American singer-songwriter Sierra Ferrell has released the official video for “Wish You Well”, a song already hailed as one of the most beautiful farewell ballads of recent years. The video was directed by Zinzi Johnson, who shared a deeply personal account of its inspiration:
“This footage, from a project called Tears, was inspired by a love story that Sierra told me. She told me about looking at her lover and having a full conversation, silent and in tears. And this image stuck with me — even thinking about it now gives me goosebumps — and we agreed to make a film about it… a film shot on film.
Sierra Ferrell and Ozzie Juarez, photo: YT printscreen
Tears has won 12 awards and counting. Three of the most important women in my life, Leticia Llesmin, Tini Yakira, and Sierra Ferrell, helped me build this exquisite world. Obviously I had the work of Marina Abramović in mind as well.”
Johnson added that he is honored to see part of their film now serve as the official music video for, in his words, “one of the most beautiful goodbye songs ever written.”
With Wish You Well, Sierra Ferrell bridges cinema and music in a profoundly moving way, further cementing her place as one of today’s most captivating songwriters.
