Lawrence Rothman - Ain't Afraid Of Dying feat. Marissa Nadler

What this video is

Released August 16, 2017, 'Ain't Afraid of Dying' is a track from Lawrence Rothman's debut album The Book of Law, a sprawling exercise in queer identity and alter-ego mythology produced by Justin Raisen. The video participates in a mid-2010s resurgence of gender-fluid, Bowie-lineage art-pop in which artists like Rothman, Christine and the Queens, and Perfume Genius reclaimed glam's theatricality for a new…

Why it matters

A key document in the 2010s queer art-pop canon, the video bridges gothic Americana balladry, glam-rock alter-ego mythology, and indie folk-noir. It exemplifies the era's merger of deeply personal songwriting with high-concept visual auteurism, and represents a significant output within Floria…

The director

Italian-Canadian director and photographer (born 1965, Pescara, Italy; raised in Hamilton, Ontario). Studied at the Ontario College of Art and Design. Began as a fashion photographer before transitioning to music video direction via The Revolver Film Co.…