MARINA - Orange Trees

What this video is

Released 22 March 2019, 'Orange Trees' accompanied MARINA's rebranding away from 'Marina and the Diamonds' and her fourth studio album LOVE + FEAR — a double album structured around psychologist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's theory that all human emotion derives from love or fear. The song appears on the 'LOVE' side, thematically grounded in nostalgia for Lefkada, the Greek island of MARINA's family heritage. Though the…

Why it matters

Represents a pivotal moment in MARINA's discography — her softest, most naturalistic video to date. The electropop and indie-pop sonic palette, tropical production by Oscar Görres of Wolf Cousins, and Sophie Muller's sun-drenched cinematography collectively position 'Orange Trees' as a landmark…

The director

English music video director (b. 31 January 1962, London) with over 300 videos to her credit. Graduate of St. Martin School of Art and Royal College of Art (Film and Television MA). Winner of a Grammy Award (Annie Lennox's Diva video album, 1992), MTV VMAs,…