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Romain Gavras
Romain Gavras (born 4 July 1981 in Paris, France) is a French director, best known overseas for directing M.I.A.'s controversial video for "Born Free". His films and music videos often portray a gritty and realistic setting juxtaposed with exciting high energy content. He won two MTV Video Music Awards in 2012 for Best Cinematography and Best Direction, both for the "Bad Girls" video he directed for M.I.A.
Biography.
He is the son of Constantinos Gavras (Costa-Gavras) and in
ranked the song's music video number thirteen on the list of the 100 Top Greatest Music Videos ever made. It was listed number 2 on TIME's 2011 list of the "Top 10 Controversial Music Videos" ever made.
Music video.
The music video for "Born Free" was directed by Romain Gavras. The video, which depicts a genocide against red haired people, was filmed in California and directed by Romain Gavras as a nine-minute short film without the prior knowledge of M.I.A.'s record labels.