Christian Larson(IV)
- Editor
- Director
- Cinematographer
Christian Larson grew up drumming, dancing and filming skateboarding in
Sweden and it was this background that helped carve his reputation of a
rhythmic visual style. Starting out making music promos, he went on to
be an editor for renowned Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund on various
projects like the iconic music video for Lady Gaga and Beyoncé
Telephone. Other editing works include music videos and commercials for
Daft Punk, Britney Spears, Duran Duran, Mercedes and Dior as well as
the feature film Small Apartments starring Matt Lucas and Billy
Crystal. As a director, Christian's work includes music videos for
Sigur Rós, Kylie Minogue, Tinie Tempah and Swedish House Mafia, as well
as commercials and editorials for Rimmel London, ID Magazine, Wallpaper
Magazine, Absolut Vodka and Agent Provocateur. In 2010 he made the
documentary Take One that reached cult status in the electronic dance
music world, dubbed »Spinal Tap for the acid house generation« by The
Times UK. In 2012 he wrote and directed Valtari, a short film with
music from the Icelandic band Sigur Rós and choreography from world
renowned choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkoui. The film received numerous
nominations and was awarded a Grammy for Best Video at the 2013 Swedish
Grammy Awards as well as Best Choreography at the 2013 UK Music Video
Awards. Christian's directing projects have reached over 200 million
views in total on Youtube. His first feature-length film Leave The
World Behind was officially selected to the 2014 SXSW Film Festival in
Austin, Texas. When officially released on iTunes, it went straight to
number 1 in the worldwide documentary section.