Sorrel 'Sons & Lovers' by Neil Linpow
Rob Ulitski - 4th Feb 2025
Neil Linpow directs an extended music video/short film for Sorrel, following a couple wrestling with their own feelings about their relationship, whilst trying to do the best by their young children.
Opening with a tense exchange between the pair, we switch between golden-hued 'memory' shots and dark, shadowy scenes from the present, exploring the contrast in the two periods of their family lives.
Beautifully shot and graded, it's a wonderfully-performed, tightly conceptualised vision, well scripted by Linpow and strongly performed by Wim Snape and Jamie Melrose as the troubled couple.
"The idea with the film was to create a story that complimented the beautifully poignant lyrics of the song," says Linpow explains. "To tell the story of an untenable marital relationship from the perspective of their children.
"It was important to show both Mum and Dad as equally loving and valued parents who care deeply for their children - and as people who have tried to ‘stay together for the kids'. But ultimately, also as people who realise the difficult truth that perhaps being apart is actually going to be the best environment for everyone.
"We wanted to lean on the sadness of the lyrics, but also juxtapose that with a sense of whimsy that exists in the uplifting melody of the song - because as we all know - life is mixture of good days and bad, and it’s important that we highlighted that there is a lot of love underpinning the story."
Rob Ulitski - 4th Feb 2025
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Neil Linpow
- Producer
- Joanna Dawiskiba
- Producer
- Delwyn Mooney
- Producer
- Carla Mooney
- Production Company
- Big Trouble Films
- Production Company
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Camera
- Director of Photography
- Chris Rogers
- Focus Puller
- Lou Harris
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Federico Belloli
Art
- Production designer
- Kat Moss
Casting
- Lead actor
- Jamie Melrose
- Lead actor
- Wim Snape
- Bevan Thomas, Aniera Thomas
Editorial
- Editor
- Moyo Omotade
- Editing company
- Tenthree Editing
Grading
- Colour Producer
- Leianna Gilmartin
- Colourist
- Peter Oppersdorf
- Colour grade company
- Absolute Post
VFX
- Post production company
- Absolute Post
- Post Producer
- Leianna Gilmartin
Rob Ulitski - 4th Feb 2025