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[[Image:Markromanek.jpg|thumbnail|Mark Romanek]]
'''Mark Romanek''' (born September 18, 1959) is an award-winning music video director and film director. He has directed music videos for numerous artists such as [[The The]], [[David Bowie]], Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beck and Sonic Youth.
One of his earliest notable videos was for the [[Nine Inch Nails]] song "[[Closer]]." Its critical acclaim was matched by its critical controversy as many accused the video of being disturbing, demonic and demented. Romanek worked with NIN again for the song "[[The Perfect Drug (song)|The Perfect Drug]]." Additionally, [[Trent Reznor]] was originally hired to score Romanek's second full-length feature film, ''One Hour Photo.''
Romanek's 2002 music video for Johnny Cash's cover of NIN's "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]" has been hailed by many critics and fans alike as the most personal and moving music video ever made. The song expresses self-loathing and the futility of worldly accomplishments; this content took on a new poignancy when sung by Cash near the end of his life, quietly performing in his memorabilia-filled home, with shots of the flood-ravaged "House of Cash" museum and archival shots of a younger, cockier Cash edited in. The video was nominated for seven VMAs, winning one for cinematography, and also won Romanek his third Grammy.
==Body of Work==
*''One Hour Photo'' (2002)
*''The Wolf Man'' (2008)
*''A Cold Case'' (2008)*''Never Let Me Go'' (2010)
===Music video filmography===
==External Links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0s5UOVsMDg "The Perfect Drug" music video]
*[http://www.markromanek.com Mark Romanek's official website] [http://www.portraitofdecay.net/www.markromanek.com/ markromanek.com c. 2007]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0738796/ Mark Romanek at the Internet Movie Database]
*[httphttps://homepagewww.macyoutube.com/mooncusser/iMovieTheater57.html/ watch?v=vDRYwULurGk Mark Romanek interview on the making of NIN's 'The Perfect Drug' music video - Mooncusser Films]
[[Category: Related to NIN]]