Barnaby Clay (born 15 May 1973) is a British film and music video director.

Career

Clay graduated

London International Film School London Film School (LFS) is a film school in London and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, neighbouring Soho, a hub of the UK film industry. It is the oldest film school in the UK.

in 1996, directing the school's entry to the Fuji Film Scholarship Awards – the short film ''Justice in Mind'', took home the top award of Best Film. Soon after leaving film school he moved into directing music videos and commercials. He has directed music videos for bands including

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, the

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, and

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. In 2003 Clay traveled to Russia with the gypsy punk band Menlo Park to make his first documentary for Britain's

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entitled ''Greetings From Beartown''. In 2005 he wrote and directed a short film for Ritz Fine Jewellery titled ''Carousel'', starring

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. In 2007 his fantasy horror short, ''Finkle's Odyssey'', won the Méliès d'Argent at Fantsporto Film Festival, also collecting awards at Brooklyn International Film Festival, Marvais Genre, IFCT, 24 FPS Film Festival. In 2011, Clay re-worked

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's music video for

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's "

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". The installation was a part of

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and Intel's Creators Project series, traveling globally under the name 'Life On Mars Revisited'. Clay directed the Vice Films full-length feature documentary entitled ''Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock'' (2017). In 2023, Clay directed the feature film ''The Seeding'', which premiered at the

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in June 2023.

Personal life

In 2007, Clay moved to New York City, where he met

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, lead singer of the band

. The two were married in December 2011. Their son Django was born in August 2015. Clay continues to collaborate with his wife, including directing a music video for her first solo record, ''

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''.

References

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Barney Clay
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clay, Barnaby 1973 births Alumni of the London Film School British documentary film directors British expatriates in the United States British film directors British film designers British music video directors Living people