Hania Rani — ‘F Major’ (Official Video)

This just came out today. Lucky us!

It was the decision of the piano and beach owner that the piano remain in its location for everyone to enjoy.

“A piece for solo piano, ‘F Major’ unravels yet further nuances of the instrument’s intricate nature and offers more glimpses into Hania’s sonic imagination. It was created in August 2019, while she was composing music for a film: ”one hot summer evening, as I sat at the piano, this melody appeared under my fingers out of the blue”
– @Hania Rani

Directed by Neels Castillon
Dancers • Mellina Boubetra, Janina Sarantšina, Fanny Sage
Cinematography • Éric Blanckaert
1st AC • Kévin Rosé
2nd AC • François Przybylski
Set Designer • Odin Deray
Producers • Emilie Mallen, Louis Arnoux
Production Manager • Kiljan Paoli
Executive Producer • Ariane Cornic
Production coordinator • Sandrine Laveau
Editor • Sébastien Rouquet
Colorist • Sébastien Mingam
Production Company • motionpalace.tv
Stylism • SézaneCamera & Lenses • RVZ

Shot in Iceland on February 23, 2020.

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„F Major” is out today, premiered on @nowness ! Link in bio 💛 On the 23rd of February 2020 we visited special location in the south-east of Iceland to shoot film for my song 'F Major'. It was written and directed by paris based director Neels Castillon, who I met one year ago in Paris. He found in my music dancing flow and decided to invite to the project 3 amazing dancers: Mellina Boubetra, Janina Sarantsina and Fanny Sage. The film is a mastershot, without any cuts. The director says: « Listening to Hania's music over and over, I began to dream of a single sequence shot that would follow her music floating in the wind of an unreal Icelandic landscape. I asked each dancer to give a personal interpretation of Hania's song. We were very lucky to succeed in this insane artistic performance despite the great cold (minus 7 celsius), it was such a moment of truth. Shot in Iceland on February 23, 2020.» ____________________________________________________ Piano, that was used in the video stays there till now, due to the decision of the beach's owner, who wanted to keep the piano there for himself and other visitors. It was already out of order when was brought there and couldn't be recovered again. Directed by Neels Castillon Dancers • Mellina Boubetra, Janina Sarantšina, Fanny Sage Cinematography • Éric Blanckaert 1st AC • Kévin Rosé 2nd AC • François Przybylski Set Designer • Odin Deray Producers • Emilie Mallen, Louis Arnoux Production Manager • Kiljan Paoli Executive Producer • Ariane Cornic Production coordinator • Sandrine Laveau Editor • Sébastien Rouquet Colorist • Sébastien Mingam Production Company • MOTION PALACE Label • Gondwana Records Stylism • Sézane Camera & Lenses • RVZ Big love to everyone who made it happen 🖤

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