Skate Nation Ghana
This spot is one part of a larger Facebook campaign that celebrates the rise of skateboarding to the Olympic stage.
Debuting at the opening ceremony of the Olympics, it is the true story of the rise of Ghana’s skate culture and how Facebook’s apps and technologies helped build it.
Featured on It’s Nice That and HYPEBEAST.
Credits
Role: concept and Art Direction
Agency: Droga5
Creative team: Thom Glover, Nico Baumann, Sarah Karabibergian, Benjamin Hinamanu
Directed by a collective of four directors from Daniel Wolfe’s new production company Love Song: Bafic, Elliott Powers, Justyna Obasi and Daniel himself. Art by Ghanian artist and sign-painter D.A. Jasper lends the film a uniquely Ghanaian visual identity.
Recognition
Emmys | Outstanding Commercial Nominee 2022
Webby | ꩜ Best Art Direction
Webby | ꩜ Production Design
D&AD | Yellow ✏ | Casting / Street Casting
D&AD | Yellow ✏ | Editing / Film
D&AD | Wood ✏ | Direction / Film
D&AD | Wood ✏ | Sound Design & Use of Music / Existing Music
D&AD | Wood ✏ | Writing for Advertising / Film
D&AD | Shortlist ⬡ | Cinematography / Film
One Show | Silver ✎ | Television & VOD / Long Form - Series
One Show | Silver ✎ | Editing / Single
One Show | Merit | Direction / Single
One Show | Merit | Cinematography / Single
One Show | Merit | Television & VOD / Long Form - Single
ADC | Bronze ❒ | Advertising: Craft in Video / Cinematography
ADC | Bronze ❒ | Advertising: Craft in Video / Direction - Single
AICP | ▲ Advertising Excellence/Campaign
AICP | ▲ Licensed Soundtrack or Arrangement
AICP | ▲ Production
Gold Clio | Film Craft: Editing
Bronze Music Clio | Use of Music in Film/Video