i’m too pretty for this visuals published by daylon hicks

Persian-born, New York–based artist Leyla Ebrahimi moves with an effortless fluidity, showcasing themes of love and self-reflection through indie rock and the personal connection that’s felt from within. Her latest single, “i’m too pretty for this,” is focused in aching vulnerability and nostalgia, peeling back emotional layers with  honesty. That same openness runs through its visuals, each frame capturing the quiet moments between strength and fragility, where a glance, a shadow, or a fleeting smile feels just as revealing as the lyrics themselves.

Directed by Clips Split, produced by Jz Tinneny, and styled by Jordan French, the video holds your attention from start to finish, not just for its aesthetics, but for the way each scene deepens the song’s  core. Leyla emerges in the water, a visual metaphor for surrender and acceptance, her movements slow and deliberate as if letting the tide carry her truth. In contrast, she sprints through open grassfields, the wind tearing through her hair, a vivid embodiment of free will and the unshackling of self. Together, these moments create a visual rhythm that mirrors the track’s journey from vulnerability to liberation.

The way she’s orchestrating her work feels like witnessing an unfolding, her discovering her own voice in real time. Every note, lyric, and frame feels intentional, as if she’s building a map of herself for the first time. 

“i’m too pretty for this” is more than a song, it’s a mirror she holds up to herself, and the visuals make that reflection impossible to look away from. Each scene feels like a chapter in her internal dialogue: the quiet surrender of floating in water, the unrestrained freedom of running through open fields, the fleeting close-ups that catch her between guardedness and openness.