Titled “As I Really Am,” this film from agency The&Partnership in Rome–part of Toyota’s “Start Your Impossible” campaign in collaboration with the International Olympic and Paralympic Committee–profiles world champion wheelchair fencer, Beatrice “Bebe” Vio whose story is one of strength and determination.
Produced by Filmmaster Productions in Italy, the short was directed by Philippe Tempelman (who’s repped by Blink in the U.K. and Amsterdam).
Client Toyota Agency The&Partnership, Rome, Italy Fabrizio Caperna, creative director; Giambattista Menna, Eugenio Chiapparelli, art directors; Roberto Ottolino, Luca Scarponi, copywriters; Cecilia Barberis, producer. Production Filmmaster Productions Philippe Templeman, director; Pat Scola, DP; Nicole Lord, producer; Francesca Di Mottola, production designer; Daniela Ciancio, stylist. Editorial John Wik, editor Color Company 3 Tom Poole, colorist; Alexandra Lubrano, color producer. Music Hakan Eriksson, composer/arranger. “Il Sogno Di Beatrice” (for string quartet) performed by Gaaianeh Pilossian (violin), Karin Wallmyr (viola), Sabina Sandri Olsson (cello); Nisse Bjorn, studio engineer. Sound Design Red Pipe Joakim Kristensen, sound designer. VFX Swiss International, Stockholm Peter Marin, VFX supervisor; John Thorstensson, VFX producer; Erik Holmedal, VFX exec producer; Marcus Krupa, Jon Wesström, John Svensson, Johan Vikström, VFX artists
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.
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