Emily Kai Bock

Emily Kai Bock
Born 1983/1984 (age 31–32)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater
Years active 2012–present

Emily Kai Bock (born 1983 or 1984) is a Canadian writer and director. She has directed music videos for Arcade Fire, Lorde, Grizzly Bear, and Grimes. She won the 2014 Prism Prize for her video for the Arcade Fire song Afterlife[1] and was nominated for Director of the Year at the 2014 Much Music Video Awards.

Early life

Bock was born in 1983 or 1984 in Toronto, Ontario.[2][3] Bock graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting and sculpture from Emily Carr University of Art and Design[3] then began studying film production at Concordia University while a resident of the Lab Synthese loft space.[4][2] After directing the music video for Grimes' song "Oblivion", Bock withdrew from her study.[4]

Artistic style and influences

Bock appreciated the music videos of Daft Punk, Radiohead, and the Foo Fighters—directed by Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, and Jonathan Glazer—while growing up. According to Sarah Nicole Prickett of The Globe and Mail, Bock "favours a 'run and gun' style, shooting with precision but not necessarily permission, in locations that feel plucked from memory, and with considerable speed."[2]

Videography

Music videos

Year Title Artist Ref.
2012 "Oblivion" Grimes [5]
"Yet Again" Grizzly Bear [4]
2013 "Afterlife" Arcade Fire [6]
2014 "Yellow Flicker Beat" Lorde [7]

Television advertisements

Year Product Company Ref.
Coca-Cola The Coca-Cola Company [2]
Fuel for Life (fragrance) Diesel

References

  1. ↑ "Prism Prize: Arcade Fire's Afterlife Named Best Canadian Music Video". Huffington Post, March 24, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Prickett, Sarah Nicole (March 16, 2013). "The next American auteur? She's a Toronto native living in Montreal". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Emily Kai Bock". Random Acts. Channel 4. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Dombal, Ryan (October 11, 2012). "Grizzly Bear: 'Yet Again'". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ Dombal, Ryan (March 5, 2012). "Grimes: "Oblivion"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ Ayers, Mike (November 21, 2013). "Arcade Fire Release Gorgeously Melancholy 'Afterlife' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ Beauchemin, Molly (November 6, 2014). "Lorde Shares 'Yellow Flicker Beat' Video". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

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