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Skepta ft J Balvin 'Nirvana' by KLVDR

Rob Ulitski - 3rd Aug 2021

KLVDR directs a palpably luxurious video with a brutal twist, for Skepta's return with Nirvana.

Set in a stately home, Skepta plays a butler, second-in-command to the head butler (played by Terence Vincent), who provides a special service to the beautiful lady of the house (played by Marlene Marie) - in the boudoir.

Things get darker when J Balvin makes his appearance, tied to an upturned chair in a dank basement. It's the first suggestion that things may not turn out so well for Skepta either.

With a combination of the grand setting, supporting characters and the casting of a glamourous femme fatale, KLVDR has graduated to a fully cinematic experience, with elements of Bond. Ultimately, the ending is blood-soaked and downbeat - like the better Bond movies. But perhaps surprisingly, Skepta's fate is not to emerge as a winner, but to be replaced.

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Rob Ulitski - 3rd Aug 2021

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  • Hip Hop
  • Grime
  • Mansion
  • Butler
  • Mystery
  • Performance
  • Narrative

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
KLVDR
Producer
Bruno Loureiro
Production Company
Executive Producer
Nnena Nwakodo
Production Manager
Rachel Bashford
1st AD
Ellicia Lotherington

Camera

Director of Photography
Stefan Yap
Focus Puller
Anil Duru
Film Laboratory

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Lee Parfitt

Art

Art Director
Liz El-kadhi

Wardrobe

Stylist (Artist)
Nicole Vernon
Stylist (Cast)
Natalia Glowczynska
Hair
Kate O’shea

Casting

Cast
Molly-anne

Editorial

Editor
Blaine Pearson
Editing company
Ten Three

Grading

Colourist
Karol Cybulski
Colour grade company

Other credits

2ND AD

LIAM WALLACE-COOKE

RUNNER

JOSH BULL

RUNNER

LOUIS BRYANT

RUNNER

QAISER AFZAL

LOADER

EARNIE

TRAINEE

MAX EDMED

STEADICAM

BEAU P-J

2ND UNIT CAMERA OP. TASHA DUURSMA

SPARK JOSHUA LOUDON

SPARK KEV ROBERTS

DRIVER/SPARK GRANT CAMPBELL

CONSTRUCTION

JAKE GARRET

ART ASSIST

WILLIAM RIVER

CONSTRUCTION

JACKSON PRITCHARD

PROP TRANSPORT

PROPAJOB

SCENIC PAINTER

BOSTON

OFFLINE PRODUCER

ELLIE WARING-STEVENS

COLOUR PRODUCER OANA ANGHEL

GRAPHIC DESIGN

BEN LUPTON

MINI BUS DRIVER

MARK

CASTING AGENCY

LANE CASTING

Cast

Skepta, Marlene Marie, Terrence Vincent, Ella Starbuck, Olivia Simpson, Kirsty Bloom, Rae Clarke, Lauren Mcguire

Rob Ulitski - 3rd Aug 2021

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