"The biggest challenge was making sure the music video still felt honest and human within a much bigger creative ecosystem. Lexus Canada was empowering emerging artists by funding the video, so beyond the music video itself, there were multiple deliverables that had to serve the wider campaign, all within one day. That naturally brought a certain level of scale, structure, and brand presence, and the pressure was not just capturing stunts, cars, and spectacle, but making sure the emotional core of the song still came through. For me, it was about holding onto the softness, the tension, and the symbolism of anger, restraint, and release, so the video never got lost in the scale of the world around it. Even in the smaller details, like the red marble Daniela is drawn to, the knives sitting behind her, or the comfort of resting in another’s arms, those symbols helped hold the psychology of the piece together. " This Was Needed, director