Bullitt has added Sasie Sealy and Jonathan Zames to its directorial roster. Both are conversant in long and short form projects, and work at the intersection of advertising and entertainment.
This marks Sealy’s first official U.S. representation. Zames had previously been with Big Block.
Sealy first made her mark in the commercial world of fashion and beauty with clients such as Maybelline, Tory Burch, Suave, and Sally Hansen, and her work has been featured in Glamour, Refinery29, and Teen Vogue, among others. Sealy’s projects are known for transcending category by embodying an original vantage point or unique narrative facet. Sealy’s short films have screened at festivals around the world, and her work has won support from the Sundance Institute, New York State Council on the Arts, Film Independent, and the Sloan Foundation. A short with HBO in 2014 led to a chance to direct episodic television and her first DGA Award nomination (in the Children’s Program category) for her work on Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street for Amazon. In addition to her advertising work, now exclusively via Bullitt, she is currently in development on a pilot with Sarah Jessica Parker’s company Pretty Matches.
Director Zames combines visual artistry and a comedy writer’s edge in work that piques curiosity while delivering maximum impact. Humanity, technology and captivating imagery often align in unexpected ways in his projects, among them the 2017 Cannes Lion-winning Google piece “Pride For Everyone.” His background as a screenwriter and cinematographer shape and inform his work for brands including Canon, Luminosity, Glad, and Benjamin Moore. Additionally, his experience as an award winning creative director for Google ensures work that makes brands stand out and accentuates their message authentically and playfully. Originally from Montreal, Zames lives in New York and works in Los Angeles, Europe and Asia, giving him a truly global perspective.
Among his recent credits is Canon’s “Perfect Moments” for Grey New York, a video in which a Rube Goldberg-esque domino effect of movements triggered by a rolling Canon lens cap yields assorted unique photo opportunities. These perfectly timed photos include flowers frozen in air, a dog helping to lift a gate and a falling water balloon caught in the perfect moment. The goal of the overall Canon campaign is to educate consumers to find the perfect images in everyday life while challenging them to step from behind their smartphones and reach for a camera–”the right camera”–that can capture the instantaneous moments that happen every day.
“Sasie is an exceptionally talented director who brings a photographer’s eye and a writer’s perspective to projects, and Jonathan is a masterful storyteller with work that is entertaining and connects beautifully to brand,” said Bullitt EP Luke Ricci.
