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Emmanuel Adjei

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Emmanuel Adjei is a Ghanaian-Dutch filmmaker and visual artist, always seeking to challenge the boundaries between fiction and reality by creating atmospheric worlds in both a painterly and cinematic style. With a primary interest in storytelling, Adjei’s work interrogates concepts of power, freedom, displacement, and inequality, told through his multi-layered dramatic narratives.

Adjei’s career has been marked by collaborations with a variety of recording artists such as Beyoncé, Madonna, FKA twigs, Mark Pritchard, and Mykki Blanco. His short film The Formula (2016) and music video Human (2016) for Sevdaliza, has been hailed by critics, and his most prominent mind-bending short film Shahmaran (2018) received widespread critical acclaim, numerous awards and nominations at the UK Music Video Awards, D&AD, Young Director Award, Camerimage, Kinsale Shark Awards, Ciclope Awards, and Le Club des Directeurs Artistiques to mention some. In line with the success of his prior work, his distinct visuals for Madonna’s Dark Ballet (2019), and Batuka (2019), has been praised by the likes of Rolling Stone, The Guardian, NME, and Billboard. 2020 saw the announcement of Emmanuel’s contribution as film director to Beyoncè’s BLACK IS KING, which was nominated at the 2021 Grammys in the Best Music Film category. Following the phenomenal success of Black Is King, Emmanuel joined forces with FKA twigs, Headie One and Fred Again.. creating a poignant short for the track Don’t Judge Me (2021).

Adjei’s work has been screened at Academy Award and BAFTA qualifying festivals around the world.

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Lancôme

Lancôme

Global ambassadresses Julia Roberts, Amanda Seyfried, Zendaya and many more, unite women in joy and song with La vie est belle Iris Absolu

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Tiffany & Co.

Tiffany & Co.

Adjei directs the world’s most famous couple and world’s most famous diamond in Tiffany’s About Love campaign - featuring unseen Basquiat work

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FKA twigs

FKA twigs

FKA twigs & Emmanuel Adjei Honour Black Activists on 'Don't Judge Me'

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Beyoncé's Black is King

Beyoncé's Black is King

Visual album written, directed and executive produced by the queen herself, arriving on Disney+ July 2020

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Mugler

Mugler

Emmanuel Adjei shot the impeccable Willow Smith for the Eau de Parfum 'Alien Goddess' by Mugler.

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NBA

NBA

"That's Game" campaign celebrates NBA's impact on and off the court.

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Shahmaran

Shahmaran

Emmanuel teams up with Sevdaliza for another spectral collaboration: the spiritual symbolic story that is ‘Shahmaran’

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Das Handwerk

Das Handwerk

Das Handwerk teams up with Heimat and a selection of HALAL directors including Emmanuel to pay homage to the art of craftsmanship

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DITA

DITA

A two-minute film by Emmanuel Adjei pushes the boundaries of art and commercial for DITA

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Madonna

Madonna

Madonna releases 'Dark Ballet' inspired by Joan of Arc starring Mykki Blanco with a jarring visual by Emmanuel

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Madonna

Madonna

Emmanuel captures an extraordinary musical gathering where Madonna pays homage to and performs with the all-female Orquestra Batukadeiras

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Sevdaliza

Sevdaliza

Emmanuel Adjei explores the realms of fantasy and voyeurism in his iconic video for Sevdaliza.

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Hugo Boss

Hugo Boss

Who Will You Be Next? Moody branded fashion short for High Snobiety shot on 35mm.

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Mark Pritchard & Bibio

Mark Pritchard & Bibio

Emmanuel Adjei returns with another mind-bending visual piece, this time an audacious single-take music video for artists Mark Pritchard and Bibio.

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