Which director made the music video for Nirvana’s 1993 single “Heart-Shaped Box”?

Anton Corbijn directed the music video for Nirvana’s 1993 single “Heart-Shaped Box.”

Corbijn, a Dutch photographer and filmmaker, had already built a reputation for stark black-and-white imagery and influential portraits of rock musicians. For Nirvana, he created a surreal visual world containing religious symbols, a red-and-white clown, a skeletal figure, and a crow-filled landscape.

The song appeared on Nirvana’s third and final studio album, “In Utero,” released in 1993. The video’s imagery reflects the album’s darker, more abrasive presentation rather than the polished visual style of many mainstream pop videos.

The clip is sometimes confused with Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” which was directed by Samuel Bayer, or “Come as You Are,” directed by Kevin Kerslake. Corbijn’s Nirvana video was specifically for “Heart-Shaped Box.”