Synth-Pop Duo Kabreet Pay Tribute to French Cinema Through New Music Video ‘Film Faransi’

Amidst a continent-wide lockdown spreading across Europe, Yemeni-American artist Ibi Ibrahim finds himself unable to return to his hometown of Sana’a, a feeling many international travellers can deeply empathize with. Despite this geographical limitation, Ibi Ibrahim and his band partner — Berlin-based producer Hanno Stecher — have been quite busy, channeling the emotional influences of lockdown into a new body of work that’s set to be the band’s first new release in over three years. 

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Following up the debut single ‘Ana Mashi’ from their upcoming project, currently informally dubbed as the band’s “Spring Sessions”, ‘Film Faransi’ is a soft synth-pop-tinged tune with deep roots in the nostalgic musical spirit of the late eighties/early nineties. 

The melancholic and dream-like music video brings onboard Iraqi-Canadian filmmaker Hala Alsalman, rising Iraqi actress Zahraa Ghandour (of ‘The Journey’ and ‘Baghdad In My Shadow’), and Iraqi-American cinematographer Tarek Turkey, who filmed the entire production while stranded in Istanbul. This forlorn homesickness melds perfectly with ‘Film Faransi’ smooth instrumentation and Ibi Ibrahims intimate, soulful lamentations on a forlorn and lost love.