Who directed Pearl Jam’s music video for “Jeremy”?

Mark Pellington directed Pearl Jam’s music video for “Jeremy.”

The video was released in 1992 to promote the band’s debut album, Ten. Pellington used dramatic imagery, text, and performance footage to present the song’s troubled narrative without simply illustrating every lyric. The production became one of the most recognizable videos of the early-1990s alternative-rock era.

“Jeremy” was written by Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder and inspired by a newspaper story about a school shooting in Texas. The song’s subject matter led to controversy and discussion about how music videos should portray violence involving young people. The original video was widely shown on MTV, although later broadcasts were affected by censorship concerns.

Pellington continued directing films, television, and music videos, including work for artists outside grunge. A common mix-up is identifying Samuel Bayer, who directed Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”; Bayer was a different prominent director from the same music-video period.