Issue 01 — Autumn 2026New creative talent before everyone elseDirectors, DPs, editors, animators and performers found earlyAccra · London · Prague · Shanghai · Amsterdam · Budapest · Los Angeles · Paris · SydneyEvery video embedded, every creator linkedWatch, then follow themIssue 01 — Autumn 2026New creative talent before everyone elseDirectors, DPs, editors, animators and performers found earlyAccra · London · Prague · Shanghai · Amsterdam · Budapest · Los Angeles · Paris · SydneyEvery video embedded, every creator linkedWatch, then follow them
Someone worth knowing. Shot, directed and edited Coast Contra’s “DON’T WORRY” in Amsterdam’s Bijlmer with a crew and cast of around 40, on available light. He credits “every single person who contributed to the narrative of the project”.
Still: Coast Contra “DON’T WORRY” (DP/dir. Badr Ezzat), AI re-angled
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Badr Ezzat shot, directed and edited Coast Contra’s “DON’T WORRY” in Amsterdam, with the Bijlmer’s Ganzenhoef area on screen and roughly 35 to 40 people involved, including eleven credited dancers and fourteen cast members. Tracy Rutayisire produced; Karel López was associate director and movement director alongside Robeathy Corea; Labib Mohammed gaffed, Annicée Angela art-directed, Jinko Adams styled, MCDF Agency supplied talent.
His stated approach was to expose rich, crisp low-light imagery in raw urban environments while keeping up with the group’s rapid-fire energy. Asked about the director credit, he pointed to “every single person who contributed to the narrative of the project.” The video was featured by the Berlin Music Video Awards and won its cinematography prize in 2026.