Editor Gary Knight, formerly of Peepshow and based in its New York office, has joined Cut+Run, bicoastal and London, for representation in both the U.S. and U.K. His work has earned assorted accolades including a 2009 AICE Award in the Montage category for adidas’ “House Party” directed by Nima Nourizadeh of Partizan for Sid Lee, Montreal.
Among other high-profile projects cut by Knight are HP-iPod’s “Mash Up,” G4TV’s “Bedroom Kidney” and Kronenburg Beer’s “Femme Fatale.” Knight also has been in the pop culture spotlight, collaborating with director Chris Cunningham on music videos such as Aphex Twins’ “Come To Daddy,” Bjork’s “All is Full of Love” and Madonna’s “Frozen.
Knight has also edited Robbie William’s controversal “Rock DJ” video which was voted the seventh Most Groundbreaking Video Ever on MTV, as well as the Feist clip “Mushaboom” and Kings of Leon’s “Four Kicks.”
Prior to Peepshow, Knight was at Final Cut where he first met Ranå Martin who is now Cut + Run’s N.Y. executive producer.
Trump Asks Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Ban
President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a "political resolution" to the issue.
The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by Jan. 19 while the government emphasized its position that the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk.
"President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute. Instead, he respectfully requests that the Court consider staying the Act's deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case," said Trump's amicus brief, which supported neither party in the case and was written by D. John Sauer, Trump's choice for solicitor general.
The argument submitted to the court is the latest example of Trump inserting himself in national issues before he takes office. The Republican president-elect has already begun negotiating with other countries over his plans to impose tariffs, and he intervened earlier this month in a plan to fund the federal government, calling for a bipartisan plan to be rejected and sending Republicans back to the negotiating table.
He has been holding meetings with foreign leaders and business officials at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida while he assembles his administration, including a meeting last week with TikTok CEO Shou Chew.
Trump has reversed his position on the popular app, having tried to ban it during his first term in office over national security concerns. He joined the TikTok during his 2024 presidential campaign and his team used it to connect with younger... Read More