Romain Gavras is a French director who has killed it with videos for Justice, M.I.A., Simian Mobile Disco, recently finished a feature length film with Vincent Cassel, and is the man responsible for the new adidas video campaign you see advertised on the Complex network this week. And while those dollars from the stripes are keeping the lights on, this post isn't a shill: Gavras is one of the sickest music video directors working today. Get to know this man's work by clicking on the thumbnails above to view what we believe are Romain Garvas' top 5 music videos.
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Les Mathematiques de Roi Heenok
Les Mathematiques de Roi Heenok
This video was finally released in 2008, but ti was originally shot back in ’05 with a fish-eye lens focusing on the rapper King Heenok. This piece introduces the raw energy that permeates Gavras' work. Imagine if the U.S. had Gavras in the ’90s instead of Hype Williams? It would have been quite the show.
DJ MEHDI – Signatune
DJ Mehdi - Signature
The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age of Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of Understatement
MIA – Born Free
M.I.A. - Born Free
Sure you can hate on M.I.A.'s "controversial" attitude, but this video is sick. The definition of NSFW. After its first week on YouTube, it got 1.8 million views and it's still going strong. Can't get enough.
Justice – Stress
Gavras’ top tier combines visuals with raw emotion. In Stress he uses the Justice logo to ultimate graphic effect as we follow a varsity jacket-rocking gang through French projects and subways to a thumping soundtrack. It's energy and aggression at it's finest (and most disturbing).
Justice - Stress