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Dermot Kennedy 'Power Over Me' by Courtney Phillips

Dermot Kennedy 'Power Over Me' by Courtney Phillips

David Knight - 29th Nov 2018

In this director's cut of Courtney Phillips's video for Dermot Kennedy, you get the full force of an absorbing story of courage and determination, set in the heart of Havana, Cuba.

It's all about a girl boxer who wants to be the best - not just among her fellow females, but against the boys too. Her motivation is utterly believable - we see her homelife, where she and her younger sister have no mother figure to defend them against a father who oozes malevolence. She needs to somehow escape.

This comes with the context of Cuba itself. It has that unique character that makes it so good on film - and it's never looked more richly atmospheric, thanks to brilliant work by the DoP David Procter. But the appraoch, combining drama and documentary, is also revealing about the true hardship under which people live. Havana may be beautiful, but as Phillips' excellent video shows, it's also an extremely tough place.

 

Watch 'Dermot Kennedy 'Power Over Me' by Courtney Phillips' here

David Knight - 29th Nov 2018

Tags

  • Director's cut
  • Drama
  • Narrative
  • Pick of the Day
  • Pop
  • Boxing
  • Girl boxer

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Courtney Phillips
Producer
Harvey Ascott
Production Company
London Alley
Executive Producer
Jess Bell

Camera

Director of Photography
David Procter

Editorial

Editor
Joe Walton
Editor
John Holloway

Grading

Colourist
Houmam Abdallah

VFX

Post production company
Velem
Post production company
Cabin Edit
Post Producer
Remy Foxx
Post Producer
Hilary Coy

Agent

Director's Representation
OB Management

Commission

Commissioner
Guillermo Ramos
Commissioner
Hanan Cher
Commissioner
Emily Ann Sonnet

Other credits

Sound Design

Martin Leitner

Sound Design Producer

Beth Tomblin & Jack SedgwickService Production Company

Service Exec

Nelson Navarro

David Knight - 29th Nov 2018

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