UKMVA-winning director Adrian Villagomez returns with a striking and thought-provoking video for Montreal-based rapper Skiifall.Opening with a group of rioters lighting a bonfire in the middle of a church, the video for Yuteman Denis blends a dynamic performance with absorbing dramatic snapshots, focussing on a young boy becoming increasingly alienated with different aspects of his life within the grind of a tough inner city.From the anonymous eye of a CCTV camera to his increasing disenchantment with the world at large, we see his journey through school and church, and his growing desire to break out of the system. When he plays with a lighter towards the end, the link with the controversial bonfire within the church is obvious. Meanwhile, Skiifall performs from the balcony of a Montreal high-rise, looking down on the boy. Having himself arrived in Canada from the Caribbean island of St Vincent as an eight year old, there's just enough suggestion this contains elements of the rapper's own story, without it distracting from the story itself.This is a skilful, sensitive and really powerful portrayal of how a young life can drift into a downward spiral, succinctly told within the music video idiom. And its confirmation that Villagomez, who's video for Jean-Michel Blai's Passepied won Best Alternative Video International at last year's UKMVAs, is a director with huge promise in this or any other form of filmmaking.

Jeb Hardwick directs a riveting performance promo for A Day To Remember. Shot in a haunting church interior, the video experiments with glitchy overlays and enigmatic cutaways to amplify the dynamic performance. The oversaturated colour scheme and bold lighting choices emphasise the contrast between the music and the location, and the clever use of match-cuts creates a feeling of unease throughout.

Tash Tung directs the powerful visuals for Shaybo’s new track My Sister, featuring Jorja Smith.The video uses the backdrop of a church to deliver a strong sermon of empowerment to victims of domestic violence.Tung constructs a religious experience, with women of all ages standing in the congregation listening to Shaybo’s message. Intimate in the way it portrays emotion in the audience, the concept mirrors the deeply personal subject matter of the track. These setups are interspersed with shots of a dancer, standing strong yet delicate with her movements.The sermon empowers the audience to help pull themselves out of the dark place they find themselves in, and ends in an expansive landscape, visually representing greener pastures and an overall message of hope.

Dan Massie directs a moving performance promo for Ed Sheeran's Visiting Hours. Shot in a spectacular church location, the visual is similar in execution to the other videos that Massie has produced in this series, but is elevated in its own way, through ethereal, drifting camerawork. Sheeran's performance is top-notch - of course - but also incredibly expressive and emotive, cutting through his happy-go-lucky exterior to drill right into the core of the subject matter.