Hak Baker 'LUVLY' by Broken Antenna
David Knight - 26th June 2024
Directing duo Broken Antenna's latest video for Hak Baker - their eighth - returns to Hak's home turf in London's East End once more. But after the critically acclaimed doc-style video for Wrong Side of the Street, for Hak's collab with Joe Armon Jones, they now swerve into gritty drama.
The video for LUVLY features rising star Hero Fiennes Tiffin (The Woman King, After We Fall) and brings to life Hak’s own story, growing up on the Isle of Dogs. The song paints a portrait of a man who cannot receive the love from the woman who loves him - and poignantly, can’t love himself.
That's visualised by Broken Antenna - Myles McAuliffe and Gustav Newby - in a whirlwind allegorical tale of a young man (played by Fiennes Tiffin), who on release from prison, quickly falls into his old ways - he falls foul of the local hood, played by Geoff Bell (The Business) - and the effect it has on the relationship with his devoted girlfriend.
Through it's breathless narrative style, characterised by the fluid cinematography by Ahmet Husseyin, the ensemble cast and relentless pace forced by the cut by Ben Boullier, Broken Antenna build a full picture of the young man's nefarious situation. But similarly to the likes of Goodfellas - almost certainly an influence - this is not just about the gangsters' shady world. And when the real blow falls, it's not from a 'bad guy', and Hero doesn't see it coming.
It's more evidence of a relationship, between Baker and Broken Antenna, that has been the one of the most creatively fruitful of the past few years.
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David Knight - 26th June 2024
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Broken Antenna
- Producer
- Jack Hannon
- Creative Director
- Nadine Persaud
- Production Company
- K
- Production Assistant
- Shanneka Simpson
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Ahmet Husseyin
- 1st AC
- Murat Akyildiz
- 1st AC
- Sam Harding
- 2nd AC
- Will Stepney
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Connor Baskerville
Art
- Art Director
- Fred Cassavetti
Wardrobe
- Stylist
- Naomi Barling
- Clothing
- The North Face
- Styling Assistants
- Emily Greene and Esther Oyebola
Casting
- Lead actor
- Hero Fiennes Tiffin
- Cast
- Milly Zero, Tayla Clarke, Geoff Bell, Jack Rolf
Editorial
- Editor
- Ben Boullier
- Sound
- Neil Johnson at Rascal
Grading
- Colourist
- Jack McGinity
- Colour grade company
- C
VFX
- VFX
- Brad Purnell
Other credits
Special thanks
Cara, Lynn & Emmyland
David Knight - 26th June 2024