Melody Gardot 'Preacherman' by Calum Macdiarmid
Cat Velez - 28th Apr 2015
Calum Macdiarmid has directed this stirring, beautiful film for Melody Gardot’s new single Preacherman – taken from her forthcoming album The Current Man – inspired by the racially motivated murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy who was killed in 1955, 60 years ago this August.
Emmett Till's murder became a seminal event in 20th century American history, many believing it contributed to the start of the American civil rights movement, and the video was made in association with the Emmet Till Legacy Foundation, which educates young children about racism in the United States.
Calum Macdiarmid does proper justice to the tragic story by employing a sensitive and compassionate angle with his direction.
CALUM MACDIARMID:
"Melody wanted to reference Emmett’s story in the video, so we came up with idea of two young boys finding his body whilst fishing, then following Emmett's grandmother as she collects his body from the river and makes her way defiantly back into town, for all to see the horrors that have befallen her grandson.
"It’s a very real, very dark moment in history and, as such, the authenticity and integrity of emotion in the film was key for me."
Cat Velez - 28th Apr 2015
Credits
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Production/Creative
- Director
- Calum Macdiarmid
- Producer
- TF
- Producer
- Jonathon Ker
- Line Producer
- Amile Wilson
- Production Company
- Great Guns
- Executive Producer
- Annie Hanlon
- Executive Producer
- Sheridan Thomas
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Sy Turnbull
Editorial
- Editor
- James Demetriou
- Sound design
- Dugal Macdiarmid
Grading
- Colourist
- Matt Hare
- Colour grade company
- Glassworks
VFX
- Post production company
- Glassworks
Agent
- Director's Rep (UK)
- OB Management
Commission
- Commissioner
- Cynthia Lole
- Label
- Decca Records
Misc
- Director's Rep (US)
- Randi Wilens
Cat Velez - 28th Apr 2015