The Boxer Rebellion The Runner

Directed by Oscarshortlisted DarkFibre (Ishbel Whittaker and Marc Hawker). The Runner is the second music video from the 2011 album by The Boxer Rebellion, The Cold Still, produced and mixed by Ethan Johns. ABOUT THE MUSIC VIDEO: We took the cornerstone idea of honesty and its fragility from the lyrics, and created a narrative that would be both completely surprising and utterly compelling, says codirector Ishbel Whittaker. We wanted to make something that was playful and naughty, but also profound, raw and honest. We compressed 24 hours of a drunken rollercoaster of highs and lows, passion and heartache, into 4 minutes. We explore a frenzied relationship, and presented the viewer with something that might be seen at first glance as controversial or sensational, but break through break through the fashionista styling, photoshoot imagery, the beauty, the sexuality, the crazy night and try and find an intimate humanity that is shockingly real. We cast