![]() Our goal was to highlight the futility of the violence, not celebrate it. They’ve already fought their way past their judgments and learned hatred toward one another. The film begins and it feels like they have been fighting for days, they’re exhausted, not a single punch is thrown, their violence is communicated through clumsy, raw emotion. They’re people-complex, real people and, as such, the power had to shift between them at certain points throughout the story. For me, it was important to write a story that didn’t paint a simplistic portrait of the characters of the Cop and Kid. It’s provocative, and we all knew this, so we were tasked with making something that expressed the intensity of senseless violence without eclipsing our humanity. We had to exploit the lyrics and aggression and emotion of the track, and translate that into a film that would ignite a valuable and productive conversation about racially motivated violence in this country. I felt a sense of responsibility to do just that. “When Run the Jewels sent me this, I knew we had the opportunity to create a film that means something. Grab a copy of Run The Jewels 2 on iTunes today. Watch the powerful video for Run The Jewels’ “Close You Eyes (And Count To Fuck)” and read a statement from Rojas on the sentiment behind the clip below. Rojas uses RTJ’s booming single to paint a powerful portrait, emphasizing the futility of violence as a police officer and young man grapple in the middle of the street, taking the fight home, to bed and back into the world in a self-perpetuating cycle of needless, yet intense struggle. That we resonate with what we know to be right and we don’t numb ourselves out so those feelings can simply be swept away, we must confront them and take some action, however small, or we’ll be stuck in the same cycle of violence and hate.Run The Jewelsreturns from their embattled run at SXSW with a ferociously thought-provoking clip for their Zack de la Rocha-assisted single “Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck)” off their 2014 release Run The Jewels 2. But I believe that it is important that the way we feel when we see these events in real life has an effect on us. No bulls-t.' The song's music video was directed by AG Rojas, whose resum also includes clips for Chase & Status' ' Hitz ,' Emeli Sand's 'Daddy' and Jack White's. Two days later he was in the studio with us recording. It is tough to re-create moments that are so fresh and prevalent in our world today. Run The Jewels' EL-P told NME: 'I bumped into Zack on the way to the studio while getting a juice. I can tell you it was an emotional shoot day. They breathed complex life into two people who are usually portrayed in simplistic ways – as archetypes. I am really proud of where we ended up, and I am very thankful that our actors Shea Whigham and Keith Stanfield committed to these characters 100%. They’ve already fought their ways past their judgements and learned hatred toward one another. They’re people – complex, real people and, as such, the power had to shift between them at certain points throughout the story. I felt a sense of responsibility to do just that. Run the Jewels is an American hip-hop duo that consists of emcee/producer El-P and emcee Killer Mike.In 2012, El-P produced Killer Mikes critically acclaimed album R.A.P. When Run The Jewels sent me this track, I knew we had the opportunity to create a film that means something. ![]()
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