If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power is a period fantasy horror film directed by Colin Tilley and produced by Jamee Ranta.

The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the direction, story, visuals, costume design, production values, aesthetics and themes of motherhood and fantasy.

The film then cuts to Lila being prepared to take the king's duties as she sits on her throne; bored and a bit vainglorious, she abandons this and walks out to the balcony again and witnesses a strange fiery light.

She then decides to go to a bathhouse to relax, but she flees in terror as her reflection continues to show Lilith creepily rubbing her stomach.

The witch feels her stomach and begins teaching Lila a lamaze technique causing her to become frightened and run away, eventually finding her way back to the castle.

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power is the visual companion film to her eponymous fourth studio album.

He felt questioned on how he could tell a story for a silent film without the conceptualisation of the full songs, which was considered as an interesting process.

[2] The location scouting was held in Romania, Croatia, France, England and Ukraine, while Ranta researched and reached to production companies and associates she had worked before.

Furthermore, Ranta enjoyed filming in overseas, as there was a structure on how they run their sets and she liked the variety of personalities and roles and the way they approach things comparing to Hollywood productions.

The team had to adhere to the safety regulations due to COVID-19 pandemic, where out of 200 crew members, no one were being allowed in set without negative test result.

Therefore, the team faced several challenges on wardrobe and framing, as there are scenes where Lila was not depicted as pregnant as the film's timeline spans over nine months.

[2][3] Due to the final months of winter season in Prague, the extremely cold climate became a challenge for the film crew.

[2] Tilley and Ranta cited the scene where Halsey riding horseback through the woods after a drunken day with friends, as a "logistical headache".

As a woman who feels powerful, but also in a desperation, Roach wanted to build her life throughout clothing and show the character's duality.

Instead of renting costumes from archival houses, he focused on the works of Vivienne Westwood and John Galliano, which contains nod to classical reference points and designed modern clothes to look vintage.

Other costumes include the sculpted black couture gown designed by Stéphane Rolland and warrior corsets decked in gold, jeweled tassels and miniature portraits.

[6] The team had several practical effects, especially in her clothing and wardrobe where they had to include different pregnancy stuffing in her clothes, as her main stylist had made hiding Halsey's belly with some of these wardrobe pieces, which was extremely helpful for the crew, as although they manage for practical effects in post-production to make her not to look pregnant, they wanted to make it feel as possible on set.

Ranta recalled her conversation with Halsey, that though doing a close up shot, while shooting in a larger screen, she asked her to make sure that "she would sell every centimeter of her face while expressing different emotions".

[4] She recalled that filming in IMAX was a different experience compared to typical formats, as the video might be compatible to the internet or cellphones, even though they shot them in 4K resolutions.

[7][8] Claire Shaffer of Rolling Stone reported that the film incorporates fantasy alongside themes of motherhood and mysticism.

"[19] Ciaran Brennan of Hot Press reviewed "If I Can’t Have Love I Want Power is an excellent example of why Halsey is one of the frontrunners in pop music at the moment.

Their ability to speak candidly and creatively about gender dysphoria, miscarriage, motherhood and femininity – and Halsey's stratospheric success – has made it clear that pop music is finished with clandestine, perfectly packaged superstars that cater to the patriarchal gaze.

"[20] At the NME Awards 2022, If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power was nominated for Best Music Film,[21] which was lost to The Sparks Brothers (2021).

[25] It was enclosed in a clothbound black slipcase, which also accompanies a 64-page booklet that contains production stills, behind-the-scenes photos and artwork by Halsey.