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Self Esteem '69' by Piers Dennis

Rob Ulitski - 17th Feb 2025

A support group becomes shared catharsis in Piers Dennis' latest entertaining excursion with Rebecca Lucy Taylor, aka Self Esteem. 

The video for 69 opens in a community setting, where Rebecca sits in a circle of women, delivering the song’s verse with characteristic intensity (and yes, it's all about sex) as the group nods along in understanding, and then begin to be visibly moved. Then it transforms into a hypnotic, almost ritualistic display, blurring the line between personal release and shared experience.

Rebecca played Sally Bowles in the acclaimed production of Cabaret in the West End last year and Dennis's latest Self Esteem video - following previous excellent collaborations on the likes of The 345 and Big Man - has tapped into that aesthetic , with a witty, increasingly torrid song-and-dance number that could have been adapted from a grown-up Cabaret-like stage show. 

Building from naturalistic cinematography to an eruption of vibrant red lighting, the edit builds to a frantic climax where the characters purge all the bad vibes with breathtaking choreography. And its simply a great vehicle for the talents of Rebecca Lucy Taylor: her charisma burns through the screen. 

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Rob Ulitski - 17th Feb 2025

Tags

  • Choreography
  • Pick of the Day
  • Alternative
  • Indie
  • Performance
  • Catharsis
  • Support Group
  • Women
  • Shared Experience
  • Vibrant
  • Musical

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Production/Creative

Director
Piers Dennis
Producer
Rowan Macintosh King
Production Company
Executive Producer
Precious Mahaga
Production Manager
Maddy Williams
1st AD
Joe Mulvihill

Camera

Director of Photography
Adam Singodia
Focus Puller
Ollie Pearson
2nd AC
Jess Averbeck

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Kiann Altman
Key Grip
Dan Huntley

Art

Production designer
Katie South

Wardrobe

Stylist
Alex Mullins
Hair
Lauren Bell
Make-up
Byron London

Choreography

Choreographer
Stuart Roger

Casting

TRAVIS ROSS RENÉE LAMB MIKE PARK MARGED SIÔN LEVI HEATON SERAPHINA SIMONE ANGELINE BELL ELOISE SHELDON JENNY WICKHAM MICHELLE BISHOP STEPHANIE LEE ALESHIA WILLIAMS KELLY EWINS SHARON GOMEZ JESSICA MCKENZIE PETRA LUKE JANINE KELLY

Editorial

Editor
Andre Rodrigues
Editing company
Okay Studio
Edit Producer
Alex Blowers

Grading

Colour Producer
Jamie McCubbin
Colourist
Richard Fearson
Colour grade company

Agent

Director's Representation

Commission

Commissioner
Joanna Asia Szyczewska
Label
Polydor Uk
Management
LOUISE LATIMER CHERISH KAYA

Rob Ulitski - 17th Feb 2025

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