Jamie Hewlett

Jamie Hewlett

Birth : 1968-04-03, Horsham, Sussex, England, UK

History

Jamie Christopher Hewlett (born 3 April 1968) is an English artist, music video director, and songwriter. He is the co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl with Alan Martin and co-creator of the virtual band Gorillaz, alongside Blur frontman Damon Albarn.

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Jamie Hewlett

Movies

Gorillaz: Song Machine Live From Kong
Creator
The set features songs from the Song Machine project, along with some revered classics from the group’s back catalogue. The full Gorillaz live band, plus a choice selection of featured artists, showcasing their first live performance since 2018. This special presentation also features a pre-show programme and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage.
Gorillaz: Song Machine Live From Kong
Animation
The set features songs from the Song Machine project, along with some revered classics from the group’s back catalogue. The full Gorillaz live band, plus a choice selection of featured artists, showcasing their first live performance since 2018. This special presentation also features a pre-show programme and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage.
Gorillaz: Song Machine Live From Kong
Self
The set features songs from the Song Machine project, along with some revered classics from the group’s back catalogue. The full Gorillaz live band, plus a choice selection of featured artists, showcasing their first live performance since 2018. This special presentation also features a pre-show programme and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage.
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
Himself
Focused on the life of the band and their collaborators over the 3 vital years in which they developed critically acclaimed albums, 'Humanz' and 'The Now Now', and undertook their most ambitious world tour to date.
Along for the Ride
Self
A documentary chronicling the filmmaking career of Dennis Hopper.
Gorillaz Live at Glastonbury Festival 2010
as himself
Virtual band Gorillaz get to prove how good they can be in reality when they step in to replace U2 to headline opening night of Glastonbury 2010. Riding high on the success of their third album Plastic Beach, the collaborative effort led by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett wowed the large crowd at this year's Coachella Music Festival in California, literally bringing the cartoon band to life.
The Making of Plastic Beach
Self
A documentary about the production, recording and development of Gorillaz' third studio album, Plastic Beach.
Journey to the East
Director
The Journey to the West becomes a Journey to the East. Monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy travel across China to Beijing. Using magical powers to fight off various monsters and demons, they channel all sorts of Olympic sports in their passage to Bird's Nest stadium, lighting the flame.
Bananaz
Himself
A documentary on the cryptic cartoon band, Gorillaz. From 2000-2006 director Ceri Levy filmed the creators behind the scenes, revealing the first drawings, animations and music, and following the evolution of the group through to the album Demon Days.
Gorillaz: Phase One - Celebrity Take Down
Celebrity Takedown is a compilation DVD by Gorillaz, released in November 2002. The DVD compiles the videos and animatics related to the release of the band's first album, Gorillaz, as well as the related singles.
Gorillaz: Phase One - Celebrity Take Down
Director
Celebrity Takedown is a compilation DVD by Gorillaz, released in November 2002. The DVD compiles the videos and animatics related to the release of the band's first album, Gorillaz, as well as the related singles.
Gorillaz: Charts of Darkness
Himself
A mockumentary about Gorillaz, the animated love child of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. Set against the context of massive media interest and a growing global following, it follows Channel 4 news reporter Krishnan Guru-Murthy exploring both the real and surreal worlds of the band - the 'lives' of the animated characters, as well as that of their creators, as he attempts to track down Albarn and Hewlett after they were allegedly placed in an insane asylum.
Tank Girl
Writer
After a comet disrupts the rain cycle of Earth, the planet has become a desolate, barren desert by the year 2033. With resources scarce, Kesslee — head of the powerful and evil Water & Power Corporation, the de facto government — has taken control of the water supply. Unwilling to cower under Kesslee's tyrannical rule, a pair of outlaws known as Tank Girl and Jet Girl rise up, joining the mysterious rebel Rippers to destroy the corrupt system.
Tank Girl
Characters
Untitled Gorillaz Animated Movie
Director
Untitled Gorillaz Animated Movie
Writer