Tom Patrick Coley helms an intense comedy-horror for London-based Texan songwriter Anna Roenigk - aka Born Again Virgin - set at an awards ceremony for a salespeople of a pyramid scheme in the mid-Nineties, where things take a dark turn indeed. In the video for Bird of Prey, Roenigk plays a charismatic yet obnoxious host, presenting the awards to a pool of overenthusiastic salespeople. With a mixed media approach, blending cinematic footage with lo-fi VHS segments, the video is a riotous and melodramatic affair, cutting between the narrative and the artist's performance of the track.And it all culminates in a satisfyingly bloody climax, when the prizewinner (played by Sarah Tiplady) lets emotions get the better of her...
Rob Ulitski - 4th Apr 2024