TIM WALKER DIRECTS SALVIA IN THE FILM FOR HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR AND ANOHNI’s “ONE”

NEW YORK, NY (September 8, 2022) – “One” the most driving and explosive song on the new Hercules & Love Affair album, In Amber (BMG), has been met with the sublimely poetic visuals of the singular artist and photographer Tim Walker. It stars Salvia, a visionary creator who has  in recent years impacted both the fashion and art worlds.

Set amidst a treasure trove of raw earth, peppered with objects of memory and meaning, the emergence of a natural  and ferocious character takes center stage. With references to the haunting detailed paintings of Jan Van Eyck’s singing angels, Salvia revels in her own birth, emerging into a powerful and dominating force – taking all things by their reins, and subsequently assuming her own reign.

In ANOHNI’s words – “‘One’ is a song Andy and I wrote to celebrate the vigour of survival as an eco-femme battle cry.  We wrote the lyrics together, pouring through our histories. At certain points, especially as kids, we both fought hard to  survive. ‘No More Dying’ in a figurative (and literal sense) is proclaimed as a dare and a raging threat to those who  seek to crush empowered innocence.

Salvia, the vanguard of a younger generation who has fiercely explored modern identity, was the perfect channel for  the song and the video. When Tim Walker confirmed that Salvia was open to collaborate, we were thrilled.  For Hercules and Love Affair, a project that since the beginning has sought to express uninhibited queer freedom of  expression, this video feels like a crowning achievement. And I am so grateful.”

Tim Walker states, “The lyrics by Andy Butler and ANOHNI are prophetic, important and a warning . EVERYONE is natural …  no matter who you are … you are a child of Mother Nature … Respect Mother Earth, respect Nature and the natural…  Without respect for the Earth she will unleash a natural armageddon of her making.”  

Salvia states, “I was immediately excited about this project when Tim told me about it. Before I heard the song I was open to  acting out anything for the video ,because I loved everyone involved. But when I heard the song, and I connected with it  so much, I realised I would be able to channel my own experience and emotions into what I gave rather than just  performing someone else’s story. So the video feels very natural and personal to me, even though it’s someone else’s  project.”

Hercules & Love Affair headline MILK London on Saturday 10th September with Hannah Holland, Josh Caffe and Roi Perez.

ONE – Hercules & Love Affair and ANOHNI

A film by Tim Walker

Co Director                                               Emma Dalzell-Khan

Creative Direction                                   Augusto Cascales

Set Design                                                 Shona Heath

Fashion Stylist                                          Gerry O’Kane

Hair / Wig Creation                                 Pablo Kümin

Starring                                                      Salvia & Lewis Walker

Choreography                                          Lewis Walker

ONE – Written & Composed by Andrew Butler and ANOHNI

Voice – ANOHNI

Drums – Budgie

All other instruments – Andrew Butler

Drums recorded by Michael Ungerer at Blackbird Studios Berlin

Producer                                                   Susannah Phillips

DOP                                                            Jeremy Valender

1 st AD                                                       Carla Kaempfer

1 st AC                                                       Barney Batchelor

2 nd AC                                                      William Crafts

Steadicam Op                                           Richard James-Lewis

Grip                                                            Peter Olney

Playback Op                                             Philippe Clavier

Rigger                                                        Mark Spring

Camera Trainee                                       Max Blackwood

Gaffer                                                        Paul Burns

Electrician / Desk Op                              Jon Prentice

Electrician                                                 Damien Gray

Electrician                                                 Daniel Burns

Set Design Team Plum Woods, Charlotte Osborne, Carolina Mariares, Hannah Knowles Set Construction Andy Knight Studio

Stylist Assistant                                        Antoni Jankowski

Tailor                                                          Della George

Custom wardrobe and special thanks to Vicki Sarge, Genevieve Devinie & Bradley Sharpe

Accessories by Amrapali, Pebble & Manolo Blahnik

Hair Assistant                                           Tsuyoshi Tamai

SFX Make-Up                                            Sophie Gia Moore

MUA Assistant                                         Tina Kharti

Production Manager                              Laura Heilanen

Editor                                                         Tom Chick

Post / Color                                            Grade Coffee & TV

Colourist                                                    Simona Cristea

Flame Artist                                              Callum Wellby

SFX                                                              Dizzy Zebra

Production                                                Truro Productions

Big thanks to ….. Big Sky Studios, Panavision, Cinelab, Thom Godsil, BMG

The album, In Amber available via BMG HERE

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