HANIA RANI — HELLO

" Continuing their ongoing creative partnership, Paris-based filmmaker Neels Castillon directs the music video for Hello – the latest track from Polish pianist and composer Hania Rani. Shot in the Alps, the video documents a live session recorded against breathtaking mountain scenery, incorporating a dance sequence performed by Czech dancer and visual artist Mr. Kriss – aka Kristián Mensa. A connection in movement between the music and the natural environment, choreographed with Mr. Kriss in the role of playful disruptor, the video marks Castillon and Rani’s latest collaboration since 2020 releases F Major and Soleil Pâle, forming a union of sound and vision that reflects the director’s instinctively fluid approach.<br />
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Meditating on Hello and its deeper meaning, Rani explains, “Hello is a track about feeling a bit uneven and restless during the night. It is about this strange inner feeling that makes you stay awake and make plans, question things, overthink and not be able to sleep. But it's an interesting state. The whole nervous system is full on, everything seems a bit exaggerated and you lose control over your mind. Repetitive words "hello" are a little reminder to yourself to stay sane and think clearly. It is reaching out for other people in the very strange, empty space where you landed.” Gondwana records. <br />
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directed by Neels Castillon<br />
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dancer — Kristián Mensa<br />
drums — Wojtek Warmijak<br />
double bass — Ziemowit Klimek<br />
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production company — Motion Palace<br />
producer — Louis Arnoux<br />
executive producer — Ariane Cornic <br />
production coordinator — Sandrine Laveau <br />
cinematographer — Eric Blanckaert<br />
1 AC — François Gallet<br />
2nd AC — Adrien Stefas <br />
production designer — Romain Quartier<br />
art director — Vincent Perrin<br />
runner — Zoé Lazzaroni<br />
runner — Elie Varraz<br />
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sound engineer / live record — Miche Moreno<br />
mix — Greg Freeman <br />
mastering — Norman Nitzsche<br />
tour manager — Bernard Ambroziewicz<br />
driver — Tomasz Milewski <br />
driver — Michał Żagan<br />
artist managers — Monika Ignaczewska & Carlo Garrè (!K7 Music)<br />
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editor — Sébastien Rouquet <br />
colorist — Sylvain Canaux<br />
camera rental — RVZ<br />
sound recording equipment — MADLOC<br />
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Many thanks to — Manon Lazzaroni, Sébastien Lazzaroni, Estelle Rudelle, <br />
Jacky Ruffier, Mairie de Courchevel, Aymerick Mermoz, Florent Hazucka, Kelly Piano, Saint Louis.