Leaman Nominated for Best Direction in a Music Video at ADG Awards 2023.

This is one of the most personal projects I've ever dived into. The poignant lyrics of Often Broken stirred memories of heartbreak, shattered families, and broken trust. I sifted through archival footage of my childhood, remembering the gorgeous Pool our family had made. It represents a time full of love and laughter and what it has become - a beautiful wreck, bruised but still in its own way alive. I chose to shoot on 16mm to immortalise this moment, our childhood living on Tape, and this moment in time captured and living on film felt like a way I could store what is indispensable to me in the physical. Being such a personal project, I have been lucky to have Didirri trust me with these three music videos, finalising in this, my most personal piece yet.

This is for and Starring, my dear mother.

So it goes without saying, its an absolute pleasure and honour to be nominated alongside the wonderful and talented other Directors this year for something so close and personal to me. Thank you to the Directors Guild for seeing the raw honesty in this piece.

On the day of filming I brought along my fuji and captured a few moments in between. It was a small crew of my closest friends and collaborators. This was my childhood home I was inviting them into, my memories, our past, our lives. We were sharing something raw. It needed to be this way.

Watch the official video on Youtube. Didirri is one of those once in a generation talents, when I first saw him, I was blown away. He to this day, constantly amazes me as a musician, songwriter and collaborator.