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Sam Brown

Rogue

Sam’s ability to consistently deliver beautiful and unique films has been recognised at the highest level in the industry. Widely acknowledged as an ‘A List’ director on both sides of the Atlantic, he started out in music videos, becoming one of the most sought-after promo directors in the world, winning arm full’s of MTV, VMA & CAD awards. Last year and ten years after directing Adele’s ‘Rolling In The Deep’ (1.7bn hits and a Best Video Grammy) Sam Brown re-joined Adele last year to direct her worldwide hit Oh My God. The video is a cleverly constructed, seamless circle of footage featuring multiple Adele’s, it’s picked up numerous awards and has 89m YouTube views to date. Jay-Z’s ‘On to The Next One’ (100m hits), Foo Fighters’ ‘The Pretender’ (1bn hits), Adele’s ‘Rolling In The Deep’, (1.7bn hits and a Best Video Grammy) and London Grammar’s ‘Strong’ (50m hits) have cemented his reputation as a director who will continue to craft music videos which are always beautiful yet always quite unlike anything else. Sam has created powerful ads for numerous high-profile brands, most recently he’s directed films for brands including Meta, White Claw, Apple, Virgin Media and Instacart with Lizzo. His unrivalled back catalogue is full of the best there is in commercials featuring gems for an impressive list of brands including Adidas, Audi, BBC, Guinness, Honda, Land Rover, Lloyds Bank, 02 and Virgin. Sam’s work continues to be as eclectic as ever...the only similarity being exquisite photography and impeccable attention to detail. His awards include Golds at British Arrows, Shots, Cannes, LIA, Creative Circle and a best direction pencil at D&AD.