Trusting Your Instinct and Taking Creative Risks with Film & Music Video Director Calmatic

It'll become immediately apparent that Calmatic is keenly ingenious and artistically perceptive. Within the span of this conversation, the award-winning director takes you on a journey that reaffirms why it's so important to trust your art and creative instinct. Infused with your unique experiences and chance-taking, your wildest dreams can come true.

The strides he's earned in the industry are already major. Both released in the same year, 2023, to be exact, he directed two huge remakes, House Party and White Men Can't Jump. He won an MTV Music Video Award for Best Direction for Old Town Road and a Grammy Award for Best Music Video. He's worked with industry titans Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Anderson .Paak, Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z, to name a few. His success in directing commercials has landed him a coveted place among Super Bowl commercials and work featured for many, many global brands including Apple, Sprite, NBA, Uber, Chase and Nissan. He was also named Director of the Year by Ad Age.

We get to find out what it was like directing Kendrick Lamar's 'squabble up' music video, being a filmmaker and artist from South Central LA.

Even the corners of this conversation are riveting. We talk about how being motivated by passion helps creatives cultivate their own style. Not only does he share amazing advice but we get a lesson on how quality doesn't always have to be perfect.