VIDEO: Khuli Chana – 9 Shots

Arcade Content’s Kyle Lewis directed 9 Shots, Khuli Chana’s new music video about his emotional journey after being shot by police in an unfortunate case of mistaken identity in 2013.

To thank his fans for their support, the award-winning South African hip hop star released the single as a free download on 28 October 2014, exactly a year after the shooting.

He wanted the video to reflect his journey from anger to forgiveness, as well as how he oscillated between hopelessness and hopefulness. It’s not a music video attacking any individual or the SA Police Services at large: rather it’s about Khuli’s journey to healing in the medium that ultimately saved his life: music.

Like on his music video for Tumi’s In Defence of My Art, Kyle has used heavily symbolic imagery, deeply rooted in Africa.

“I feel like I’ve found my style,” says Kyle, who won the South African Music Award for Best Music Video last year. “I’m using almost photographic compositions, with small, subtle movements, and very symbolic, very African imagery, that people can think a bit deeper about. It’s a look I want to continue to explore in my hip hop videos.”

9 Shots was lensed by Roscoe Vercueil and edited by Stephen du Plessis, with make-up and styling by Kaley Meyer.

Enjoy!