James Ogram directs a countryside meditation on life and death, in his absorbing  promo for Poor Things composer Jerskin Fendrix.

The video for Together Again finds Fendrix on a walk with his dog, as he comes across a mutilated badger. Moments later, he runs over to a bloody car crash, where an elderly man has hit a signpost in the middle of the landscape. It's completely out of place, but played straight, adding a sense of mystery to the video. 

This sense of surreal liminality bleeds through the rest of the visual, as Ogram captures the frantic aftermath in lingering wide shots, sun-soaked hills contrasted by visceral tragedy.

"Jerskin and I met a little under nine years ago. We became close friends and collaborators. Back then, I was a musician, interested in film. I played in a band called Famous with Jerskin and he regularly helped me out with the solo music I was making at the time. I was just getting into directing alongside music and one of the first music videos I ever made was for Jerskin, with a mirrorless camera and a few work lights we bought from B&Q. It wasn’t long before things switched around and I became a filmmaker, interested in music.

"Since then, lots has changed and we both have access to more than we did then, but ultimately we’re still doing the same thing. One of the two lights used in Together Again is a work light, it’s just a bit bigger.

"It was probably about two years ago when Jerskin first showed me Together Again. Its scope, beauty and emotional force was striking. It’s also very long. There was no way that I could try to contend with the many images the song conjures in one’s mind. I felt that the song needed space and I wanted to make a film that told a story without choking the song the song. I wanted to tell a story in as few shots as I could. The song made me sad. I wanted to make a music video that was sad too.

"Robbie shot the film on 35mm celluloid. He was wonderful to work with. Obviously, he’s an amazing talent. His passion for making films, from very big ones with Yorgos, to very small ones (like this one) is inspiring."