A Music Video That Reminds You What the Medium Can Be
GENER8ION and Yung Lean really outdid themselves! Perhaps easily one of the greatest music videos of 2026 already. Along with the likes of Zara Larsson and PinkPantheress’ “Stateside.”
Before diving in, it’s worth noting who GENER8ION actually is: the multidisciplinary music‑film project led by French producer Surkin (Benjamin Morando), known for creating massive, cinematic, world‑building audiovisual pieces. GENER8ION isn’t just a music act — it’s a full creative universe, blending electronic production, fashion, choreography, and futurist storytelling into one cohesive aesthetic. “Storm” is the latest chapter in that ongoing world.
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Entitled “Storm,” it’s truly a visual symphony — a seven-minute-plus boarding-school fever dream.
And at the center of that fever dream is Yung Lean — the Swedish cult‑icon rapper, producer, and Sad Boys frontman — stepping into the role of the school tough‑guy leader with a calm, commanding presence. He embodies the character with that signature Lean stoicism, grounding the surrealism with a believable, lived‑in authority.
Directed by Romain Gavras. The choreography is finessed, sleek and professionally exquisite — crafted by Damien Jalet, whose movement direction shapes the entire world of the video. And the technical team is just as stacked: cinematography by Lara Perotte and Matias Boucard, editing by Benjamin Weill, production design by Mo Ayada, and casting by Marie Levy. Editing, casting, cinematography — all of the technical aspects, you name it. This video has got it!
The visual identity is sharpened under the creative direction of Ben Surkin, with the entire cast styled into this surreal, militaristic fever-dream aesthetic by Charlotte Buchal. Iconoclast producers Maeva Tenneroni, Guillaume Le Gat and Nicolas Galoux helped marshal the scale of the production. Every uniform, every silhouette, every face feels sculpted into the architecture of the piece.
And part of what makes “Storm” so immense is the cast itself — a full‑scale ensemble of dancers and actors who move like a single organism, giving the video its hypnotic, ritualistic pulse. They are presented as the fictional Le Rosey Class of 2034, a future‑elite boarding school cohort whose synchronized discipline becomes the backbone of the film’s world.
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Le Rosey Class of 2034
The dancers featured in the video, presented as a cinematic class roster.
The Team Behind GENER8ION & Yung Lean’s “Storm”
Film: Romain Gavras
Creative Direction: Ben Surkin
Choreography: Damien Jalet
Directors of Photography: Lara Perotte & Matias Boucard
Editor: Benjamin Weill
Production Design: Mo Ayada
Stylist: Charlotte Buchal
Casting Director: Marie Levy
Produced by Iconoclast: Maeva Tenneroni, Guillaume Le Gat & Nicolas Galoux
1st AD: Amin Harfouch
Choreographer Assistant: Zoey Hollinshead
Choreographer Second Assistants: Max Cookward, Leo Merrien, Valentin Beaufils & Mattéo Masson
Music Supervisor: Léo Copet
Sound Editor / Designer: Hugo Thouni
Sound Recorder / Mixer: Alexandre Widmer
Foley: Grégory Vincent
The actors: Alexander HOGG, Lennert DE BOLLE, Remko DE VOS, Alexi VAN KOLEN, Malyk TOUSSAINT.
They’re not just bodies in the frame — they’re the architecture of the film, the reason the choreography feels so massive, so controlled, and so alive.
Set in Leeds, UK in the future of 2034. We can’t imagine the amount of practice that went into this to get it all done in one shot. ONE SHOT!
Every Hypnotic Frame From GENER8ION & Yung Lean’s “Storm”
Choreographer needs every award and then some. To those of us older who remember when music videos used to be an artform, this is an amazing throwback to that. Stellar work to everyone involved.
And it’s worth noting — this level of originality is exactly why artists like Yseult have had their work copied in the past. As we reported back in October 2025, Yseult Tells How K‑Pop Artists R.Tee, Soyeon, & Director Copied Her Amazing Video, “Shot For Shot”. “Storm” sits in that same lineage of bold, unmistakable visual authorship — the kind of work that becomes a template others painfully “borrow” from.
GENER8ION & Yung Lean — “Storm” Official Music Video
Romain Gavras directs GENER8ION and Yung Lean through the eight-minute Storm I & II film, released by Iconoclast Music in April 2026.
Sources & credits: Iconoclast Music; GENER8ION; Directors’ Library. Film by Romain Gavras, featuring Yung Lean. Images used in this story are frames from the official “Storm” video.
