what does Mark Romanek videography and Closer have in common?
Mark Romanek videography American filmmaker Mark Romanek directed his first music video for The The's "Sweet Bird of Truth" (1986). He earned his first MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction nomination for "Free Your Mind", performed by En Vogue, in 1993. At the same ceremony, three other music videos by the director were also nominated, including the "Waiting for Godot"-based "Constant Craving", performed by k.d. lang. Romanek later directed "Closer" for the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, which contains imagery involves terror, sexuality, and animal cruelty. In 1995, he directed the space odyssey video for "Scream", performed by Michael and Janet Jackson, as well as the new age surrealistic "Bedtime Story", performed by Madonna. Both of which were enlisted as two of the most expensive music videos ever made, respectively cost $7 million and $5 million. The former work was also gained 11 nominations at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, and garnered his first Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form.
The Skies are Closer in Homesh The Skies are Closer in Homesh (Hebrew: בחומש קרוב לשמיים‎ ), also called "Hitna'ari" (Hebrew: התנערי‎ ) is a 2004 documentary film that follows a newlywed Jewish couple through their first few years of married life in the Israeli settlement of Homesh in Samaria as they experience, and recover from, a terrorist attack. It is based on the real-life experience of director Menora Hazani and her family who lived on the settlement.