MUSIC VIDEO

Valentin Petit directs ‘Locket’ for Audrey Nuna.

Audrey wears a magic medallion allowing her to create a vacuum around her when she feels threatened, oppressed or uncomfortable.

Produced by Ocurens Content.

🔗 directorslibrary.com/locket-audrey-nuna/

Released via Arista Records and Sony Music Entertainment.

• Audrey Nuna Shares “Locket” Visual Directed by the Late Valentin Petit HYPEBEAST

@valentinpetit90

FILM

Emerald Fennell directs ‘Saltburn’.

A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family’s sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten.

Starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, and Rosamund Pike.

🔗 directorslibrary.com/saltburn/

Premiered at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival.

• Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman Follow-Up Saltburn Is Already Dividing Critics Huffington Post

• Barry Keoghan Infiltrates Jacob Elordi’s Elite Circle in Emerald Fennell’s ‘Promising Young Woman’ Follow-Up IndieWire

• Emerald Fennell Says Making ‘Saltburn’ Was Like “Taking My Clothes Off And Exposing Myself” Deadline

• See The Juicy First Trailer For Saltburn British Vogue

@emeraldfennell

CREATIVE SHORT

Simon Kilian directs ‘Hard To Explain’.

Exploring the feelings of becoming older and capturing the undefinable tenderness of youth confronting adulthood.

Produced by Akkurat Studios.

🔗 directorslibrary.com/hard-to-explain/

@simon.kilian

FILM

David Fincher directs ‘The Killer’.

After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers and himself on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.

Starring Michael Fassbender, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, Kerry O’Malley, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte, and Tilda Swinton.

🔗 directorslibrary.com/the-killer/

Premiered at the 2023 Venice International Film Festival.

• David Fincher Wants ‘The Killer’ to Make Viewers ‘Very Nervous About the Person Behind Them at Home Depot’ Variety

• David Fincher Returns to His Roots with The Killer GQ

• David Fincher’s The Killer Trailer Reveals Lots of Similarities to Hitman IGN

Footnotes

Jason Gandy creates Snowden–themed installation for Laura Poitras
archpaper.com/jason-gandy-laura-poitras-privacy-is-illusory

Overlooked No More: Chick Strand, Pioneering Experimental Filmmaker
nytimes.com/2023/08/31/obituaries/chick-strand

Liliana Cavani calls for greater recognition of female filmmakers
screendaily.com/liliana-cavani-venice-2023

Jonathan Glazer’s Music Videos Are the Key to Understanding His Films
collider.com/jonathan-glazer-music-videos/

“Art over content”: Venice jurors in support of strikes
screendaily.com/jurors-in-support-of-strikes

Park Chan-wook on the 'Shocking' Response to 'Oldboy,' 20 Years Later
https://aframe.oscars.org/oldboy-20th-anniversary-interview

The Cultural References Behind Sofia Coppola’s Greatest Films
anothermag.com/sofia-coppola-archive

The 25 most influential music videos (1967 - 2006)
yardbarker.com/the_25_most_influential_music_videos

On my radar: Ruben Östlund’s cultural highlights
theguardian.com/on-my-radar-ruben-ostlund

The making of Nirvana's Heart-Shaped Box video (Anton Corbijn)
radiox.co.uk/heart-shaped-box-video-making-meaning/

Bette Gordon on her cult 1980s film ‘Variety’
dazeddigital.com/bette-gordon-cult-1980s-film-variety

Veteran Film Journalist Eric Kohn to Join Harmony Korine Studio EDGLRD
thewrap.com/eric-kohn-joining-harmony-korine-studio-edglrd/

Nicolas Winding Refn Slams Streamers for Being ‘Overfunded and Rotten’
variety.com/winding-refn-slams-streamers-venice

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