Co-directed by Sia, “Chandelier” was the first time she’d worked with Ziegler. The teen quickly became a sort of stand-in for the musician the face of an artist who preferred to hide her own. Ziegler danced onstage and at awards shows with Sia, interpreting her music through movement and acting as a go-to screen counterpart. They made more music videos together, all of them memorable, almost all of them great. Bingeas manyof theseas you can right now (although the “Elastic Heart” one is a bit tough, given who Ziegler’s co-star is).
If you only have time for one, however, go straight to “Thunderclouds.” It’s from Sia’s side project/supergroup LSD the L is for Labrinth, the D for Diplo and it features Ziegler in both
2/12/2021
Kate Hudson, Maddie Ziegler and Leslie Odom Jr. star in a musical fantasy, directed by Australian pop star Sia, about a nonverbal girl and her sister.
Let s get something out of the way first: While it has a few incidental felicities to admire, by and large
Music is a sentimental atrocity so cringe-inducing it should come with an advisory warning for anyone with preexisting shoulder or back injuries.
Now for some background that must be addressed before we can go further. The film was directed by mono-monikered Australian singer-producer Sia, pulling behind it more baggage than a pop star s tour bus.