SWINE — A Genre‑Bending Short Film & Music Video by James Millar
SWINE is a genre‑bending short film/music video hybrid I wrote, directed, produced, edited, colour graded, and brought to life with a fiercely collaborative team. Conceived from the ashes of a scrapped project, it began with a pro‑independent, anti‑industry brief and a track built from the ground up by Tony Ceasar, The Big Dirty, and Chris Datson. What started as a simple music video spiralled — fuelled by late‑night beer‑festival plotting, last‑minute location changes, and a fixed‑date Canon camera loan — into a high‑octane, pig‑throttling, absurdist adventure. Shot just before COVID and released post‑lockdown, SWINE follows Danny “The Drunken Master” into the bizarre world of SWINE Records, where giant pig‑people explode into cash and rescue missions are as insane as the music is loud.
Buckle up — what you’ve just watched is only half the story. SWINE was as wild behind the camera as it is on screen: a project born from the ashes of a scrapped job, fuelled by late‑night beer‑festival plotting, last‑minute location changes, and a fiercely collaborative crew. Below, you’ll find the posters, stills, and behind‑the‑scenes moments that capture the chaos, craft, and camaraderie that made this high‑octane, pig‑throttling adventure possible — plus the festival milestones that marked its journey from pre‑COVID shoot to post‑lockdown release.
