Andrew Richard Capper (born 14 February 1973) is a British US-based director,

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and former editor and executive producer at ''

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''. In 2018, he founded Happy Now Film.

Career

Capper's career in journalism started at age 17, reporting on local newspapers in the North West of

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. He moved to

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at age 25 and started working with the

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. After a brief period editing Bizarre Magazine, Capper met Shane Smith of

and introduced him to Andrew Creighton. Capper then started the UK division of ''Vice'' with Creighton. From 2002 to November 2017, Capper was Senior Director / Producer / Editor at ''Vice Media LLC'', creating series' such as '' Rule Britannia (TV series)'' as well co-producing two seasons of the six-part Vice.com series ''Fashion Week Internationale'' which later became known as ''States Of Undress'' on the VICELAND TV network. In 2014, he created the Vice.com series' ''Weediquette'' and ''The Real'', and was awarded an Emmy for segments he produced for Vice's show on the HBO network. Capper was the Executive Producer and Director of the award-winning show Noisey, a two-season series on the ''VICELAND'' TV network which featured artists such as

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, Danny Brown,

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Chief Keef Keith Farrelle Cozart (born August 15, 1995), better known by his stage name Chief Keef, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. His music first became popular during his teen years in the early 2010s among high school s ...

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and others. Capper has directed several promo videos for artists like

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, Vybz Kartel, Fucked Up, Black Lips,

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Popcaan Andrae Hugh Sutherland (born 19 July 1988), known professionally as Popcaan, is a Jamaican singer. In 2008, Popcaan joined Vybz Kartel's Gaza Music Empire. In 2010, he released his breakthrough international hit "Clarks" with Kartel, an ode ...

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and Tifa, as well as creating and producing the ''Noisey.com'' franchises ''Noisey Chiraq'', ''Noisey Jamaica'' and ''Noisey Raps''. Capper also worked with

Jonathan Glazer Jonathan Glazer (born 26 March 1965) is an English film director and screenwriter. Born in London, Glazer began his career in theatre before transitioning into film. Over the course of a career spanning nearly three decades, Glazer's directing ...

and

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of Spiritualized on an installation for ''The Creators Project'' at the

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which centered on the Spiritualized song "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space". In 2014, he shot a tour documentary around the Brooklyn band

called ''Light Up Gold Road Trip'', which was released 17 April on ''Noisey.com'' as the first ''Noisey Films'' production. Capper was a regular contributor to ''

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'' and ''

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''. Capper left Vice in late 2017. His last production for the company, "

Hollywood Love Story ''Hollywood Love Story'' is an American television series hosted by Paris Hilton and broadcast by Viceland, starting on July 11, 2018. It was billed as "an exploration into the turbulent and, oftentimes, dark world of social media stardom". Prem ...

" was a series of cautionary tales about young people and the dark side of modern media. It aired in 2018 and featured Paris Hilton. In Summer 2022, Capper was appointed COO North America of the APX Film Fund which works to fund projects of narrative, documentary and other IPs.

People Like You

In 2022, a new feature documentary called People Like You, directed by Capper, was released on the Deeper Movies streaming service. The film is about America’s addiction epidemic and its troubled rehab industry through the eyes of a group of mothers.

''The Choe Show''

In 2019, Capper worked with the artist David Choe to develop and produce ''The Choe Show'', a limited TV series based around art, recovery and childhood trauma. The show premiered on FX Network June 2021.

''Reincarnated''

Capper's feature-length documentary '' Reincarnated'' follows the rapper

's transformation into reggae performer Snoop Lion, premiering at the 2012

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with a theatrical release in April 2013. In January this year he directed two Snoop videos in Jamaica for the companion album '' Reincarnated'': "Lighters Up" featuring Mavado and Popcaan, and "Here Comes The King" featuring Angela Hunte.

''Lil Bub & Friendz''

'' Lil Bub & Friendz'' premiered at the

Tribeca Film Festival The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Productions. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. Tribeca was f ...

on 18 April 2013 and won the Tribeca Online Festival Best Feature Film.

''VICE''

Capper produced six segments in the Emmy Award-winning Season Two of the ''VICE'' show on HBO, working with hosts Thomas Morton, David Choe and

Hamilton Morris Hamilton Morris (born April 14, 1987) is an American journalist, documentarian, and scientific researcher. He is the creator and director of the television series '' Hamilton's Pharmacopeia'', in which he investigated the chemistry, history, a ...

''Chiraq''

''Chiraq'' is an 8-part documentary for Vice's music channel ''Noisey'' on the social and cultural forces behind the rise of the Chicago rapper Chief Keef, created by Capper after trips to the city for ''VICE'' on the HBO network.

''Suddenly''

''Suddenly'' is an hour-long documentary on New York artist

, directed by David Laven and produced by Capper. It premiered at SXSW.

''Atlanta''

''Atlanta'' is a ten part documentary series about drug trafficking and

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in the Atlanta area, which was released in 2015. The project was popular and controversial, particularly when a court in Georgia used the series as evidence against the Atlanta rap group

Migos Migos () is an American hip hop trio from Lawrenceville, Georgia, founded in 2008. The group was originally composed of Southern rappers Quavo, Takeoff, and Offset. Quavo is from Athens, Georgia; Offset and Takeoff were born and raised in Law ...

in a case where the artists were racially profiled and arrested by the authorities after a show on a university campus.

