Apple has turned out its first-ever Shot on iPhone campaign produced entirely in Mexico with this film titled Huracán Ramírez vs. La Piñata Enchilada, pitting a retired luchador (a Lucha Libre freestyle wrestler) who dons his iconic mask once more to fight against a vengeful piñata that is terrorizing Mexico.
The film pays homage to a sport that’s part of the Mexican culture while demonstrating the cinematic prowess of the iPhone 14 Pro.
Huracán Ramírez vs. La Piñata Enchilada was directed by Los Perez, the filmmaking duo consisting of Tania Verduzco and Adrian Perez, for agency TBWAMedia Arts Lab LATAM.
CreditsClient Apple Agency TBWAMedia Arts Lab LATAM Production Company The Lift Los Perez, director; Alexis Zabe, DP. Music Kenny y Los Eléctricos; Nortec Collective; "Revueltas" by Xalapa Symphony Orchestra
Director Gia Coppola Teams With Mejuri For “A New York Minute”; 1st Episode Takes Us To The Grocery Store
Mejuri, known for turning fine jewelry into an everyday luxury, has partnered with director Gia Coppola (The Last Show Girl, Palo Alto) and The Directors Bureau in Los Angeles, for the first time reimagining the brand’s story as episodic content. In a series of microfilms, co-created by Coppola and premiering following New York Fashion Week, Mejuri eschewed a typical celebrity campaign and cast us as voyeurs to a group of aspiring young women--real people, not actors--at the crossroads of their adult lives against the backdrop of New York City.
Titled “A New York Minute,” the series features five real-life friends, who include one perfectly imperfect heroine named Emma. The women celebrate ordinary moments and interactions which reveal, sometimes retrospectively, the extraordinary within the mundane. Adjacent to the brand’s own community, the 30-something year old cast includes Laura Love (Emma), Rebecca Ressler, Natalie Vall-Freed and Rozzi Crane. Mejuri’s jewelry makes an appearance as the best supporting actor.
“When I met with Gia and The Directors Bureau team, there was instant creative and personal chemistry and a natural alignment on the desire to push and blur the lines between marketing, storytelling, and the construct of what a ‘campaign’ could be,” said Jacob Jordan, chief brand officer, Mejuri. “Gia was able to push that idea into something that truly feels new and artful, with a realism and relatability that almost feels jarring. Gia was such a perfect collaborator and partner, someone I had complete trust in to be a catalyst for Mejuri’s values of celebrating women as their truest selves. I can’t wait for us to continue to tell the next chapters of this story.”
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