Colin Read Directs Mild Minds Powerful Music Video 'Walls'

A story about migration, displacement, and family separation, Colin Read directs Mild Minds latest music video, 'Walls'. 

"It’s always special when you can use music videos to tell a very human story. So I loved the opportunity to create a narrative about migration, displacement, and family separation - which are topics very close to me and my family, and more important to talk about now than ever.

I liked the idea of using digital ‘walls’ to stitch together the little moments into one continuous, scrolling journey. We used the alleyways to keep the story feeling very linear, as if the father and daughter had to always keep moving forward. The visual technique let us show a story without words in a fresh way.

All of us were very impressed by Alberto and Ana - the real father and daughter acting pair. They brought real intimacy and feeling to the quiet story. It was a tight, very small production team, and the two of them made all of our jobs a pleasure." said Colin Read.