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Samm Henshaw 'Grow' by Jim Pilling

Rob Ulitski - 26th July 2021

Jim Pilling captures the challenges of a relationship in this charmingly relatable video for Grow - the second in the series of accompanying visuals for Samm Henshaw's album Untidy Soul.

Following the video for Still Broke - featuring Henshaw as a very unhappy, lonely rich guy - the second chapter takes us back two years, exploring the new romance of Samm and Tiana Major9's characters Sonny and Selah, and the trials and tribulations that come with moving in together and living with each other does not always go to plan. 

Shot on 16mm by DoP Rik Burnell, the visual builds a slightly surreal comic world which begins when the couple visit a plant store to buy a plant for their new home, and encounter the world's most unhelpful shop owner. Tiana is offered a bonsai tree by a mysterious elderly shop assistant which comes to symbolise the health of their relationship.

Co-written by Pilling and Henshaw, the video develops the slightly surreal comic tone of Still Broke, with the indie-urban sophistication of Spike Lee's early comedies. There is a combination of dialogue and subtitles to push forward the story of rising tensions between the characters, and Henshaw and Tiana are pitch-perfect in their roles as the couple unable to make a last step towards contentment.  

“In the track, Samm’s exploring the idea of having to work at a relationship, and it not always being easy for it to be good," explains Jim Pilling. "He and I built this world around the track, and the story goes to show that even some sage advice from a guy with a bonsai tree isn’t always enough to save a relationship.”

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Rob Ulitski - 26th July 2021

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  • Comedy
  • Special projects
  • Soul
  • Narrative
  • Moving In
  • Love
  • romance
  • Bonsai

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Jim Pilling
Producer
Francesca Di Muro
Production Company
Vidsett
Executive Producer
Jim Pilling
Executive Producer
Samm Henshaw
1st AD
Joe Mulvihill

Camera

Director of Photography
Focus Puller
Emily Jane Robinson
2nd AC
Max Openshaw

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Nathan Ford

Art

Art Director
Bianca Zehra

Casting

Lead actor
Tiana Major9
Lead actor
Samm Henshaw

Editorial

Editor
Jim Pilling
Editing company
Vidsett

Grading

Colourist
Tim Smith
Colour grade company

VFX

VFX
Peque Varela
Post Producer
Carla Thomas

Misc

DoP's representation

Other credits

Stylist

Phoebe Butterworth

Stylist

Lily McMurry

Stylist Assistant

Emilia Gayner

Stylist Assistant

Laetitia Ifonge

Spark -Marcus Kartel

Spark

Domizia Saluset

Props Assistant

Roberto Di Muro

Props Assistant

Joseph Humbert

Runner

Fergus Neville

Sound Design + Mix

Ben Hensor

Sonny

Samm Henshaw

Selah

Tiana Major9

Fred’s Shopkeeper

Blü Gengo

The Messenger

Winston Hayles

Camera Supplied By Emmyland

Lighting Supplied By Procam

Film Lab

Kodak

Samm Management

JD Management

Tiana Management

Left Lane Management

Rob Ulitski - 26th July 2021

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