Mark Romanek In Conversation
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Darklight 2009 Guest In Honour Mark Romanek talks life and career and movies and music with Darklight Programme Director Derek O’Connor: the interview will be proceeded by a selection of iconic Romanek music videos, from Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz and Closer by Nine Inch Nails to Hurt by Johnny Cash and 99 Problems by Jay-Z.
About Mark Romanek:
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Mark Romanek has directed several of the most iconic music videos of the modern age, collaborating with such diverse artists as Beck, Coldplay, Jay-Z, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers and R.E.M. in 2004, his unforgettable video for Johnny Cash’s Hurt won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Music Video; to date Romanek’s music videos have received over twenty MTV awards and innumerable other accolades – in 1997 MTV presented him with its prestigious Video Vanguard Award, the first time the prize was presented to a filmmaker. In 2002 Mark wrote and directed the acclaimed feature One Hour Photo, starring Robin Williams; he’s currently in post-production on an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Never Let Me Go, starring Keira Knightly. Darklight is both delighted and honoured to welcome Mark Romanek to Dublin for a Public Interview and a filmmaking workshop, presented in association with FAS/Screen Training Ireland.
Mark Romanek directs: Closer by Nine Inch Nails – you can see the unedited version at Darklight:
