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Yung Lean "STORM" Video Explained: GENER8ION Film
Romain Gavras sets a two-part riot in a British boarding school in 2034, with Yung Lean at the center.
The "STORM" video is a two-part short film set in an all-boys British boarding school, class of 2034. Yung Lean plays a disruptive, aggressive student, and director Romain Gavras follows the school from open revolt to something close to euphoria.
Stream "STORM": gener8ionworld.lnk.to/Storm
What happens in the "STORM" video?
Part I is rebellion: disorder spreading through the student body. Part II turns stylized and euphoric, built on unity, music and tightly choreographed movement. One reviewer called it a controlled descent into chaos. GENER8ION posted the film to YouTube on April 24, 2026. It runs about seven and a half minutes, long enough to play like a short film rather than a promo, and the boarding-school setting gives every act of rebellion a uniform to push against.
Who is GENER8ION?
GENER8ION is an audiovisual project by French producer and visual artist Surkin and director Romain Gavras. Surkin, born Benoît Heitz, has worked alongside Gavras for more than a decade, and the duo released its debut album, Love & Tears, in June, with 070 Shake, Adèle Castillon and Foals' Yannis Philippakis among the guests. Gavras, the son of filmmaker Costa-Gavras, is behind some of the most talked-about videos of the past two decades, including Justice's "Stress," M.I.A.'s "Born Free" and "Bad Girls" and Jay-Z and Kanye West's "No Church in the Wild," as well as the 2022 film Athena.
Who made the "STORM" video?
Romain Gavras directed, with choreography by Damien Jalet, creative direction by Surkin and cinematography by Lara Perotte and Matias Boucard. Iconoclast produced it. Yung Lean is credited under his own name, Jonatan Leandoer.
Why people are talking about it
Released in April 2026, the film drew millions of YouTube views within weeks. Yung Lean and GENER8ION later recreated it live at the 2026 MTV VMAs.
Was "STORM" nominated at the VMAs?
Yes. The video earned nominations for Video of the Year, Best Direction and Best Choreography at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, held September 27 in Los Angeles. It went home without a trophy, but it still delivered one of the night's moments: Yung Lean rushed the stage in a bloodied shirt, destroyed a Moon Person and led 66 dancers through Damien Jalet's choreography, swapping the film's cigarette for an ice cream cone.
Quick answers
Who stars in the "STORM" video? Yung Lean.
Who directed "STORM"? Romain Gavras.
Who choreographed it? Damien Jalet.
How many VMA nominations did "STORM" get? Three: Video of the Year, Best Direction and Best Choreography.