Romain Gavras (born 4 July 1981 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek French director, best known overseas for directing M.I.A.’s controversial video for “Born Free”. His films and music videos often portray a gritty and realistic setting juxtaposed with flashy high energy content. He is the son of Constantinos Gavras (Costa-Gavras) and co-founder in 1994 of the collective Kourtrajmé with Kim Chapiron, the son of Kiki Picasso. —Wikipedia