Yann Aldabe

Madonna, the great agent provocateur of pop, has engaged the vision of Emmanuel Adjei to create her boldest, most provocative video in years - featuring a searing performance by Mykki Blanco, as&nbsp;Joan of Arc.Blanco&nbsp;plays the hunted, defiant and doomed Joan in the Dark Ballet video -&nbsp;the distinctive modern casting of a transexual in&nbsp;the role of a timeless symbol&nbsp;of&nbsp;the powerless and downtrodden, in an otherwise believably medieval setting.It's immaculately created by Adjei on the epic scale that distinguished his MVA-winning video for Sevdaliza's Shahamaran last year, and Blanco fits seamlessly into that world, where beauty and music video aesthetics sit alongside moments of real horror -&nbsp;Adjei certainly&nbsp;does not shy away from Joan's terrible fate. &nbsp;This is also&nbsp;Madonna getting back to one of her favourite themes -&nbsp;the systemic repression&nbsp;of the Catholic Church. Perhaps boldest of all, as she locks horns with an old adversary, she remains largely invisible herself. She only appears in one shot in the entire video.&nbsp;

United States

Emmanuel Adjei

Tom Birmingham

COMPULSORY

Dreamers

Chris Toumazou

Melodie Saba

Imogen Snell

Isamaya French

Porsche Poon

Paulina Rzeszowska

Bratsk

Eyob Yohannes

Andy Lecompte

Riccardo Castano

Megan Lawson

Danny Tull

Mathematic

Michael BIANCHI

Guillaume Marien 

Julia Kerguelen

Ready To Shoot

Margarida Adónis

Mykki Blanco

Madonna 'Dark Ballet' by Emmanuel Adjei

The seven minute&nbsp;cinematic experience created by director Emmanuel Adjei for artist Sevdaliza explores and questions the fascinations and desires of the human mind, telling&nbsp;the story of the black man, who continues life in a cycle of oppression. The modern chains, of aspiring for success, power and decadence that create a false sense of freedom and autonomy.&nbsp;The video has a decisive sci-fi feel to it, the three year project utilising impressive special effects that give the expansive and empty desert an other-worldly feel. Having collaborated on other projects together in the past, Emmanuel Adjei and Sevdaliza have created a highly sophisticated, complex and beautifully executed piece. More an art film&nbsp;than merely a music video.[imgtoken data:1]

Gijs Determeijer

Sam Fontaine

Jesse Hays

Paul Özgür

Ai Dang

Harper Thomas

Scott Ray

Miranda Lorenz

Inez Naomi

Devin Bianchini

Carla Rosso

Leila Sarraf

Marleen Ozgur

Trim

Vincent Heine

Mathamatic

Fred Brandon

Sevdaliza

Anunnaki The Great

Compulsory.

Headfirst Mgmt

Twisted Elegance

Handsome

HALAL

Sevdaliza 'Shahmaran' by Emmanuel Adjei

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Béatrice Pegard brings us a timeless and enjoyable kooky sun and surf fantasy to wrap around young Aussie soft-rock outfit Parcels.This fivepiece of 20 year olds look like they&#39;ve arrived straight from the 1960s, in a powder-blue convertible that&#39;s driving along counry lanes to an Aussie beach packed with surfing boys and girls.Pegard bumps up the fun in her video for Tieduprightnow with a judicious use of stock footage and VFX, and it all becomes increasingly trippy...

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