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Jasmine Jethwa 'Girl Who Cried Wolf' by Ned Botwood

Rob Ulitski - 5th Aug 2026

Ned Botwood reunites with singer-songwriter Jasmine Jethwa in a visual that draws on draws on fables, tarot and superstition and references the work of iconic directors.

In the video for Girl Who Cried Wolf, Jasmine faces a rapid-fire spreads of trials and rituals. She is drawn to make the same mistakes over and over. Navigating a forest blindfolded. Climbing a hill that keeps getting steeper. Struggling against unrelenting weather. And evading the titular ‘wolf’. With just enough time for a ciggy break when it all gets a bit much.

Shot in stark black and white, Botwood and DP Bethany Fitter embraced a semi-improvised approach - inspired by Derek Jarman's Super8 films - employing available light, garden hoses and tilting the camera to create the impression that the world is tilting on its axis.

With an inky, textural grade by Ruth Wardell, and a focus on craft, it's a spectacular visual imbued with experimental flair, referencing Béla Tarr, Andrei Tarkovsky and a little book of old portraits from rural Russia. This three man crew have succeeded in making a lovely video - and making the English West Country look like a dustbowl on the Eurasian steppes.

The video brings to a close the visual world Jasmine and Ned have been building together: a series of bruised romances in visceral rural settings. Crawling through a bleak mudscape, launching repeatedly into open sky, treading water in the dark Atlantic, and now battling the elements in open spaces.

Tags

  • Acoustic
  • Textural
  • Performance
  • Experimental
  • Superstition
  • Improvised
  • Evocative

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Ned Botwood
Producer
Ned Botwood

Camera

Director of Photography
Bethany Fitter
2nd Unit Director Of Photography
Isaac Klass

Casting

Lead actor
Zvone Antic
Lead actor
Julian Chan Diaz

Editorial

Editor
Ned Botwood

Grading

Colour Producer
Dan Kreeger
Colourist
Ruth Wardell
Colour grade company
Time Based Arts

Commission

Commissioner
Serena Safieddine Tazi
Label
Awal
Head Of Social
Paola Levitch

Rob Ulitski - 5th Aug 2026

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