Steven Wilson - PERSONAL SHOPPER (Official Video)

"The song PERSONAL SHOPPER sits somewhere between being a love-letter to shopping (which I love to do!) and the uneasiness I feel about the more insidious side of modern consumerism. Lucrecia’s blackly comic video captures that dilemma perfectly." - Steven Wilson “The track is a social criticism of consumerism and how we fill our lives with unnecessary goods to feel important, special or loved. But the truth is, the feeling of unhappiness won&go away with the next pair of sick trainers. Those feelings will only go away when we look within, and if we don&well, then we&going to end up with a lot of stuff around us, but still pretty empty. Luckily the track being 6 minutes gave me the opportunity to develop an interesting narrative. I wanted to create a fictional world in which people buy goods and the transaction would not only be money but also a part of their body, alluding to the concept of the more you look for answers outside, the more you disappear on the inside.” Lucrecia Taormina, Director Director: Lucrecia Taormina Executive producer: Luke Tierney Production company: FRIEND Producer: Joseph Goldman Casting Agency: Lane Casting Casting Director: Hannah Ashby Ward Cast: The Consumer: Robert Lane Cash Lady: Paula Benson Shop Owner 1: Jill Buchanan Shop Owner 2: Stephen Wale Shop Owner 3: Amy Gallagher Worshipper 1: Ocean Navarro Worshipper 2: Karlu Solomon The Thief: Romano Solano The Shopper: Steven Wilson Director of Photography: Pieter Snyman Editor: Meg Thorne...