Vanessa Beletic directs Oublier for Kanis

Haitian female rapper Kanis releases the music video to her latest single Oublier, off her forthcoming French EP REFLEXION, directed by Rattling Stick US director Vanessa Beletic.

Each song’s theme correlates to one of the body’s chakras, with Oublier representing the Anahata chakra (heart chakra). The music video’s color variation denotes the theme within an aptly greenwashed set as the artist melds intricate French rap with choir tones to the echo of Oublier translated from French as “to forget”, describing heartbreak and the subsequent search for hope. A soon-to-be-released B&W version further punctuates the theme with haunting introspectiveness.

Half of all proceeds for sales of the single and its merchandise will be donated to Haitian earthquake relief efforts, in the wake of the 7.2 magnitude quake that rocked the island nation on August 14.

Kanis – Oublier

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Production Company Rattling Stick/USA
Director Vanessa Beletic
Editing The Den Editorial
Editor Kate Owen
Colorist Gabe Sanchez
Executive Post Producer Ryan Curtis / (Executive Post Producer)
DP JD Butler
Production Designer Evan Black

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Kanis is a Haitian-American recording artist with strong ties to her native community and the international Haitian Diaspora. With a desire to disprove the stereotypes and misconceptions about Haiti, her lyrics reveal a different side of her homeland, one that reflects its creativity and beauty.

A close friend of the rapper, Vanessa Beletic and Kanis connected over their mutual love of Haiti and eagerness to portray the stories of female artists. A prolific music video, film and commercial director in her own right, Beletic’s music video for Run The Jewels, Ooh-La-La, was nominated for the 2020 MVPA, UKMVA and 2021 Libera awards.

Her work has been featured by Conde Nast Entertainment, Fast Company Magazine, PopSugar, Rolling Stone and Complex. Now exclusively focused on her life-long passion for film, Beletic is bringing her diverse background, eye for bold aesthetics and relentless filter for authenticity to tell stories grounded in reality with characters who defy the odds, by way of magic, perseverance, or straight up hustle.