BILLBOARD MAGAZINE (August 1, 1998)
The Eye (pg.83)
DIRECTOR BREAKTHROUGH: It’s a touchy subject that many people in
the industry don’t want to acknowledge: African-American video
directors are usually working in R&B and hip-hop, and they’re
rarely given an opportunity to work in other genres of music.
But widely acclaimed video director Paul Hunter recently
broke through the racial sterotyping by lensing rock band
Everclear’s latest video, "Father Of Mine." The clip was shot in
the Los Angeles-area neighborhoods where Everclear front man Art
Alexakis spent much of his childhood. It’s an effective video
that chronicles the life of a boy alienated from his father.
Kudos to Hunter, HSI Productions, Everclear, and Capitol
Records for recognizing that talent is truly color-blind.
--Carla Hay
(
geocities.com/hypepaul)