Us Films breaks down the design-heavy process behind its tear-jerker Black Mirror episode, Eulogy

Chris Barrett and Luke Taylor are the directing duo behind the studio Us Films. One of the pairs most recent directorial endeavours is Eulogy, a gripping TV episode on memory, desire, and acceptance, from the seventh instalment of Charlie Brooker’s hit TV show, Black Mirror. The episode’s main character, Phillip, portrayed by Academy award-nominee Paul Giamatti, seemingly lives in self-imposed isolation, before his world is ruptured by a system that allows users to travel into old photographs. The episode follows Phillip as he confronts past emotions and memories he’s buried deep within, and he steps into the role of detective in the case of his own life.

This isn’t the first time Chris and Luke have dipped their toes into narrative work, they’ve worked on a short film, Cautionary Tales, and they’re currently working on a feature film script. The pair are also well versed in creative visual worlds for musicians, working on music videos for the likes of The Rolling Stones, Radiohead, and Harry Styles. Chris admits that “it’s obviously a big jump from 5 minutes to 1.5 hours”, but the duo have taken it in their stride.