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Olivia Rodrigo's "The Book of Love" video features children filming in Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine and Yemen
Summary
Olivia Rodrigo's cover of "The Book of Love" appears on the charity album HELP(2), and its new video uses footage filmed by children living in Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine and Yemen to support War Child UK.
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Olivia Rodrigo has released a music video for her cover of "The Book of Love" as part of the charity album HELP(2). The album was created to raise funds for War Child UK and support children living in conflict areas. The video was directed by filmmaker Billy Boyd Cope with creative direction from Jonathan Glazer. Much of the footage in the video was filmed by children living in Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine and Yemen.
Key details:
- The song is Rodrigo's version of "The Book of Love," originally by The Magnetic Fields.
- The video was directed by Billy Boyd Cope with creative direction from Jonathan Glazer, who described the footage as reflecting children's energy, joy and resilience (reported as).
- The HELP(2) album gathers contributions from several artists to raise funds for humanitarian aid for children in war zones.
- Olivia Rodrigo posted that streams and purchases of HELP(2) support War Child UK's work for children living through conflict.
- Other artists mentioned on the album include Wet Leg, Depeche Mode, Arctic Monkeys and beabadoobee, and HELP(2) is presented as a follow-up to War Child UK's 1995 Help compilation.
Summary:
The project centers footage made by children in several conflict-affected places and ties that work to fundraising for War Child UK through the HELP(2) album. The article reports the video's creative team and participating artists but does not specify further distribution details or fundraising milestones. Undetermined at this time.
