Our sea scenes were made from waste plastic washed up on our shores.Īll of the sets and practically all props were made from recycled repurposed and up-cycled materials.
We did a beach clean in South Wales to gather plastic debris and used it to make the ocean you see in the video. We decided to make the props and scenery from recycled materials wherever possible, to minimise the production impact on the environment. Speaking about the creation of the video, Chris Hopewell said: “The song has a strong environmental message, so we wanted to make a video that mirrored that. Its original release on Tea for the Tillerman - Cat Stevens’ multi-platinum selling album - made a giant imprint on the consciousness of the seventies generation and is set to do so all over again, this time accompanied by an allegorical and visually arresting animated video by director Chris Hopewell, whose previous credits include Radiohead’s Burn The Witch. “Looking at the world today and the message in this fifty-year-old song, it looks like the world never grew up.” - Yusuf / Cat Stevensĥ0 years later, Where Do The Children Play? still depicts a chilling reality of modern man’s disregard for nature and it’s disastrous implications for our future on this precious planet. 'WHERE DO THE CHILDREN PLAY?' IS TAKEN FROM TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN²Ī CELEBRATION AND REIMAGINATION OF CAT STEVENS' SEMINAL 1970 ALBUMġ1 JUNE 2020 (TORONTO) - Yusuf / Cat Stevens today releases a 2020 reimagination of his 70’s classic ecological anthem, Where Do The Children Play? - A first glimpse into the forthcoming album Tea for the Tillerman², out September 18th via Universal Music Canada - the country's leading music company. NEW VIDEO CREATED BY CHRIS HOPEWELL & BLACK DOG FILMS - WATCH HERE