Barnaby Clay

Barnaby "Barney" Clay (born 15 May 1973) is a British film and music video director.

Barnaby Clay
Born (1973-05-15) 15 May 1973
NationalityBritish
Other namesBarney Clay
Alma materLondon International Film School
OccupationFilm director
Years active1996–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. after 2011)​
Children1

Career

Clay graduated London International Film School in 1996, directing the school's entry to the Fuji Film Scholarship Awards – the short film Justice in Mind, took home the top award of Best Film. Soon after leaving film school he moved into directing music videos and commercials. He has directed music videos for bands like Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, TV on the Radio, Gnarls Barkley, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Dave Gahan to name a few.[1][2][3] In 2003 Clay traveled to Russia with the gypsy punk band Menlo Park to make his first documentary for Britain's Channel 4 entitled Greetings From Beartown.[4] In 2005 he wrote and directed a short film for Ritz Fine Jewellery titled Carousel, starring Chloe Sevigny.[5]

In 2007 his fantasy horror short, Finkle's Odyssey, won the Méliès d'Argent at Fantsporto Film Festival, also collecting awards at Brooklyn International Film Festival, Marvais Genre, IFCT, 24 FPS Film Festival.[6][7][8] Later that year Clay moved to New York City, where he met Karen O, lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The two were married in December 2011.[9][10][11] Clay continues to collaborate with his wife, including directing a music video for her first solo record.[12][13]

In 2011, Clay re-worked Mick Rock's classic music video for David Bowie's "Life On Mars". The installation was a part of Vice Media and Intel's Creators Project series, traveling globally under the name 'Life On Mars Revisited'.[14][15][16]

Clay directed the Vice Films full-length feature documentary entitled "Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock" on Mick Rock, that was theatrically released by Magnolia Pictures in 2017.

In December 2011, he married Yeah Yeah Yeah’s vocalist Karen-O. Their son Django was born in August 2015.

References
  1. "Director's Cut: TV on the Radio: "You" – Pitchfork". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. "TV On The Radio "You"". Ifc.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. "See TV on the Radio's Epic Movie of New Album". Spin.com. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. "Menlo Park Music – Greetings From Beartown". menloparkmusic.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. "THE SEVIGNY SPARKLE". Vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  6. Interactive, E-turundusagentuur ADM. "Finkle's Odyssey – Films – European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation". www.melies.org. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  7. "2017 Edition Film Lineup @ Brooklyn Film Festival". www.brooklynfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O Is Married! – Us Weekly". Usmagazine.com. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  10. "Karen O: 'I'm a Married Woman'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  11. "Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O Married". Huff Post. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  12. "Karen O unveils video for new single 'Rapt' from her debut solo album". Independent.co.uk. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  13. "Watch Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O's Chilling Video for Solo Single 'Rapt'". Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  14. "Barney Clay Gives Mick Rock's David Bowie Footage A New Life". Thecreatorsproject.vice.com. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  15. Walsh, Julia Millay. "Life on Mars Revisited by David Bowie, Mick Rock, and Barney Clay". Popsugar.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  16. "The Creators Project Marries Art With Digital Technology". Sfstation.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
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