Hiro Murai
Hiro Murai is a Tokyo-born filmmaker based out of Los Angeles. His most notable works include music videos for internationally successful artists such as Childish Gambino, Earl Sweatshirt, Chet Faker, Flying Lotus, David Guetta, The Shins, The Fray, Bloc Party and Queens of the Stone Age.[1] In 2013 he directed the short film Clapping for the Wrong Reasons.[2][3] In 2016, he directed several episodes of the comedy-drama Atlanta, collaborating again with Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino.[4]
Murai moved to Los Angeles when he was nine years old and later graduated with a degree from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.[5]
Career
In 2016, Murai directed six episodes from the debut season of Atlanta, a comedy-drama series created, executive produced, and starring Donald Glover.[6] Murai had previously collaborated with Glover, directing music videos for his rapper alter ego Childish Gambino.[7]
Awards
- (2013) MVPA Award for Best Electronic Video for She Wolf.[8]
- (2014) UKMVA Director of the Year / Best Rock / Indie Video International QOTSA for Smooth Sailing.[9]
References
- ↑ "Music Videos". www.hiromurai.com.
- ↑ "Other Films". www.hiromurai.com.
- ↑ "Music Video Director Hiro Murai Is Donald Glover's Secret Weapon - DJBooth Article". Djbooth.net. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ Nguyen, Hanh. "'Atlanta': Hiro Murai Directs FX's Beautiful and Baffling Series | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ "An Interview with Director Hiro Murai". www.booooooom.com.
- ↑ Nguyen, Hanh. "'Atlanta': Hiro Murai Directs FX's Beautiful and Baffling Series | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ Nguyen, Hanh. "'Atlanta': Hiro Murai Directs FX's Beautiful and Baffling Series | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ "NEWS: 2013 MVPA Award Nominees". VideoStatic. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "UK Music Video Awards 2014: Hiro Murai wins Best Director, DANIELS take Video Of The Year, Joseph Kahn accepts Icon Award on Promo News". PromoNews. Retrieved 31 August 2016.