Director's Works
Gabriel Gifford, Barking Dogs Seldom Bite NODE
NODE is a directing duo comprised of Kat Collings and Katie Scott. Their partnership showcases a compelling reel highlighting their versatility across the moving image medium. Their films seamlessly blend visual direction, choreography, and production knowledge with their ideas upheld by a core narrative strength. Katie is a graduate of the London College of Communication and is a junior producer at BAFTA award-winning production company, The Corner Shop. Her work has previously been published by Dazed Magazine, Vogue, and Purple Magazine - her portfolio is informed by her passion for visual research and experimental image-making practices. Kat with a background in performance and movement has performed in places such as Sadlers wells and The West End working under directors such as Julie Taylor and for companies such as Rambert Dance. Commercial highlights include London and Paris Fashion Week for brands like Kenzo and Burberry, and in film most recently starring in the Barbie movie as well as playing the Lead in BAFTA qualifying short “The Rally”.
Berlin-based artist, Gabriel Gifford traverses experimental pop. Taking influence from spiritual jazz, deconstructed club, and bass music, the Reverse Engineering co-founder’s textural productions range from the sensitive to the abrasive. During the writing of Hailstone King, the artist became fixated on the 'Black Dog' as a metaphor for depression—a figure also rooted in East Anglian folklore, where he was raised. The song playfully references other old English idioms, reinterpreting them in a depressive, mournfully sentimental context. The video, shot at Hackney’s MOTH Club—a venue originally formed to support former servicemen—draws inspiration from a 'cult-like' experience Gabriel had at a local spiritualist church with his father, months before his suicide. A surreal experience that seemed to reflect the nuance and eccentricity of community, mental health, and the supernatural. The video explores these themes with a contemporary lens. The young cast of Seirian Griffiths, Caterina Danzico, Genevieve Reeves, and Tia May Hockey each performing iterations of their ‘dog’ - a physical manifestation of the characters individual demons and trauma.