can run riot in the heat of an argument.It's another&nbsp;intriguing step forward for Milo Blake - this time into a&nbsp;tangibly creepy netherworld&nbsp;- with the help of excellent cinematography by&nbsp;Deon Van Zyl, and a kinetically breathless edit by&nbsp;Lainy Black.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Rose Moya

Joshua Gochez

Andrew Patrick

Lea Federmann

Milo Blake

Ellis Fox

Kat Cattaneo

Massimo Filippi

Deon Van Zyl

Jack Woodcraft

Sunjna Mullick

Brett Hills

Klim Jurevicius

James Burns

Georgia Hope

Lainy Black

The Assembly Rooms

Jonny Thorpe 

Glassworks

Studio Dosage

Harvey Mcgarry

Sony Rca

Biig Piig 'Fun' by Milo Blake

Biig Piig - FUN (Official Video)

Léa Sen stays at home&nbsp;with her pet chameleon in Molly Burdett's soothing&nbsp;video for I Feel Like I'm Blue.&nbsp;In a series of beautifully composed scenes in a comfortable home, Sen is in a state of relaxed contemplation - accompanied by her&nbsp;chameleon named Blue.&nbsp;Within the setting&nbsp;Burdett explores&nbsp;a metaphor for changing identity and Sen engages in conversation with her future self.[imgtoken data:1]In Lea’s words: "Blue the chameleon is an extension of me. It was also a hint at the challenge of being an immigrant in London and sometimes having to (whether you’re conscious of it or not) change yourself to fit this foreign picture you’re now apart of."Sen's performance is heartfelt and understated, which matches the melancholic vibes of the track, and the desaturated colour palettes and lingering shots help&nbsp;elevate this mood.&nbsp;

Suzie Walsh

Molly Burdett

Jordi Estapé

Ramzey Sabbagh

Jaime Ackroyd

Rowan Mackintosh King

Anil Duru

Esther Dusi

Stephen Dunne

Tenthree Editing

Toby Tomkins

CHEAT

April-rae Hughes

Tim Mellem

Léa Sen 'I Feel Like I'm Blue' by Molly Burdett

Léa Sen - I Feel Like I'm Blue (Official Music Video)

Milo Blake's takes Obangjayar into an Afropop direction,&nbsp;with a noir twist, in the video for the pulsating Tinko Tinko (Don't Play Me For a Fool).Obongjayar is working a nightshift&nbsp;at tech company OB Dream Corp&nbsp;-&nbsp;no relation to a certain repping agency - and while on a break he switches on a distinctly old-school desktop and finds a viral video that becomes his portal into a twisted mirror image of his own world.In this alternate dimension, Obangjayar is transformed into a pop artist, performing the song, and accompanied in the same office by dancers. As the views skyrocket on the viral video, it plays on how&nbsp;technology and viral trends consume our lives. Eventually the lines between the digital and real world become completely blurred - and the hardware itself takes on a organic quality.It's an intriguing showcase for the artist aka Steven Umoh, which shows how he represents an exciting new take on Afropop and Afrobeat&nbsp;- and also shows Milo Blake's also moving into exciting new territory as a video director.[imgtoken data:1]

KZ Creatives

Ella Lucia

Theo Lalic

Greg Probert

Peter Bishop

Jamie Tarr

Mike Linforth

Jimmy Van Twest 

Karla Q Leon

Jamie Hodgson

Work Editorial

Harry Davidson

September

Afro-Pop

Afrobeat

Obongjayar 'Tinko Tinko (Don't Play Me For A Fool)' by Milo Blake

Obongjayar - Tinko Tinko (Don't Play Me for a Fool)

Silence directs a wonderfully offbeat promo for Priya Ragu.&nbsp;In the playful yet surreal video for Illuminous,&nbsp;Priya&nbsp;is depicted as four different characters, each of whom&nbsp;abstractly represent&nbsp;Priya's personality, strength, humour and confidence.The film depicts the artist&nbsp;as a champion in a flurry of conceptual vignettes&nbsp;- a leader addressing her army, a success-obsessed bodybuilder, a warrior on her motor war horse, and a regal goddess supported by&nbsp;her Tamil procession.It's a brilliant showcase of Ragu's multifaceted skills as a performer, and the sight of her head on&nbsp;a&nbsp;greased-up&nbsp;bodybuilder's torso might just be the most uncanny thing you see all week...&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]

