Sometimes, the most difficult thing is just making it to the audition in time.  That is the theme of the video for R.E.M.’s At My Most Beautiful, which follows a cellist as she tries to make it to her audition for R.E.M.

The cellist is played by Rain Phoenix.  Rain was the younger sister of River Phoenix, who was a friend of R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe.  Rain had previously been a member of River’s band, Aleka’s Attic, and she also served as a back-up singer with the Red Hot Chili Peppers shortly before she appeared in this video.

Director Nigel Dick is another one of those music video directors who worked with almost everyone.  If you were a successful musician, Nigel Dick probably did at least one video for you.

Enjoy!