''Noisey''

Eight hour-long films about music and geography for the VICELAND network. Season One: Compton with

, São Paulo with

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, Miami with

and

, Jamaica with

, Chronixx and

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, Las Vegas with

Tiësto Tijs Michiel Verwest (; born 17 January 1969), known professionally as Tiësto ( ), is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted "the Greatest DJ of All Time" by '' Mix'' magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, he was v ...

, Steve Angello and

Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...

, Detroit with

and Danny Brown, Chicago with

Lil Durk Durk Derrick Banks (born October 19, 1992), known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper and singer. He is the lead member and founder of the collective and record label Only the Family (OTF). Durk garnered a cult following with the ...

and

, London with Giggs,

Skepta Chief Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. (born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta, is a British-Nigerian grime MC, rapper and record producer. Alongside his younger brother Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became foundin ...

and Jammer. The franchise also featured the rapper YG interviewed by a therapist and a special report on gang violence in Chicago. Season Two will air in January 2017. Season Two: Six hour long films; Bay Area with

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, Nashville with

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, Paris with Niska, MHD, Seoul with

Taeyang Dong Young-bae (; born May 18, 1988), better known by his stage names Taeyang (meaning "sun" in Korean) and SOL (when performing in Japan), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and dancer. After appearing in Jinusean's music video "A-yo", Tae ...

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, Atlanta with

, Lil Yachty,

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, Killer Mike and Lagos with

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and Femi Kuti. Season Two won the 2017 Realscreen Award for Outstanding Achievement Non-Fiction & Culture.

Vice Records

As a part of Vice Records, Capper has released music by Fucked Up, Black Lips, Mike Bones and Katie Stelmanis.

Publications

* ''Skins & Punks'' with Gavin Watson (Vice) * ''

Heavy Metal In Baghdad ''Heavy Metal in Baghdad'' is a 2007 rockumentary film following filmmakers Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi as they track down the Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda amidst the Iraq War. Synopsis In 2003, the Iraqi heavy-metal band Acrassicaud ...

'' with Gabi Sifre (Vice) * ''The World According To Vice'' (Canongate) *''Dos & Donts Compendium'' (Vice)

Filmography

* ''The Vice Guide To Liberia'' (with Shane Smith:

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Winner Best Travel & Adventure doc / People's Choice Winner). * '' Rule Britannia (TV series)'' (2009-2013) **''Blackpool, Las Vegas Of The North'' (with Leo Leigh) **''Swansea Love Story'' (with Leo Leigh:

Official Honoree) **''Beautiful Liverpool'' (with Leo Leigh) **''Afghanistan In The UK'' (with Jason Mojica) **''Roseboy'' (with Jamie Lee Curtis Taete and Billie JD Porter) *''Vice News'' ** ''Vice News: Krokodil Tears'' (with Alison Severs and Al Brown) ** ''Vice News: The Vice Guide To Belfast'' (with Stuart Griffiths and Michael Moynihan) * ''Music World: Donk'' (with Andy Soup) * ''The Vice Guide To Sex: Mandingo!'' (with William Fairman) *2013: '' Lil Bub & Friendz'' (director) *2013: '' Reincarnated'' ** ''Noisey Chiraq'' (with Gregory "Beef" Jones) ** ''Noisey Jamaica'' ** ''Noisey Jamaica 2'' ** ''Apocalypse, Man'' *2014: ''SVDDXNLY'' ** ''Weediquette series on Vice.com'' ** ''The Real series on Vice.com'' ** ''Vice News: Jamaican Bud Business'' ** ''Vice News: Ebola In Town!'' ** ''Vice News: Inside Libya's Militias'' ** ''Motherboard: Island Of The Apes'' ** ''Noisey Atlanta'' *2015 to 2016 ** ''Noisey TV series on VICELAND'' ** Season One ** "Bompton" ** "São Paulo" ** "Miami" ** "Chicago" ** "Jamaica" ** "Las Vegas" ** "London" *2017 ** ''Noisey TV series on VICELAND'' ** Winner of the Realscreen 2017 Award for Outstanding Achievement Non-Fiction & Culture ** Season Two ** "Bay Area" ** "Nashville" ** "Paris" ** "Seoul" ** "Atlanta" ** Lagos" ** "Lil B: Believe In Earth". A short film about the Bay Area artist

Lil B Brandon Christopher McCartney (born August 17, 1989), professionally known as Lil B and as his alter ego The BasedGod, is an American rapper. Lil B has recorded both solo and with Bay Area group The Pack. His solo work spans several genres, i ...

. ** "The Therapist" TV show on VICELAND: Musicians receive therapy from Dr Siri Sat Nam Singh *2018 * ''Hollywood Love Story'': An eight part series for VICELAND with Paris Hilton. *2021 ** ''The Choe Show'' on FX with David Choe. *2022 **
People Like You
': america’s addiction epidemic and its troubled rehab industry through the eyes of a group of mothers

References

External links

VICE.com
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