Chris Cunningham Early (Lost) Reel - Chris Cunningham Early (Lost) Reel

What this video is

This reel documents the transitional period in UK music video culture between the tail end of Britpop's visual dominance and the emergence of the IDM/electronic music underground as a major force in video art. Cunningham was operating in a space where British alternative rock labels were commissioning low-budget but visually ambitious directors, and where Warp Records was beginning to redefine what music video…

Why it matters

This reel is a primary archival document of the most under-documented phase of one of music video history's most significant directorial careers. It bridges the gap between Cunningham's practical effects background and his eventual pioneering of advanced CGI-integrated body horror aesthetics. The…

The director

Chris Cunningham (born 15 October 1970, Reading, Berkshire; raised Lakenheath, Suffolk) is an English music video director, visual artist, and filmmaker. He began his career as a comic book artist under the pseudonym Chris Halls, contributing to 2000 AD and…