Nike celebrates the poetic power of female bodies ahead of Women's World Cup
Prettybird's Eloise King directs artist Belen Leroux
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A new film by Nike Women from France celebrates the power of women's bodies in poetry and movement, with a performance by Belen Leroux, the artist and dancer for Dua Lipa.
Shot by Prettybird director Eloise King in Paris, the ad promotes Nike's FK Fenom Bra ahead of the Women's World Cup for soccer this summer. It's intended to evoke a mediated dream beginning with Leroux waking up and working out with a diverse group of women. The workout morphs into a surreal dance set to a poetic narrative, entitled "We've Always Done It." The lyrics emphasize how it's "our birthright to love and listen to our bodies." According to King, it was inspired by the work of performance artist Sagg Napoli, and Maya Deren's study of Voudou in Haiti.
“From periods to mental health, girl’s health is something that affects half the planet and is still largely seen as a taboo subject," she says. "This film is set in the near future, where cultural and societal barriers have been re-configured and women are free to reimagine themselves."
Credits
- Date
- Mar 14, 2019
- Client :
- Nike Women
- Client :
- PRETTYBIRD
- Featured Artist :
- Belen Leroux
- Supporting Artist 1 :
- Tanya Compas
- Supporting Artist 2 :
- Jess Young
- Supporting Artist 3 :
- Cherelle Brown
- Supporting Artist 4 :
- Abondance Matanda
- Original music written and produced by :
- Asriel Haynes
- Poem written and spoken by :
- Abondance Matanda
- Director :
- Eloise King
- Co-Founder UK/ Exec Producer :
- Juliette Larthe
- Head of Production :
- Hannah May
- Producer :
- Hannah Bellil
- Production Assistant :
- Chris Murdoch
- 1st Assistant Director :
- Will Jasper
- Director of Photography :
- Amelia Hazlerigg
- Movi Operator :
- Ricky Patel
- Production Designer :
- Joseph Bond
- Stylist :
- Theo White
- Makeup Artist :
- Victoria Martin
- Hair Stylist :
- Isaac Poleon
- Focus Puller :
- Louise Murphy
- Clapper Loader :
- Abigayle Blacow
- Gaffer :
- Edel Gardner
- Electrician :
- Cleo Vogler
- Electrician :
- Max Milner
- Stylist's Assistant :
- Rashida Taylor
- Makeup Assistant :
- Daisy Moore
- Hair Assistant :
- Omar Majid
- Art Department Assistant :
- Bernice Mulenga
- Edit House :
- Work
- Offline Editor :
- Anne Perri
- Offline Editor Assistant :
- Bea Icke
- Offline Producer :
- Ellie McNaughtan
- Color House :
- Electric Theatre Collective
- Colorist :
- Luke Morrison
- Color Producer :
- Oliver Whitworth
- Sound Designer :
- Martin Leitner
- Sound Post Producer :
- Beth Tomblin
- Camera Supplied by :
- Take 2
- Lighting Supplied by :
- Pixi Pixel
- Special Thanks To :
- Sagg Napoli
- Special Thanks To :
- ShyOne
- Special Thanks To :
- Tamara
- Special Thanks To :
- The Digital Fairy
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