Arcade

Thank you all 🖤 Over to you @eggfilms 🎤 — transmission ends —

We’re honoured to have @imraanchristian ’s music video for @sampa_the_great on the shortlist for colour grading at @theaicp . Bravo @nic_apostoli for a gorgeous grade, and all our collaborators for giving Nic the raw material to make magic. 🎨

At Arcade our core business will always be advertising, but it’s exciting to occasionally explore other formats. “Home” Season 2 is up for five Daytime Emmy nominations. We’re honoured to have played a part in this, with our co-founder Lebogang Rasethaba directing two episodes, while our producer Julia Schnurr was on-the-ground support to the production team. We’re grateful to A24 and AppleTV+ for trusting us, the beautiful stories of our subjects, and the excellent work of our technical crew from SA and Ghana.

A little BTS from @al3xawilson ’s latest campaign for Zagg. It was magical shooting with the good folks from @mcsaatchiabel , Heineken, Nigerian Breweries, @wishbones_africa , and our amazing cast and crew.

A little BTS from @al3xawilson ’s latest campaign for Zagg. It was magical shooting with the good folks from @mcsaatchiabel , Heineken, Nigerian Breweries, @wishbones_africa , and our amazing cast and crew.

A little BTS from @al3xawilson ’s latest campaign for Zagg. It was magical shooting with the good folks from @mcsaatchiabel , Heineken, Nigerian Breweries, @wishbones_africa , and our amazing cast and crew.

New work directed by Alexa Wilson. Alexa was invited by Heineken, Nigerian Breweries and our friends at M&CSaatchiAbel to direct this launch for an exciting new product – Zagg. Made possible with the support of our South African collaborators and brilliant crew and cast in Lagos, coordinated by Wishbones Nigeria. CLIENT Heineken Global & Nigerian Breweries Global Innovation & Category – Emma-Jane McKeown Marketing Director – Emmanuel Oriakhi Premium: Portfolio Manager – Sampson Oloche Non-Alcoholic: Portfolio Manager – Elohor Olumide Awe Beyond Beer: Portfolio Manager – Olaoluwa Babalola Life & 33 Export – Francis Obiajulu Brand Manager: Zagg – Oluchukwu Ohakawa Senior Brand Manager: Maltina – Onyebuchi Allanah AGENCY M&CSaatchiAbel Executive Creative Director – Jake Bester Managing Partner Amsterdam – Frances Skelton Group Head of Broadcast Production – Bronwyn Henry Group Account Director – Matthew Mitri Creative Group Head (Art Director) – Delano Chengan Creative Group Head (Copywriter) – JP Le Riche Broadcast Production Manager – Nicole Mohammed Creative Lead (Sharebeta) – Ifedayo Betiku PRODUCTION (SA) Production Company – Arcade Director – Alexa Wilson @al3xawilson Managing Partner – Colin Howard Producer/ Partner – Will Nicholson 1st AD – Bjorn Van Os DoP– Willie Nel Trinity Operator – Karl Schmidt Production Designer – Naobie Noisette LEAD CAST @leapofdanceacademy @_n_amaar @iamsupatosh PRODUCTION SERVICE (Lagos) Wishbones EP – Sugnet Toerien Producer – Chris Friend Line Producer – Abisola Oladipo Casting director – Ajua Dickson Production Manager – Anuoluwapo Folarin Production Coordinator – Bisola Fasinu Location Manager – Henry Alabi Art Director – Chris Udomi Wardrobe Stylist – Zackstyling Luxury Focus Puller – Seun Blue Key Grip – Wale Fadairo Gaffer – Samson Olanrele Choreography – Ukalina Opuwari Security – Austin Omoboye POST Strangelove Editor – Shelby Ncube VFX/ Online – Charmaine Greyling & Darian Simons Executive Producer – Bevil Schwartz Production Manager – Manuel Monteiro Colourist – Nic Apostoli Original Music - Simon Ringrose Final Mix - Hannes Burger VO - Anthony Oseyemi

