Riff Raff's Ivana Bobic Directs Enchanting 'The Thief' Music Video for Future Islands

Shot at the prestigious Sadler’s Wells Studio, Ivana Bobic’s new promo for Future Islands shows the painstaking and enchanting process of performing. 

Ivana Bobic said, “This was an amazing opportunity to make a dance dance video and lean into my love of movement and performance. The Thief is my favourite kind of pop track – the minor chord unrequited love song. It sounds epic and celebratory, but the lyrics are about loneliness and desire and that bittersweet tone is an interesting ambiguity to explore.

My idea was about breathing life into the album artwork – imagining it in motion and then making those characters flesh and blood. 

The band’s references were a total dream: avant-garde choreographer Martha Graham and the modernist sets of Isamu Noguchi. It really elevated the project to have such unashamedly nerdy, chic inspiration. There was also a lot of trust and understanding working with the band, management and everyone at 4AD and I’m really grateful for their support. And of course, as always, a lot of love and patience from riff raff. It’s the key to making exciting films.”