Alan Scott

Danny Kiln

Ellie Walker

Kirstin Cruickshank

Joe Sherno

Joe Douglas

Jeff Vine

Christian Swain

Emily Davies

Jake Hunt

Daniela Monteiro

Wilson Fok

Talha Vfx

Warner Records

Priya Ragu 'Illuminous' by Silence

Priya Ragu - Illuminous (Official Video)

In his second video for DJ/producer prxz, following <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/09/29/prxz-child-red-milo-blake/73079" target="_blank">Child In Red</a>, Milo Blake directs&nbsp;a poetic re-interpretation of the Grim Reaper shepherding a lost soul from limbo, in his promo for Girl.&nbsp;Shot entirely in a six minute&nbsp;continuous take, this one-shot film follows this version of the Reaper as she moves through an abandoned aftermath and interacts with the Soul.The abstract interpretation of the concept creates an aura of mystery which heightens the drama of the piece - with a great use of the East London location and in particular a giant electric pylon tower that straddles the road, its frame picked out in Adam Singodia's black and white cinematography.[imgtoken data:1]The excellent central performances by Emma Aldija as the Reaper and&nbsp;Maddie Millar as the Soul are also noteworthy,&nbsp;keeping viewers engaged with hypnotic, otherworldly movement and spontaneous choreography, captured by Steadicam operator Mike Vega.&nbsp;

Danny Rumbelow

Adam Singodia

Nacho Guzman

Dan Howe

Charlotte Toon

Mike Vega

Awal

prxz 'Girl' by Milo Blake

Prxz-'Girl'-by-Milo-Blake

Milo Blake,&nbsp;a director known for his&nbsp;emotionally visceral promos for artists such as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/02/01/rachel-chinouriri-darker-place-milo-blake/69188">Rachel Chinouriri</a>, <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/05/13/kam-bu-ft-lord-apex-different-milo-blake/64788">Kam Bu</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/05/19/willow-kayne-two-seater-milo-blake/70977">Willow Kayne</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/09/29/prxz-child-red-milo-blake/73079" target="_blank">prxz</a>,&nbsp;has signed to the director's roster at London-based production company <a href="https://www.spindle.co/" target="_blank">Spindle</a>.&nbsp;Technically-savvy and creatively bold, Blake's promos have been featured at SXSW, the UKMVAs, Shiny Awards, and many other festivals. His recent music video for <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/03/02/lava-la-rue-magpie-milo-blake/69717">Lava La Rue's Magpie&nbsp;</a>has been nominated at this year’s UKMVAs in the Best Alternative Video Newcomer category.Early collaborations with local musicians quickly led to bigger opportunities for a range of artists, and he’s now making a name for himself as one of the most talented up-and-coming directors working in UK music videos.On his signing to Spindle, Blake says: "I’m so happy to be joining Spindle, a studio that carries the same desires and ambitions for inventive, groundbreaking work made with care and humanity to the individuals involved," says Blake. "This is the infrastructure I’ve been seeking out for a long time, and am so excited to see what we create together."Nosisa Majuqwana, Spindle's Head of Music and New Talent adds: "Milo is an exciting new addition to the Spindle roster, with his visually captivating and innately energetic work. He’s already established himself within the music video industry, and we’re all extremely delighted to work alongside him, to further develop his skills and opportunities with artists, brands and agencies."&nbsp;• Watch Milo Blake's work at the Spindle website <a href="https://www.spindle.co/directors/milo-blake/">here</a>. Contact&nbsp;Nosisa Majuqwana at&nbsp;nosisa@spindle.co for more information.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Milo Blake signs to Spindle 

Joesef is on a mission to bury his past, in Greg Hackett's enigmatic promo for Fire.&nbsp;In the depths of a forest, we see the artist digging a hole, guided by the beams of his car headlights.&nbsp;Under a pitch black sky, the concept takes a twist when we see what is waiting to be buried in the boot, raising abstract questions and metaphors as it builds to a claustrophobic climax.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]Hackett takes a relatively simple concept and elevates it with mesmerising cinematography by Jaime Ackroyd, and a brilliant performance from Joesef.&nbsp;"Fire is about that feeling of wanting to burn all your stuff and start over," says the director. "It’s about escaping the emotional weight that places and people carry after too much has happened, but realising nothing ever really leaves you in the end anyway."

