Neil Linpow directs an extended music video/short film for Sorrel, following a couple wrestling with their own feelings about their relationship, whilst trying to do the best by their young children. Opening with a tense exchange between the pair, we switch between golden-hued 'memory' shots and dark, shadowy scenes from the present, exploring the contrast in the two periods of their family lives.Beautifully shot and graded, it's a wonderfully-performed, tightly conceptualised vision, well scripted by Linpow and strongly performed by Wim Snape and Jamie Melrose as the troubled couple. "The idea with the film was to create a story that complimented the beautifully poignant lyrics of the song," says Linpow explains. "To tell the story of an untenable marital relationship from the perspective of their children."It was important to show both Mum and Dad as equally loving and valued parents who care deeply for their children - and as people who have tried to ‘stay together for the kids'. But ultimately, also as people who realise the difficult truth that perhaps being apart is actually going to be the best environment for everyone."We wanted to lean on the sadness of the lyrics, but also juxtapose that with a sense of whimsy that exists in the uplifting melody of the song - because as we all know - life is mixture of good days and bad, and it’s important that we highlighted that there is a lot of love underpinning the story."

Allie Avital directs a touching promo for New York singer-songwriter Autre Ne Veut, a dramatic meditation on the collective grief.In the video for About To Lose, we see the artist - real name Arthur Ashin - at a funeral, surrounded by loved ones and friends. As the coffin is lowered into the ground, the video lingers on portraits of the people in attendance, as they mourn and find shared strength. Ashin's performance is particularly noteworthy, delivering a level of emotion that is completely absorbing, and ably supported by his fellow performers. This was also an emotionally rewarding experience for Allie Avital, who involved her own friends and family in the making of the video for About To Lose, as she explains. "It’s rare to get to make work with another artist with whom you are so aligned that you finish each other’s sentences, but I have found that in Autre Ne Veut," says Avital."Loosely inspired by the credit sequence of Mike Leigh’s Secrets And Lies, we wanted to create a 'grief symphony' of collective mourning, and we built out the story arc and cinematography by rehearsing in our living room with Arthur and the co-singer Jess as well as the DP, shooting on our phones."We shot this on a sunny day in New York with a crew of friends and family: shot by my sister, and produced, designed, AD’ed, edited, coloured, and starring some of our best friends - and my parents! A real privilege to have made this alongside such talented artists in front and behind the camera who weren’t afraid to give everything physically and emotionally."

Spanish director Pablo Maestres directs a beautifully crafted and very poignant parable, about a loveable monster adopted by a human family, for musician/producer Ferran Palau. This music video-cum-short film, written and directed by Maestres, follows the adventure of Snif, a furry creature who inhabits the forest with its partner, discovered by a family on a day out as he samples their spread of cakes and pastries - and then lured back to 'civilisation' with them.Maestres has devised a story that starts as being tender and sweet, but becomes darker and violent as it progresses. It's a homage to mainstream cinema of the 80s and 90s, to a generation of fantastic and misfit cinematic characters. And ultimately it's a story of Snif's tragic decline, as the kindness of the family becomes overshadowed by the selfish attentions of a wider public and media.The film is a terrific achievement. From the filmic cinematography to the ambitious costume design, it is a unique and inspired project that lingers in the memory.