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    John Hillcoat Directs Run the Jewels’ “Never Look Back” Music Video With A “Living Dead” Touch

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    George A. Romero’s 1968 cult horror feature classic Night of the Living Dead provided creative inspiration for Run The Jewels’ “Never Look Back” music video. Consisting of Killer Mike and E1-P, the Run The Jewels hip-hop group had showcased the track on its “RTJ4, album which came out last year. The video of the track premiered at last month’s Adult Swim Festival in Los Angeles.

    Directed by John Hillcoat–whose credits include the acclaimed features The Road and The Proposition–the “Never Look Back” music video places Killer Mike and E1-P literally into clips from Night of the Living Dead, alongside members of the original cast. The hip-hop artists find themselves pursued by zombies in an isolated rural town. The hip-hoppers try to find refuge in an old farmhouse but to no avail.

    The reimaginging of Night of the Living Dead was sublimely driven by a score from music/sound house Barking Owl.

    Credits

    Client Run the Jewels Production Blank Films Inc. John Hillcoat, director; Jonathan Pavesi, producer; Shawn Peters, DP. Editorial Exile Editorial Zaldy Lopez, editor. VFX/Post Glassworks Urs Furrer, VFX; Scott Harris, colorist/head of color. Music Barking Owl, bicoastal Kelly Bayett, creative director; Jacob Plasse, composer; Stuart St. Vincent Welch, sound designer; Mikayla Petersen, assistant sound designer; Ashley Benton, producer. Audio Post Barking Owl, bicoastal Stuart St. Vincent Welch, mixer.

    Media Type:Music Video
    ScreenWork Categories:Music Video
    Video Tags:Barking OwlJohn Hillcoat



    Ad Council, Directing Duo The Hudson Dusters Share “The Rewards” Of Adopting Teens From Foster Care

    Wednesday, November 20, 2024

    The Ad Council, partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and AdoptUSKids, launched a public service campaign, created pro bono by Edelman, which aims to inspire prospective parents to consider adopting a teen from foster care.

    This centerpiece PSA titled “The Rewards”--directed by The Hudson Dusters (Michael Kuhn and Niles Roth) via Greenpoint Pictures--spotlights real adoptive families who have personally experienced the mutual benefits of adoption. This longer form PSA (and cutdown versions) begins with a touching display of openness and vulnerability as adoptive parents reflect on their adoption journeys and their initial questions and hesitations about adopting a teen. Then, in a deeply emotional turn, the adoptive parents witness their children recounting the profound rewards of adoption in their lives. The teens speak of the love they share with their parents and how the decision to become a family is reciprocal. The campaign directs viewers to the AdoptUSKids website to learn more about adopting a teen from foster care.

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