Jordi Estapé

Oliver Hill

Malte Huebner

Niyi Ferreira

Krunal Saadranik

Ahmet Buyukcinar

Shamirah Sairally

Cheyenne Miller

Joesef 'Fire' by Greg Hackett

Joesef-'Fire'-by-Greg-Hackett

Greg Hackett directs a neon-lit, conceptual fantasy for Sad Night Dynamite.&nbsp;The video opens with the duo traversing the city in a white limo - a repeating&nbsp;metaphor from previous visuals - as a night of fun soon spirals out of control, leading them to an unplanned destination.&nbsp;Adric Watson's cinematography combines artificial lighting with unfamiliar angles and composition, creating an elevated yet garish aesthetic. And that is perfectly suited to the abstract concept.&nbsp;

Tom Birmingham

Jack Filtness

Philips Nortey

Adric Watson

Jon England

Josh Tilley

Jakob Gierse

Lauren Webster

Poppy France

Simon Bourne

Framestore

Sam Seager

Parlophone

Cinelab Film and Digital

Experimental

Sad Night Dynamite 'Krunk' by Greg Hackett

Sad-Night-Dynamite-'Krunk'-by-Greg-Hackett

Molly Burdett's latest video for Arlo Parks is a tender portrait of youth that explores the highs and lows of adolescence, loneliness, and friendship - shot by&nbsp;Oscar-nominated cinematographer Robbie Ryan, and starring Bafta-winning actor Molly Windsor.&nbsp;&nbsp;This intimate film for Hope, released just ahead of Arlo Parks' much-anticipated debut album Collapsed In Sunbeams,&nbsp;is&nbsp;a timely reminder about the power of togetherness; something everyone needs now more than ever.

Ersan Beskardes

Miles Nathan

Rachel Bashford

Elle Lotherington

Robbie Ryan

Connor Travis-hunter

Rory Power

Leo Olesker

Elena Muntoni

Lucy Upton-Prowse

Emilie Louizides

Tim Smith

Molly Windsor

Transgressive

Arlo Parks 'Hope' by Molly Burdett

Arlo Parks - Hope (Official Video)

Director Molly Burdett celebrates connection and rhythm in her bouncy promo for Biig Piig's Feels Right.&nbsp;Centered around a group of friends on a night out, the fun-filled video mixes spontaneous choreography with offbeat vignettes, creating a bittersweet aesthetic that will make&nbsp;viewers yearn for the day&nbsp;we can get back out onto the dancefloor.&nbsp;The cast dive right into their performances, ecstatically running riot around a nondescript industrial location, tearing up the town with stylised abandon.&nbsp;

Ty Hack

Lawrence Beckworth

Kelly Smith

Lee Parfitt

Louis Simonon

Jess Mcquaid

Beth Roberts

The Mill

Alternative

Singer-songwriter

Biig Piig 'Feels Right' by Molly Burdett

Biig Piig - Feels Right (Official Video)

Loyle Carner tells his life story in one take in the impressive video for Yesterday, directed by The Coyle-Larner Brothers - Ben Coyle-Larner, aka Loyle Carner, and his brother Ryan.&nbsp;The video presents a touching coming-of-age story that comes full circle, all in one continuous take. We see the baby become a music-obsessed boy, an increasingly digruntled youth - as he grows to understand the world around him - becoming creative and learning&nbsp;to speak out against political and social discrimination. Then he starts making music, and finally becomes the man holding the baby.The beauty of the piece is how each element of the video works as it own world, even as the transitions occur seamlessly&nbsp;within a single Steadicam shot. It's ambitious and has been executed to perfection - and for that, Ben and Ryan engaged with the rapper's first love of theatre. They enlisted crew members from the West End, National Theatre and the stage team of Hamilton to bring their vision to life, to devise some ingenious set movements within a small space and a short amount of time.The fact that the Loyle Carner Brothers&nbsp;have come up with such a strikingly&nbsp;accomplished video, exploring the creative&nbsp;connections between music video to musical theatre&nbsp;to make serious message,&nbsp;augurs very well for their future career as directors.

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