French retailer La Redoute has unveiled an intimate brand film from FRED & FARID Paris. Director Géraldine Nakache of Quad Stories directed “Two Brothers” (Deux Freres in French) which captures the loving, fun relationship between two brothers, and then what happens when the elder sibling leaves the family for college.
Between sadness and pride, it is the opportunity for the remaining brother to take a new place in the family. Touching in its authenticity, with the subtle presence of the brand, the film tells a slice of universal life and generational transmission.
Credits
Client La Redoute Agency FRED & FARID Paris Fred & Farid, chief creative officers; Olivier Lefebvre, president/executive creative director; Yann Rougeron, art director/copywriter; Agathe Michaux Terrier, Maud Shittle, producers. Production Quad Stories Geraldine Nakache, director; Seydi Bayrak, producer; George Lechaptois, DP; Camille Lipmann, line producer; Nabia Amraoui, production coordinator. Postproduction Fix studio Claire Prud-homme, post producer; Dorian Rigal-Ansous, editor; Frederic Poteau, colorist; Thomas Canu, graphist. Music Massive Music Amsterdam Pierre Carnet, music supervisor. Music–chien noir / “Histoire Vraie” Audio Post Benzene Benjamin Desplanques, sound post producer. Sound Post-Production: Benzene
How do you top one of the most viral brand videos ever made? Spoiler alert: you can’t. But when Dollar Shave Club tapped Zack Seckler to direct a new campaign to revive the absurdist humor of its iconic launch video, he knew he had a rare opportunity to create something special.
The brief was simple: introduce the concept of a physical “Club” that people would love to join while showcasing Dollar Shave Club’s products and embracing the weird. From script to direction and post, Seckler--an alum of SHOOT’s 2021 New Directors Showcase--was invited to help sculpt that vision.
The result is this “Welcome to the Club” spot which invites us to join a unique, seemingly exclusive but in reality an accessible and affordable fraternity of Dollar Shave Club members. But you need to know the password or more accurately, the two-word phrase--"shave money."
“The Club” campaign brings the brand back to its humorous roots, reflecting a new chapter after being acquired by Nexus Capital Management from Unilever in late 2023. The work takes Dollar Shave Club back to its disruptive beginnings and what made the brand a viral sensation from its inception in 2011.
