Zhang + Knight are a male-female directing duo from the UK. They began their career crafting beautiful and enigmatic music videos for the likes of NAO, Sigrid and EDEN. Their uniquely dreamy pieces won them Best New Director at the UKMVAs in 2018, and Best New Director at the Kinsale Shark Awards in 2019. Zhang + Knight now work across the fields of drama, commercials and music videos. Driven by striking visuals and poetic storytelling, they love to craft emotional and enigmatic worlds within their films.

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Zhang and Knight_Arlo Parks

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Softly

ARLO PARKS

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Queer Expression From Other Worlds

VOGUE

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It's Not Therapy, It's Abuse - Ban Conversion 

STONEWALL

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The First Of Its Kind

MASERATI

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LYDIA

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Extra Beats Ordinary

MERCEDES-BENZ

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Work From Home

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES

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Lose Your Head

LONDON GRAMMAR

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Qweens Speech

DAZED

Alessandro De Leo is a director born and raised in Milan. After graduating from the New Academy Of Fine Arts in Milan, he cofounded the directing duo To Guys, who has happily worked together for the past several years. More recently Alessandro has branched out as a solo director, to expand his own artistic and professional portfolio. His stylistic approach focuses on storytelling that combines fashion and comedy with a dream-like quality.  His sensual imagery creates a powerful link between reality and fantasy, while maintaining a relatable, yet altered, universe in which beauty is painted by stunning contrasts, provoking visceral responses. It’s the exploration of this tension that gives Alessandro the inspiration to create such iconic imagery with indelible impact. In the last year he has worked with brands such as Yoox, Fiat, MSGM, Decathlon, Tiscali, KFC, and many others.

Alessandro De Leo

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Zhang + Knight