Clock Opera 'Once And For All' written and directed by Ben Strebel
Clock Opera is an eclectic and hotly tipped new British act for 2012. Their second single ‘Once and For All’ is released on 30th of January 2012 and also features on their debut album and, being released in the spring. The song is a stirring call to seize the day, revolving around one individual’s courage to move out of inertia and into action.
This cinematic short film and music video explores the dynamic between two elderly people, Dudley Sutton (Football Factory, Orlando, Lovejoy) and Ann Queensberry (Empire of the Sun, Mrs Henderson Presents). Dudley Sutton’s character strives to build up the courage to approach the object of his affections over the course of a few days. We follow the action across urban London and intimate domestic scenes in a series of beautiful shots. Missed opportunity leads to missed opportunity until our protagonist finally decides to take destiny into his hands. Their climactic first meeting is tragically never to take place, and the film ends with a heartfelt scene of loss, featuring actress Catherine Steadman (The Inbetweeners, The Tudors).
nicely done ben. very nice
