Celeste makes her directorial debut with video for "This Is Who I Am"

Shot in Winchester with a cast of collaborators assembled by the singer-songwriter, including the artist Edward Rollitt, choreographer Holly Blakey and designer Sonia Trefilova; Celeste positions the short film as a respectful yet theatrical reminder of the oppression women have faced throughout history, and their collective strength and resilience to overcome – introducing two key characters related to her upcoming 2025 album.

"This Is Who I Am" is the title song for Sky’s new series The Day of the Jackal. An adaptation of the Frederick Forsyth novel of the same name, the track was selected for the show’s opening credits, handpicked by Eddie Redmayne, who plays the titular assassin, and his co-star Lashana Lynch.

“The initial thinking behind the idea is that there is a sense that we, as a people, are enduring a kind of suffering, perhaps due to a lack of connectivity among people in society,” she says. “It has been my thinking for a long time now that we feel quite often that women are, or should be, the bearers of our comfort. But in the way our roles and lives have evolved, we are no longer the universal caregivers that keep a society functioning, feeling loved, nurtured, and in the safety of the metaphorical womb. I believe this has led to a level of frustration, of violence towards women. My hope is that the depiction of myself, although bound, shows a strength that defies the circumstance.”