Singer-songwriter Myles Smith steps behind the camera, writing and directing the video for his single Hold Me In The Dark - a short, cinematic narrative starring Stephen Graham. And the real power of the film is how it addresses a harrowing subject to create something emotional and moving.The film follows a father, played by Graham, through the final hours he spends with his dying daughter. He spends his days with her in hospital. Then each evening he returns to his flat and works obsessively on a construction of mirrors and coloured fragments... building toward something only he fully understands.The ritual looks like a man unravelling. But as the song rises, he carries the finished piece to a rooftop and, as the sun aligns, sends light spilling across the city - a final act of love, and the song’s title turned outward into image.A Partizan production, Myles Smith's first outing as a director sees him carrying the emotional directness of his songwriting into a new medium. In that respect he is greatly aided by the presence of a great actor in Stephen Graham, and Smith stays close to this central character throughout.Shot by cinematographer Joel Honeywell, it moves between the muted remove of the hospital, the claustrophobic loop of the flat and the open expanse of the rooftop, using natural light and a slow accumulation of colour to track the father’s emotional state. Production design by Syd Harmony grounds the mirror-and-light build as both a practical and an emotional object, while a restrained central performance from Graham keeps the focus on grief, ritual, and the fear of disappearing.Graham is joined on screen by Abbie Kay Ashworth and Chizzy Akudolu as well as real working nurses from Luton Hospital, with casting by Kharmel Cochrane. The film was produced by Partizan, with executive producers Danny Herman, Kirsty Richardson and Hannah Walters, and produced by Chris Murdoch.“What I loved about this concept was the misdirection," says Myles Smith. "At first, you think you’re watching someone unravel, but slowly you realise every strange object and every seemingly irrational decision is actually an act of love. He’s not losing his grip on reality; he’s trying to do something impossible for the person he loves most.”Executive producer Danny Herman says that Smith arrived with a really clear, personal vision for his own song. "The feeling was already there and our job was to build the right team around him and protect that vision all the way to the screen," he says."Myself and producer Chris Murdoch assembled a gang of our favourite HoDs, people we knew would bring the right experience, creativity and care to the project, while helping make it feel as special as it deserved to be," adds Herman. "When you get that kind of synergy on set, where everyone’s serving the same idea, a debut can feel as assured as anything we make.”With all of his considerable experience, Stephen Graham was also aware that this was a special project that had to be approached in the right way."When you're involved in a production like this, especially for a first-time director, it's important to come with an open-mindedness and a willingness to partake completely, a million per cent," he says. "For me, it's imperative that I'm one piece of a beautiful jigsaw every time I embark on any project. It was an absolute team game, and a joy to be part of that collective."

Broken Antenna direct an unconventional narrative for Chuck Strangers - the first of two videos for the Brooklyn-based rapper that are essentially crime tales, but approached from surprising angles.The video for Everyday, featuring Obii Say, features a middle-aged couple, two immigrant Londoners, who evidently work hard at their inner-city jobs - her in a nail parlour, him in a kitchen - and return every night to a cramped flat to dream of a more glamourous lifeOn a low-budget, with a fast-moving, low tech sensibility, the directing duo successfully bring us a rounded portrait of the pair and their endeavours to make money in a cash-rich economy. And then comes the surprising twist...Everyday comes from Glory Of The King’s Hand - out July 10th via Lex Records - and the next single, G Pack, also comes with a video from Broken Antenna, loosely linked to this one.

British-Sudanese soul singer Elmiene shares the stage with Japanese superstar Fujii Kaze in Patrick Linehan's video for their collaboration on the sweetly soulful Comets + Gold.Linehan's film focusses on the artists' performance in a stripped-back setting, so Elmiene and Fujii Kaze are placed within an ethereal void illuminated by a warm golden glow.The restrained creative approach allows the emotional depth of the track to remain front and centre, transforming the video into a visual extension of the music rather than a literal interpretation of its narrative. Through subtle lighting, composition and movement, the film captures the feeling of searching for answers in the aftermath of a relationship that disappeared without explanation.

DJ Snake arrives in Cairo to hold a big party - and check out some of the local performers - in this fast-moving romp by Omani director Chndy.Following the tradition of classic Snake videos launched by the DANIELS-directed classic for Turn Down For What, the video for Cairo Express has a similar cartoonish, knockabout energy, with great characters. And it dials up the flavour and energy of Cairo to the max.It's also another DJ Snake video produced by BIRTH on what appears to be a global tour - following the epic Patience, shot in Senegal and Algiers, and the New York-set video for Noventa. And even if the AI-assisted climax in Snake's carnivalesque gig may not be for the purists, it's another banger.

Yoni Lappin's return to music videos has been a while coming and it also marks a change of image by the artist formerly known as Koffee, now as Orignal Koffee. And together they make her homeland of Jamaica the real star of the show.In the artful, documentary style of portraiture that was Lappin's signature back in the day, with Mura Masa's What If I Go? and others, the video for RAPID FYAH was shot over four days in Jamaica following extensive location scouting. Filmed entirely on 16mm by DoP Jermaine Edwards (My Father's Shadow, Ish), the video's main subject are the locals - fishermen, schoolgirls, bikers, a marching band and cheerleaders - placed within a series of jawdropping landscapes on the island.Featured artist Skillibeng is also strongly present in the film - a contrast to the laidback almost anonymous figure of Original Koffee - and the video was shot largely on the artists' home districts: St Thomas Parish and Spanish Town, Kingston. Through the alluring combination of the visuals and the music we become immersed in the authentic sense, atmosphere and rhythms of Jamaican life.

Erik He's third video for Irish DJ/producer Jazzy continues the stylish sensibility and use of subtle VFX that distinguishes the previous two for On A Wave and Invisible. And arguably there's a tribute to Jamiroquai's Virtual Insanity in her collab with Calvin Harris. Responding to the track's warmth and optimism, Erik He adopts a lighter visual touch than previously for Satisfy. Natural light, fluid camera movement and open architectural spaces create an effortless sense of movement throughout the film. An understated performance by Jazzy allows the music's uplifting energy to take centre stage.And the furniture is also occasionally moving across the floor within the space - reminiscent of Virtual Insanity. The result is a visual that feels as buoyant and expansive as the track itself.