“Rescue Me,” OneRepublic’s catchy new single, is out along with this music video directed by Christian Lamb of Black Dog Films. Lamb worked closely with OneRepublic lead vocalist Ryan Tedder and the band to create the video, centering around a young boy who digs deep to thwart an Orwellian-esque gang of BMX bullies. Filmed in Silverton, Ore, the video follows the fleeing boy (Cody Bingham) who makes his stand in spectacular fashion in a dance choreographed by Sherrie Silver (“This Is America”).
Lamb’s most recent work includes Michael Bublé’s NBC Special “bublé!”, Beyonce’s Formation tour and Childish Gambino’s This Is America Tour. A multi-faceted director and storyteller with roots in photography and cinematography, Lamb has a body of work that spans music videos, commercials, branded content, documentaries, webcasts and live TV broadcasts.
CreditsClient OneRepublic/Interscope Records Production Black Dog Films Christian Lamb, director; David Mitchell, Julia Ochsenreiter, executive producers; Holly Harding, producer; Mack Fisher, DP; Jade Harris, production designer; Sherrie Silver, choreographer; Krissie Torgerson, stylist. Editorial Jorge Sandoval, editor. VFX Greenlight
Director Gia Coppola Teams With Mejuri For “A New York Minute”; 1st Episode Takes Us To The Grocery Store
Mejuri, known for turning fine jewelry into an everyday luxury, has partnered with director Gia Coppola (The Last Show Girl, Palo Alto) and The Directors Bureau in Los Angeles, for the first time reimagining the brand’s story as episodic content. In a series of microfilms, co-created by Coppola and premiering following New York Fashion Week, Mejuri eschewed a typical celebrity campaign and cast us as voyeurs to a group of aspiring young women--real people, not actors--at the crossroads of their adult lives against the backdrop of New York City.
Titled “A New York Minute,” the series features five real-life friends, who include one perfectly imperfect heroine named Emma. The women celebrate ordinary moments and interactions which reveal, sometimes retrospectively, the extraordinary within the mundane. Adjacent to the brand’s own community, the 30-something year old cast includes Laura Love (Emma), Rebecca Ressler, Natalie Vall-Freed and Rozzi Crane. Mejuri’s jewelry makes an appearance as the best supporting actor.
“When I met with Gia and The Directors Bureau team, there was instant creative and personal chemistry and a natural alignment on the desire to push and blur the lines between marketing, storytelling, and the construct of what a ‘campaign’ could be,” said Jacob Jordan, chief brand officer, Mejuri. “Gia was able to push that idea into something that truly feels new and artful, with a realism and relatability that almost feels jarring. Gia was such a perfect collaborator and partner, someone I had complete trust in to be a catalyst for Mejuri’s values of celebrating women as their truest selves. I can’t wait for us to continue to tell the next chapters of this story.”
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