Baillie Walsh is a British film director and
screenwriter
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. He is best known for his work directing
music videos
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and films for corporate brands.
Career
Walsh made his feature-film debut with ''
Flashbacks of a Fool,'' starring
Daniel Craig and
Felicity Jones, which he wrote and directed. He has also directed the documentaries ''Mirror Mirror,'' ''
Lord Don't Slow Me Down,'' ''
Springsteen & I,'' and ''Being James Bond'', a documentary about
Daniel Craig's tenure in the role.
Walsh has also created films and advertisements for corporate brands including Levis,
Sony
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,
Huawei
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,
Citroën
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,
Versace
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,
Hugo Boss
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,
Cartier,
Yves Saint Laurent, and Thierry Mugler.
He has also directed music videos for artists such as
Oasis
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,
New Order,
INXS
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, and
Spiritualized.
Other notable works include the hologram installation of
Kate Moss
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for the designer
Alexander McQueen
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,
Massive Attack
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’s ‘
Unfinished Sympathy
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’ video, and the 2018 charity video ''Malaria Must Die So Millions Can Live.'' Walsh also directed
ABBA
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Voyage, a concert notable for its use of digital avatars of ABBA, combined with a band performing live.
Filmography
* 1996: ''Mirror, Mirror''
* 2001: ''Massive Attack: Eleven Promos''
* 2004: ''I'm Only Looking: The Best of INXS''
* 2007: ''
Lord Don't Slow Me Down''
* 2008: ''
Flashbacks of a Fool''
''Flashbacks of a Fool''
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* 2013: '' Springsteen & I''
* 2021: ''Being James Bond''
References
External links
*
* Baillie Walsh’ ''Black Dog Films'
portfolio
* Baillie Walsh’ ''RSA Films'
portfolio
British film directors
Living people
1953 births
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