New work directed by Alexa Wilson. Alexa was invited by Heineken, Nigerian Breweries and our friends at M&CSaatchiAbel to direct this launch for an exciting new product – Zagg. Made possible with the support of our South African collaborators and brilliant crew and cast in Lagos, coordinated by Wishbones Nigeria. CLIENT Heineken Global & Nigerian Breweries Global Innovation & Category – Emma-Jane McKeown Marketing Director – Emmanuel Oriakhi Premium: Portfolio Manager – Sampson Oloche Non-Alcoholic: Portfolio Manager – Elohor Olumide Awe Beyond Beer: Portfolio Manager – Olaoluwa Babalola Life & 33 Export – Francis Obiajulu Brand Manager: Zagg – Oluchukwu Ohakawa Senior Brand Manager: Maltina – Onyebuchi Allanah AGENCY M&CSaatchiAbel Executive Creative Director – Jake Bester Managing Partner Amsterdam – Frances Skelton Group Head of Broadcast Production – Bronwyn Henry Group Account Director – Matthew Mitri Creative Group Head (Art Director) – Delano Chengan Creative Group Head (Copywriter) – JP Le Riche Broadcast Production Manager – Nicole Mohammed Creative Lead (Sharebeta) – Ifedayo Betiku PRODUCTION (SA) Production Company – Arcade Director – Alexa Wilson @al3xawilson Managing Partner – Colin Howard Producer/ Partner – Will Nicholson 1st AD – Bjorn Van Os DoP– Willie Nel Trinity Operator – Karl Schmidt Production Designer – Naobie Noisette LEAD CAST @leapofdanceacademy @_n_amaar @iamsupatosh PRODUCTION SERVICE (Lagos) Wishbones EP – Sugnet Toerien Producer – Chris Friend Line Producer – Abisola Oladipo Casting director – Ajua Dickson Production Manager – Anuoluwapo Folarin Production Coordinator – Bisola Fasinu Location Manager – Henry Alabi Art Director – Chris Udomi Wardrobe Stylist – Zackstyling Luxury Focus Puller – Seun Blue Key Grip – Wale Fadairo Gaffer – Samson Olanrele Choreography – Ukalina Opuwari Security – Austin Omoboye POST Strangelove Editor – Shelby Ncube VFX/ Online – Charmaine Greyling & Darian Simons Executive Producer – Bevil Schwartz Production Manager – Manuel Monteiro Colourist – Nic Apostoli Original Music - Simon Ringrose Final Mix - Hannes Burger VO - Anthony Oseyemi

We’re super proud of @imraanchristian for winning best in craft for directing “Be Free” for @desiremarea . This wouldn’t have been possible without our amazing collaborators. 🖤

BTS from @imraanchristian ’s music video for @desiremarea . Thank you, dream team. 🖤 📸 @solosworld_

BTS from @imraanchristian ’s music video for @desiremarea . Thank you, dream team. 🖤 📸 @solosworld_

New work directed by @imraanchristian . We fell in love with this genre-defying song by rising sensation @desiremarea and knew it needed a hard-hitting story of love, fear and everything in-between. “Maybe another day you’ll find the courage to love me.” We couldn’t have done this without all our amazing collaborators. We appreciate you. 🖤 CAST Desire Marea - @desiremarea Thapelo Molefe - @thapelo.stylerjam Slindile ‘Sesh’ Mjoli - @mf2mahn Tsholofelo Ndaba - @Tsholofeloo Lowembo Takoy - @Takoydodo Lebo Otukile - @fakamatah Kagiso Kuypers - @k_kuypers Directed by Imraan Christian @imraanchristian Producer Will Nicholson @bwilldered Production Manager @mangi_shmangz Creative Producer @martybleazard Unit Manager Lovers Monene Unit Assistant Mpho Monene Director of Photography Marty Bleazard & Imraan Christian Focus Puller Jason Haji-Joannou Steadicam Deon Wermeulen & Werner Nortjie Gaffer Alan Thorpe Production Designer Gerhard Van Zyl Art Director Werner Snyman Props Norma Wildenboer Props Tiaan Volschenk Wardrobe Stylist @amyzamaa Wardrobe Assistant Siyabonga Mtshali @siyababa_ Hair and Make Up @tammimbambo Choreography @tarryn_tnt Intimacy Co-Ordinator Maude Sandham Editor @shelbyedit Colourist @nic_apostoli Online/ VFX @darian_dawood Producers Bevil Schwartz & Manuel Monteiro @strangelove_post Final Mix @field.audio Creative Researcher @diana.mills.smith Written by Buyani Duma and Sanele Ngubane Produced by Desire Marea, Sanele Ngubane @sunsunus and @its.thuthuka.again Engineered by Jacques Du Plessis @Highseasstudios Assisted by Onkgopotse Tiro toroh_0_wano Mixed by Marta Salogni @martasalogni PERFORMED BY - Desire Marea (Vocals) @desiremarea Sibusiso Mashiloane (keys) @sibumash Portia Sibiya (bass) Sibusiso Zondi (drums) @sbusisozondi2 Andrei Van Wyk (guitar) @andreivanw Lwanda Gogwana (trumpet) @lwandagogwana Leroy Mapholo (violin) Alex Hitzeroth (trombone)