Claire Edmondson is a Canadian filmmaker.

Biography

Edmondson was born in

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and grew up in

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. Edmondson's

music video A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to ...

s have attracted attention for their lush visuals and dark, provocative themes. Her work sometimes incorporates

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elements, which she attributes to the dark realities of life growing up in a small town. In 2011, Edmondson directed the music video "Beat and the Pulse" for Austra and "Sweetest Kill", for

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. In 2012, Edmondson collaborated with Austra again, making a film protesting Russia's imprisonment of the band

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. In 2013, she directed "City of Quartz" for Gold and Youth.

Commercial work

In January 2015, Edmondson wrote and directed Everlast's's 'I'm a Boxer' video. A year later, she was shortlisted for a Young Director Award in the category, Broadcast, Northern America on Leo Burnett's "Own It" campaign for Special K.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edmondson, Claire Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian music video directors Canadian women film directors