Michael Kiwanuka shared the music video for ‘One and Only‘ steered by Malia Obama on November 26.
One and Only” marks the fourth single to be released from London-raised vocalist Kiwanuka’s fourth LP, Small Changes, which was released on Nov. 22.
The video is directed by Malia Obama, a filmmaker who also happens to be the first daughter of former U.S. President Barack Obama.
This project marks Malia, who professionally goes by the name Malia Ann’s music video directorial debut.
This might be her first music video project, but Malia is already making a name for herself in the entertainment industry.
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She recently received the Young Spirit award at this year’s Deauville Film Festival for her debut project she released last year, the short film The Heart.
The Heart won Malia Ann the Young Spirit award at this year’s Deauville Film Festival and was also screened at Telluride and the Toronto International Film Festival in addition to its Sundance premiere.
A project she made in collaboration with Donald Glover‘s production company Gilga.
Her fledgling career has also seen her work screened at prestigious film festivals such as Telluride and the Toronto International Film Festival in addition to its Sundance premiere.
Before that, she also has been credited as a writer on Amazon Prime Video’s Swarm series.
In the One and Only music video, a woman is seen chasing another lady through the woods and eventually catching up to her.
However, when they finally come face-to-face, it’s revealed that the woman she was chasing is actually an alternate version of herself.
Michael Kiwanuka’s music video for ‘One And Only’, directed by Barack Obama‘s daughter Malia—watch it below.
Michael Kiwanuka’s ‘Small Changes’ has a four-star review, and he explains to Billboard during his conversation with the outlet how working with super-producer Danger Mouse, one half of pop group Gnarls Barkley, and London-based producer Inflo gave him a newfound confidence in his creative process.
“There’s strength in your voice. People always try to tell you, but you don’t hear it,” he said.
“You’re always accepting advice from other people, so you always think the validation is going to come from outside, and then one day you realize it’s not,” he said.
“I was always trying to sound like my favorite singers, or [thinking] that [my vocals] weren’t good enough. But now I think I just want to sound like me.”
