via Instagram (@fkatwigs)MusicNewsFKA twigs has directed a vibrant skateboarding dance video‘As a movement artist and obsessor myself, I felt humbled by the skill levels and beautiful athletes that I shot,’ twigs saidShareLink copied ✔️July 27, 2021MusicNewsTextFelicity J Martin This year, skateboarding is an official competition at the Olympics, and we’re already obsessed with 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya from Japan who is the first ever woman to win gold at the Games. In honour of the sport being played at the event for the first time, FKA twigs has directed a new video about longboarding, a close companion to its short deck cousin. Ever seen someone pirouetting on a board? Us neither – until now. Longboard Family is a two-minute film that looks at a community of dancers who ride gracefully on their wheels while performing twirls and tricks in unison. Set to the soundtrack of Brent Faiyaz’s “Dead Man Walking”, it features longboard champions Aboubakry Seck, Giu Alfeo, Marina Correia, and Brandon DesJarlais. “It was so amazing being immersed into their world and as a movement artist and obsessor myself, I felt humbled by the skill levels and beautiful athletes that I shot,” twigs wrote on Instagram of the video, produced for Facebook. It’s not the first time that twigs has been sat in the director’s chair, having helmed many of her own videos, including “Don’t Judge Me” and “Holy Terrain”. Two weeks ago marked the first time she has done so for another artist, after her collaborator Koreless shared a video featuring fishing, Lamborghinis, and feral ravers for his track “White Picket Fence”. And there are more visual offerings from twigs on the way: recently, Michaela Coel revealed that the singer, dancer, and producer is working on a martial arts TV series. Watch Longboard Family below. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE‘He’s part of the fabric of my life’: Young Black fans remember D’AngeloBloodz Boi: The humble godfather of Chinese underground rap InstagramHow do you stand out online? We asked two Instagram Rings judgesA rare interview with POiSON GiRL FRiEND, dream pop’s future seerNigeria’s Blaqbonez is rapping to ‘beat his high score’Inside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe ‘Rap saved my life’: A hazy conversation with MIKE and Earl Sweatshirt7 essential albums by the SoulquariansIs AI really the future of music?The KPop Demon Hunters directors on fan theories and a potential sequelplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloorAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silence