Sean Lennon - Dead Meat

What this video is

Released in February 2006 as the lead single from Sean Lennon's second solo album Friendly Fire (Capitol Records, October 2006), 'Dead Meat' arrived during a moment when high-concept album-as-film projects were gaining traction in the indie and art-pop world. The Friendly Fire film represents a distinctive convergence of New York downtown art culture, celebrity casting, and cinematic ambition rarely seen in…

Why it matters

A landmark example of the mid-2000s album-film format, 'Dead Meat' as part of the Friendly Fire film demonstrates how auteur-driven music video production could function as genuine narrative cinema. Director Michele Civetta's approach — applying theatrical staging, cinematic craft, and an ensemble…

The director

Michele Civetta (born 1976) is an Italian-American film director, multimedia artist, and Emmy-nominated director. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, he founded Quintessence Films in New York. His music video work spans Lou Reed, Sparklehorse,…