Who directed the music video for Beyoncé’s 2011 song “Run the World (Girls)”?

Francis Lawrence directed the music video for Beyoncé’s 2011 song “Run the World (Girls).”

The video was filmed in Los Angeles and features Beyoncé leading a group of dancers in a dramatic desert setting. Its imagery combines military styling, haute couture, animal symbolism, and large-scale choreography to match the song’s assertive theme.

Francis Lawrence directed the video, while Beyoncé and several collaborators developed its visual concept. Lawrence is also known for directing feature films such as Constantine, I Am Legend, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and Red Sparrow.

“Run the World (Girls)” was released as the lead single from Beyoncé’s fourth studio album, 4, in 2011. The song heavily samples “Pon de Replay” by Major Lazer and “Pon de Floor” by the electronic duo Major Lazer, a detail that is sometimes overlooked when the song is discussed only as a pop anthem.