An overview of work by director, DoP and editor Mike Beech. This reel includes work from a wide selection of projects shot across 5 different continents.
Hyundai Motor Company and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Korea (MMCA) present the ninth annual MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2022 exhibition with selected artist Choe U-Ram. This is the director's cut of the main archival film documenting the project.
Through wondrously life-like mechanisms, the artist explores themes such as humanity's interaction with technology, societal structures, and our potential trajectory as a species.
Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Colourist and Sound Designer: Mike Beech
Creative Directors: Jasmyn Asvat & Mike Beech
Music Composer: Jack Fielden-Irving
Producers: Jiwon Lee, Soyeong Sheng, Suyeon Jo, Keith Keunhyung Park & Yuri C.
Executive Producer: Seungku Lee
Gaffer & Grip: Diogo Castro
Production Assistants: Sarang Lee, Thomas Maitland, Daniel Walker, Jason Lee
Operations Manager: Marin Villarreal Carvajal
Script Supervisor & PA: Wookyeong Han
Creative Agency: Edisen Korea
Production Company: Moktan Productions
The exhibition runs from September 9, 2022, to February 26, 2023.
Directed, shot, edited and music composed by Mike Beech, Reclaiming The Negative looks at a North Korean defector's extraordinary and harrowing escape from her country of birth and the artistic process of a large format photographer who captures a series of stunning portraits of her and other North Korean refugees living in Seoul, South Korea.
The film won 8 awards during its festival run, including Best Short Documentary at the London Independent Film Awards 2020 and Best Cinematography of a Documentary Film at the LA Cinematography Awards 2020. It also received a Vimeo Staff Pick upon its online release and was officially selected in 24 film festivals globally.
TV, internet, and cinema spot for Volkswagen featuring beautiful supermodel Winnie Harlow and the new VW T-Roc directed by Mike Beech. The 22-year-old suffers from a rare skin condition that causes depigmented patches on her skin. As a child, she was repeatedly bullied due to her condition but now she is a model celebrated throughout the world.
Shot on location in Lisbon, Portugal.
Shot on location in a very remote part of southern Morocco, this short film looks into the amazing craftsmanship and dedication of the Berber rug weavers in the region.
These incredibly talented people are part of an ancient tradition that still employs centuries-old techniques to produce beautiful and unique handwoven rugs.
Directed, shot and edited by Mike Beech
Featuring Saida Zanafi & Mohammed Ait Ahmed
Written by Lauren Matthews
Produced and translated by Salma Debbarh
Art direction by Joyce Kong
Styling by Duygu Fidanoglu
Sound design by Ben Hensor
Guided by Taoufiq Ahmed
Driven by Mohammed Chekri
Thank you to all the weavers, washers, and people of Taznakht.
This film was made possible with the generous funding of Revival Rugs: https://www.revivalrugs.com/
A short commercial produced for the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce capturing a small glimpse of the beauty Sharjah has to offer. Traveling all over the Emirate we experienced ancient tradition, epic landscapes, vibrant communities, mouth-watering cuisine, holy sites, stunning nature, flourishing wildlife and gentle souls.
Directed, shot, edited, drone piloted and colour-graded by Mike Beech
Sound by Adam Layland
Music by Max LL
Produced by Mohamed Parham Al Awadhi
2 promo films for fashion brand Jacquemus featuring Blackpink’s Jennie. Shot in a studio in Seoul by Mike Beech. Production by Propaganda Studios.
Propaganda Studio produced the 2023 Christmas Campaign for Jacquemus with Jennie Kim of Blackpink. It was a pleasure to work with such a talent and a great team.
Client: Jacquemus
Video: Mike Beech
Photo: Daniel Arnold
Project Manager: Tim Franco
Local Producer: Mina Jang
Set Design: Ondoh
Directed, shot and edited by Mike Beech, this film showcases "001", IISE's debut clothing collection. Exploring the brand's aesthetic outside accessories, "001" is an assortment of wardrobe staples all made with a combination of traditional Korean and modern materials. Fabrics like "mu-myung" and "guangmok" are both native cottons that have been used in the country's traditional garb, but reinterpreted in the pieces they have created. The uniqueness of these cottons, along with the leather, raw slick fleck, and nylon twill fabrics were used to create IISE's debut streetwear line.
www.ii-se.co
Mike Beech was the cinematographer on the Seoul episode of this Netflix Original Series. Night brings out the most playful side of Asia's metropolises. This docuseries captures the food, drink, music — and night owls who shine in the dark.
A feature-length documentary on which Mike Beech worked as a cinematographer along with visionary director Mark Waters. The film was number 1 on Apple TV upon its release.
A materially successful young man, riddled with anxiety embarks on a world-wide journey, exploring the root cause of the modern societal epidemic of stress, anxiety, panic, and emotional suffering. Watch Now: https://geni.us/Watch_CTP
Starring Russell Brand, Alex Grey, Graham Hancock, Gary Weber, Jose Sanchez, Zelda Hall and more.
Shot and edited by Mike Beech, this Vice documentary has now received over 3 million views on YouTube alone.
In 2011, Kim Ji-hun was selected by Big Hit Entertainment to train with 30 other trainees for an upcoming K-pop group. This, then unnamed group would later become the global music phenomenon, BTS. Ji-hun shared a small dorm with 6 other trainees who went on to debut as members of BTS while his life took a different turn when he was eventually cut from the final line up. VICE meets Ji-hun as he shares his first hand experience of almost being in BTS and his life after that.
Shot & Edited by Mike Beech
Directed by Keith Keunhyung Park
Colour grade by Shahnawaz Shaikh
Mike Beech directed, shot, edited & colour-graded these two official music videos for the singles ‘Paradiso’ and ‘Garota’
PARADISO:
Drone: Giovanni Pheromed SAS
Additional boat footage: Stefano Barbagallo
Production manager: Marcin Oz
Produced by: Bubbles Records
GAROTA:
Starring: Hana Lee
Musicians:
Þorsteinn Einarsson - Guitar
Sigurður Halldór Guðmundsson - Hammond Organ
Guðmundur Kristinn Jónsson - Guitar
Valdimar Kolbeinn Sigurjónsson - Bass
Helgi Svavar Helgason - Drums
Mathias Hemstock - Percussion
Oskar Gudjonsson - Saxophone
Samúel Jón Samúelsson - Trombone
Snorri Sigurdarson - Trumpet
Erlend Øye - Vocals
Mixed by Norman Nitzsche
Mastered by Bo Kondren at Calyx, Berlin
A television and online commercial promoting Chinese New Year travel to Dubai. Commissioned by the Dubai Tourism Board and shot on location over two days.
Directed, shot and edited by Mike Beech
Produced by Antonio Sabatella
Sound design by Khaled Hamdy
Colour grade by Luca Parma
Music by Max LL