EP176 - Joe Connor - Film Director - Wild Wood Documentary

Episode 176: Joe Connor - Film Director, Screenwriter,
Photographer & Musician...


On this episode of my Paul Weller Fan Podcast, we cross to Cape
Town where we find multi-award-winning Film Director, Musician,
Screenwriter and Photographer - Joe Connor on
his latest top secret shoot...


Our discussion kicks off with the creation of his brilliant
Sky Arts Wild Wood Documentary - a 2023 film
that features the story behind the 1993 Paul Weller masterpiece
as it celebrates it's 30th anniversary.


Joe also happened to create the unforgettable kaleidoscope-led
music video for Brand New Toy in 2014 -
featuring Paul Weller, Ben Gordelier and an actual build of a
massive optical toy!


2018 saw Joe's first EVER feature-length project hit cinema
screens as he followed Paul Weller on his road to a landmark
performance at The Royal Festival Hall. May Love Travel
with You is a celebration of Paul's True Meanings album
and the concerts that led to the Other Aspects double album
release.


The film documents a stunning performance of the full album,
along with plenty of deepcuts and PW classics, inter-cut with
interviews with the man himself, and array of amazing
collaborators!


In 2008, Joe graduated from London’s illustrious Royal Central
School of Speech and Drama with First Class Honours in
Performance Art, specialising in Directing, Mime and experimental
theatre.


While at the Central School, he founded the anarchic theatre
collective Parrot {In The} Tank, whose cinematic aesthetic and
light-hearted visual humour saw them create shows for the
Institute of Contemporary Art, The Roundhouse, The Prague
Scenofest and The Arts Theatre in Leicester Square in London’s
West End.


As a filmmaker, Joe has created music videos for some of the
biggest artists in music from The Rolling Stones, Coldplay, Sam
Smith, Harry Styles and Kylie Minogue to Japanese legend Hikaru
Utada, Rag’n’Bone Man, Elbow and Placebo.


Joe’s multitude of talents and trades, combined with his innate
storytelling inclination, allow him to craft narratives that
entertain, enlighten, and forge connections. His stories reflect
a deep understanding of human nature and offer a lens through
which we can explore and appreciate our shared experiences.


His work has been recognised with nominations at Cannes Lions,
D&AD, British Arrows, 1.4 Awards, Creative Circles, with 5 x
UK Music Video Award nominations, Vimeo Staff Picks and a Best
Director award at the Indie Music Video Festival.


His first album, released under the pseudonym Vincent Sonder,
also happened to be recorded at Paul Weller’s Black Barn
Studio...


Find out more about Joe's amazing work at josephvconnor.com


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