Nicki and Henny Knightz (both in their early 20s) were immediately drawn to the idea of telling their story so far as artists through the lens of everyday anxiety: as a kind of catharsis aimed to reach others who may also face similar struggles. Over a coffee they both simultaneously opened up whilst hiding behind their laptop lids–we decided to start shooting right away.

With little equipment and only one day and one evening to work on filming in and around Hackney it had to be simple, true to life. In the film Henny expresses how music has been the only constant in his life amidst a backdrop of loss looming over him. Producing music in his nerdy home-studio and writing lyrics helped to deal with the death of a close friend and act as a searchlight poking at the inner workings of his psyche.

"Recent research suggests that as many as 1 in 6 young people will experience an anxiety condition at some point in their lives."



(Anxiety UK)



Nicki knew Henny as they lived close to each other though they hadn’t been properly introduced, it was only through a mutual interest in music that she connected with him and immediately found a kindred spirit. When they started to collaborate, she came out of her shy shell and slowly found the confidence to perform her rhymes in front of others as he took her under his wing.

Both of the Knightz self-identify as social outcasts with severe anxiety who have also stumbled upon depression, the pair use the imagery of British aristocracy as a way of empowering themselves - the self-crowned establishment navigating authenticity; in our current landscape of mixed messages.

While finding a voice and questioning what we deem entertainment the music video for ‘LoneWolf’ features a dramatised street kidnapping where Nicki fights for her life. In the track she decides to channel some real life experiences into a campaign that inadvertently became a social experiment. Teasing online - a fake missing persons poster was published...the dissonance of reactions naturally flooded in.