"The secondary school setting has long been seen as a fertile ground for visionaries of the music video format. Perhaps it's because schools are a natural hotbed of teenage angst, or that the teacher/student dynamic lends itself perfectly to tales of pubescent rebellion or unrequited love. The drone-like quality of hoards of students dressed in matching, or occasionally customised, uniforms certainly presents a golden opportunity for a stylist to flex their muscles."
"Storm, a two-part short film accompanying the tracks Storm I and Storm II by Gener8tion, a side project of electronic music producer Surkin, helmed by film director Romain Gavras, is the latest entry into the canon of legendary secondary school clips. The video takes a decidedly different tone to the high gloss American dream depicted by Britney and co. Set in a boys' school in Leeds in the year 2034, it stars Swedish rapper and tastemaker Yung Lean."
"With nothing else to do, we see the rapper spending his school days corrupting his classmates however possible and asserting his dominance, usually through violent means. The male ego is on full display as Lean and his comrades employ typical hazing tactics like swirlies and fisticuffs."
Secondary school settings have historically provided rich material for iconic music videos, from Britney Spears to Charli xcx, offering visual opportunities for exploring teenage angst, rebellion, and stylistic expression. Storm, a two-part short film accompanying tracks by Gener8tion (a project by electronic producer Surkin), directed by Romain Gavras, represents the latest significant entry in this tradition. Set in a boys' school in Leeds in 2034, the video features Swedish rapper Yung Lean as a dominant figure in a teacherless institution where students engage in constant rebellion. The film takes a markedly different approach from the polished American aesthetic of earlier school-based videos, instead presenting a darker vision of male dominance expressed through violence and typical hazing tactics.
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