Barnaby Clay
{{short description|British film and music video director|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
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| alma_mater = London International Film School
| nationality = British
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| occupation = Film director
| years_active = 1996–present
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Barnaby Clay (born 15 May 1973) is a British film and music video director.
Career
Clay graduated from London International Film School in 1996, directing the school's entry to the Fuji Film Scholarship Awards – the short film Justice in Mind, took home the top award of Best Film. Soon after leaving film school he moved into directing music videos and commercials. He has directed music videos for bands including Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, TV on the Radio, Gnarls Barkley, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Dave Gahan.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/42736-directors-cut-tv-on-the-radio-you/|title=Director's Cut: TV on the Radio: "You" – Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork.com|date=9 June 2011 |accessdate=7 December 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ifc.com/fix/2011/05/tv-on-the-radio-you|title=TV On The Radio "You"|website=Ifc.com|accessdate=7 December 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2011/04/see-tv-radios-epic-movie-new-album/|title=See TV on the Radio's Epic Movie of New Album|date=12 April 2011|website=Spin.com|accessdate=7 December 2017}}
In 2003 Clay traveled to Russia with the gypsy punk band Menlo Park to make his first documentary for Britain's Channel 4
entitled Greetings From Beartown.{{cite web|url=http://menloparkmusic.com/work/greetings-from-beartown/|title=Menlo Park Music – Greetings From Beartown|website=menloparkmusic.com|accessdate=7 December 2017}} In 2005 he wrote and directed a short film for Ritz Fine Jewellery titled Carousel, starring Chloe Sevigny.{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2005/06/08/the-sevigny-sparkle/|title=THE SEVIGNY SPARKLE|website=Vogue.co.uk|accessdate=7 December 2017}}
In 2007 his fantasy horror short, Finkle's Odyssey, won the Méliès d'Argent at Fantsporto Film Festival, also collecting awards at Brooklyn International Film Festival, Marvais Genre, IFCT, 24 FPS Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.melies.org/films/finkles-odyssey/|title=Finkle's Odyssey – Films – European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation|first=E-turundusagentuur ADM|last=Interactive|website=www.melies.org|accessdate=7 December 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/films/detail.asp?fid=752/|title=2017 Edition Film Lineup @ Brooklyn Film Festival|website=www.brooklynfilmfestival.org|accessdate=7 December 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://24fpsfest.com/assets/pdf/uploads/programs/08-24fps-public-exhibition-program.pdf/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=29 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820020936/http://24fpsfest.com/assets/pdf/uploads/programs/08-24fps-public-exhibition-program.pdf |archivedate=20 August 2016 }}
In 2011, Clay re-worked Mick Rock's music video for David Bowie's "Life On Mars". The installation was a part of Vice Media and Intel's Creators Project series, traveling globally under the name 'Life On Mars Revisited'.{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/barney-clay-gives-mick-rocks-david-bowie-footage-a-new-life/|title=Barney Clay Gives Mick Rock's David Bowie Footage A New Life|date=9 June 2011|website=Thecreatorsproject.vice.com|access-date=7 December 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.popsugar.com/tech/photo-gallery/22273438/image/22273503/Life-Mars-Revisited-David-Bowie-Mick-Rock-Barney-Clay|title=Life on Mars Revisited by David Bowie, Mick Rock, and Barney Clay|first=Julia Millay|last=Walsh|website=Popsugar.com|accessdate=7 December 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sfstation.com/2012/03/19/art-and-digital-technology-coalesce-at-the-creators-project|title=The Creators Project Marries Art With Digital Technology|website=Sfstation.com|accessdate=7 December 2017}}
Clay has collaborated with his wife, Karen O, including directing a music video for her first solo record, Crush Songs.{{cite web|date=29 July 2014|title=Karen O unveils video for new single 'Rapt' from her debut solo album|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/karen-o-unveils-video-for-single-rapt-from-her-debut-solo-album-9635564.html|website=Independent.co.uk|accessdate=7 December 2017}}{{cite web|title=Watch Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O's Chilling Video for Solo Single 'Rapt'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6190769/karen-o-rapt-video-crush-songs-barney-clay|website=Billboard.com|accessdate=7 December 2017}}
Clay directed the Vice Films full-length feature documentary entitled Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock (2017).
In 2023, Clay directed the feature film The Seeding, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2023.{{cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/seeding-2023|title=The Seeding|website=Tribeca Film|first=|last=|date=June 11, 2023|access-date=August 25, 2023}}
Personal life
In 2007, Clay moved to New York City, where he met Karen O, lead singer of the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The two were married in December 2011.{{cite web|date=9 December 2011|title=Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O Is Married! – Us Weekly|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/yeah-yeah-yeahs-karen-o-is-married-2011912|website=Usmagazine.com|accessdate=7 December 2017}}{{cite magazine|title=Karen O: 'I'm a Married Woman'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/karen-o-im-married-20111209|magazine=Rolling Stone|accessdate=7 December 2017}}{{cite web|date=9 December 2011|title=Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O Married|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/09/yeah-yeah-yeahs-karen-o-i_n_1140109.html|publisher=HuffPost|accessdate=7 December 2017}} Their son was born in August 2015.{{Cite web|date=28 September 2015|title=Karen O Welcomes Son Django|url=https://people.com/parents/yeah-yeah-yeahs-karen-o-welcomes-son-django/|url-status=live|access-date=10 June 2021|website=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610211412/https://people.com/parents/yeah-yeah-yeahs-karen-o-welcomes-son-django/ |archive-date=10 June 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Pires|first=Candice|date=20 January 2018|title=Karen O: 'When I fell off the stage headlong it was time for a rethink'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jan/20/karen-o-when-i-fell-off-the-stage-headlong-it-was-time-for-a-rethink|url-status=live|access-date=10 June 2021|website=The Guardian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120160433/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jan/20/karen-o-when-i-fell-off-the-stage-headlong-it-was-time-for-a-rethink |archive-date=20 January 2018 }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2662871}}
- [http://www.partizan.com/music-videos/director/barney-clay/ Barney Clay]
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Category:Alumni of the London Film School
Category:British documentary film directors
Category:British expatriates in the United States
Category:British film directors
Category:British film designers