Nathan Burland IS A filmmaker AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR FROM South London AND Toronto, WITH Ghanaian heritage. HIS WORK IS rooted IN culture AND movement, SHAPED BY A SENSITIVITY TO WHAT SITS BENEATH THE SURFACE. WORKING ACROSS COMMERCIAL, MUSIC VIDEO, AND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES, HIS APPROACH IS DRIVEN BY feeling, LED BY instinct, AND REFINED THROUGH intention. THERE'S A FOCUS ON presence, ON THE DETAILS THAT DON'T ALWAYS ANNOUNCE THEMSELVES BUT HOLD WEIGHT. MOMENTS OF tension, STILLNESS BEFORE SOMETHING SHIFTS, ENERGY THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE FORCED TO BE UNDERSTOOD. EACH PROJECT IS built WITH CARE, KEPT honest, CONSIDERED, AND TRUE TO THE FEELING IT BEGINS WITH. NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE EXPLAINED. SOME THINGS JUST LAND. If it feels right, it usually is.

Adidas Nike Google Wireless Festival Rema Wizkid Headie One Gunna Shenseea Pa Salieu M24 Libero
— Selected Work / 2020–2025
I See Red
I See Red
Daniela Andrade
The Journey
The Journey
Spencer Badu × Hoka
Interwoven
Interwoven
Spencer Badu
Culture Vanguard
Culture Vanguard
Take More Photos
We Feel
We Feel
Adidas
Pay Me
Pay Me
Odumodublvck, Stormzy & Zlatan
Double the Fun
Double the Fun
Haviah Mighty
Ravage
Ravage
Rema
Defo Not Wireless
Defo Not Wireless
Live Nation
Magazine
Magazine
Yasin & Pa Salieu
Neighbourhood Hero
Neighbourhood Hero
M24
Change of Guard
Change of Guard
Libero
Where East Meets West
Where East Meets West
Sapporo
2 Chains
2 Chains
Headie One
Work Me Out
Work Me Out
Shenseea & Wizkid
01 / 14
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— 02 / Awards

Recognition

Ciclope
Shortlisted
Best New Director
Ciclope Festival 2025
Shots Awards The Americas
Shortlisted
Best New Director
Shot America 2026
Young Arrows
Shortlisted
Young Arrows
UK
ADCC Canada
Silver
Direction
ADCC Canada
Director's Library
Featured
Director's Library
Selected Work
— 03 / About

BUILT
ON
story.

Nathan Burland — This Was Needed — is a film and commercial director raised between South London and Toronto, with deep Ghanaian roots that shape every frame he makes.

His work sits at the intersection of culture, music, and brand — finding the human story in everything from a 30-second spot to a long-form music video. He doesn't just direct scenes, he builds worlds that resonate across communities because they come from one.

A graduate of The Remix Project. Signed with Kode Media for UK representation. Now signed with Fela for North American representation.

Commercials Music Video Branded Content Photography Immersive Short Film
North America
Fela
United Kingdom
Kode Media
LET'S MAKE something.
work@nathanburland.com Fela — North American Representation Kode Media — UK Representation