Of course, be mindful that some of their work might be fairly explicit, especially within hiphop and 'R&B'. Female directors are no more of a 'type' in music video than they are in film.
My main touchstones for auteur brilliance in the field are male - Antoin Corbijn and Spike Jonze. I'm always happy to learn from student work...
https://www.vibe.com/2018/05/karena-evans-nine-other-female-music-video-directors-you-should-know-list
Some interesting videos mentioned in this article - Christina Aguilera's Fighter video is a classic example of the very contrasting readings likely from a feminist as opposed to post-feminist viewpoint. Blurred Lines is another one; ill-judged?
Sophie Muller directed for One Direction, but also Annie Lennox - who I've blogged on before. Lennox is an inspirational figure, attracting tabloid fury for her shaven headed look a decade before Sinead O'Connor would likewise refuse to play the expected glamour game. Hannah Lux-Davis is associated with even bigger names, but I note she's worked with Halsey, whose electropop visuals tend to be interesting!
Sanaa Hamri is known for her intense colour pops, something we've been discussing recently in GCSE!
The number one on the list above also appears in this list...
https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/new-female-filmmakers-2019/
Want more? Well, 51 is a good start...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Female_music_video_directors
I'd like to think there will be a name from StG on there one of these days, whether an Evie, a Sophie or someone of a more recent/current vintage!
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