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Anthony Mandler

ROLE

Director

DATE

May 3, 2023

LOCATION

Santa Monica, CA

OVERVIEW

Renowned director ANTHONY MANDLER (@anthonymandler) first made his mark directing some of today's top music artists such as Taylor Swift, Jay Z, The Weeknd, The Killers and Drake. His long collaboration with Rihanna shaped her visual style as they collaborated on 15 videos together. His trilogy of films with Lana Del Rey are some of the artists most profound and cinematic; National Anthem, Ride and the 30min Tropico.

He has also written and directed music videos for many other prominent artists including the Spice Girls, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Eminem, Usher, Shakira, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Christina Aguilera, 50 Cent, Ne-Yo, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Snoop Dogg, Lenny Kravitz, Cheryl Cole, M.I.A., Mary J. Blige, and fun..

Beginning his career as a photographer, Mandler's work has been featured on the covers of major magazines such as Entertainment Weekly, GQ, Esquire, Men's Health, and ESPN The Magazine.

In 2018 Mandler debuted his feature film “Monster" starring Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Ehle, A$AP Rocky, Jennifer Hudson, Nas, Tim Blake Nelson and Kelvin Harrison Jr.

In the world of advertising he's worked with a roster of top brands including: Nike, Apple, Motorola, Duracell, Hugo Boss, Cadillac, Reebok, 1800, Ciroc, Adidas, The NFL and David Beckham. His Apple Music campaign "Taylor vs Treadmill" took the ad world by storm becoming the most viral ad ever created.

In 2020 Anthony won a myriad of awards including a Clio and Emmy for his work with P&G.

His unique style of storytelling/cinematic approach has garnered over 5 billion views of his work worldwide and his numerous awards have made him one of the most coveted directors in the industry.

Through his banner - BlackHand Cinema - Anthony continues to develop cutting edge TV and film projects, with his next feature “Surrounded” debuting later this year.

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