Celeste has directed her debut music video for new single 'This Is Who I Am'

Celeste has made her directorial debut with a new video for single 'This Is Who I Am'.

The darkly cinematic short film, which premiered on NOWNESS, was shot in Winchester and features collaborations with artist Edward Rollitt, choreographer Holly Blakey, and designer Sonia Trefilova.

"The initial thinking behind the idea is that there is a sense that we, as a people, are enduring a kind of suffering, perhaps due to a lack of connectivity among people in society," Celeste says. "It has been my thinking for a long time now that we feel quite often that women are, or should be, the bearers of our comfort. But in the way our roles and lives have evolved, we are no longer the universal caregivers that keep a society functioning, feeling loved, nurtured, and in the safety of the metaphorical womb. I believe this has led to a level of frustration, of violence towards women. My hope is that the depiction of myself, although bound, shows a strength that defies the circumstance."

The track, produced by BEACH NOISE, serves as the title song for Sky's new series The Day of the Jackal, having been selected for the show's opening credits by stars Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch.