Brendan Barnard’s Latest Video For Ollie Aims to Heal Hearts
Toronto director Brendan Barnard recently directed the video for hip-hop artist Ollie’s single 'Leave Me Alone,' with an aim to heal the hearts of those who have just gone through a breakup. Ollie, Warner Music’s latest addition to their growing roster of global musical talent, has previously collaborated with Brendan on several music videos. This time around, Brendan Barnard accompanies a song of lyrical heartache and lingering feelings of a recent breakup with a video that stars Ollie, who tries to escape the thoughts about his lover, played by actress Madison Graves.
Brendan, a rising Toronto director who jumped aboard the TrePalm roster earlier this year, worked closely with both leads to bring their characters to life. While it is a performance-heavy video that shows the coping of a victim of post-breakup blues, the central element that holds it together is the performance of Ollie and his co-star Madison Graves, who calls Brendan “a fabulous director.”
Ollie says the video’s goal is to create a message that “transfer[s] to somebody else who is going through a similar situation” and hopes that viewers who have endured the same “find comfort” in watching.
Having reached over half a million views to date, Ollie’s latest video prefaced a series of shows in Toronto, Chicago, and Los Angeles, where Brendan tagged along to document the journey after production on 'Leave Me Alone' had wrapped. Riding on a successful trajectory of songs and a growing loyal fanbase, Brendan is looking to join creative forces with Ollie on another video very soon.
Below is a quick gander into the actual production of 'Leave Me Alone.'
