Hamburg Film Fest

JJ Keith

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JJ Keith

A Thousand Words · Hamburg Film Fest

A picture speaks a thousand words – so said someone once – but in this case 12 pictures speak 137 words – I know I counted them – every single one -that’s an average of 11.63333333 words a picture, proving that the old adage is inaccurate, lazy and a little bit boastful.

Dubious statistics aside, JJ Keith’s powerful imagery and self -penned words to promote the 2018 Hamburg Film Festival Trailer are by turn funny, emotive, thought-provoking and controversial – as any self-respecting Film Festival ought to be, with Mark Strong’s thoughtful VO read lending a suitably A List range and gravitas to the offering.

Shell

Stuart Douglas

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Stuart Douglas

The Bangalore Bat Doctor · Shell

This film is nothing to do with injured pipistrelles, unless I missed something. It’s Stuart’s latest film for Shell Lubricants’ Power of Partnerships series, featuring the charismatic Ram Bhandari and his musings on all things cricket and what the sport means to him and to India (everything, by the way).

Ram works twelve hours a day, seven days a week out of a tiny lockup in Bangalore, and every major Indian, and a quite a few Aussie, cricketers come to him to modify or fix their bats.

Shot in a beautifully loose but intimate style, Stuart’s film evokes the soulful chaotic atmosphere of Bangalore and Ram’s world of cricket.

Nivea by Tobias Perse

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4 July 2018

“I really like you, as a friend” – is there a more seemingly gentle but absolutely crushing line?  Well, yes there is, and watch these two wonderful little films from Nice Shirt director Tobias Perse and find out what they are.

These films for Nivea amply display Tobias’s ability to take a straight forward script and take it to the next level, mixing engaging, funny performances with a heightened and deliciously surreal take on things.

 

Xiaomi by Stuart Douglas

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4 July 2018

Stuart Douglas’s latest for mobile phone giant Xiaomi, publicising the impressive AI assisted camera capabilities of the Mi 6X, features Chinese superstar , actor & rapper Kris Wu.

Featuring some truly spectacular vistas of Los Angeles and some philosophical musings on a subject of long close to Stuart’s heart: the nature of photography.

Cheerios

Jesper Ericstam

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Jesper Ericstam

Joan & Carol · Cheerios

Where would we be without that friend, the one that is there when you need them, wherever and whenever?

Jesper’s latest film for Cheerios follows Joan and Carol, two neighbours who’s friendship flourishes over several decades of fun and adversity – through crises including leaky roofs, house fires, a bat infestation (surely a homage to Catch him Derry), and other neighbours dodgy dance moves.

The glue that binds this relationship is bowl after bowl of sweetened cereal hoops – which as part of a healthy diet can afford one sufficient longevity for these kinds friendships to mature, like fine wine.

Somehow, in Jesper’s masterful hands, this schtick seems quite credible and entertaining.

McDonalds

Jesper Ericstam

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Jesper Ericstam

Kids · McDonalds

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