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Radical Friend is an American directing duo consisting of filmmakers Julia Grigorian and Kirby McClure. They are known for creating music videos for artists Yeasayer, [1] Skrillex, [2] Black Moth Super Rainbow, [3] and H09909. [4]

Grigorian and McClure met and began collaborating before graduating from art school. [5] Following a string of innovative music videos, they were profiled by Vice and Intel's "The Creators Project" in 2010 [6] and Filmmaker Magazine included them as one of the "25 New Faces of Independent Film". [7]

In 2013 they were commissioned by Lexus to create "Design Disrupted", a live performance starring Coco Rocha that combined holographic technology, avant-garde dance, and 3D projection mapping. [8] That year they premiered their short experimental film "SWEAT" at the Toronto International Film Festival. [9]

Rolling Stone Germany featured Radical Friend as one of 50 "People Who Will Change the Future of Music”. [10]

In 2016 Radical Friend was approached by Britney Spears and MTV to create a short film announcing her return to the MTV VMAS. [11] They are signed with Partizan for world wide representation. [12]

Radical Friend have directed commercials for brands like Honda, [13] Superdry, [14] KFC, [15] Adidas, [16] Instax, [17] and Netflix. [18]

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