The North Face x Gucci

Birdwatching with Gucci, The North Face and Flock Together

A new generation of birdwatching enthusiasts are breaking down the stereotype of what outdoor recreation looks like and who it is for. Through it, more people are discovering the mental and physical benefits of being in nature. Among those leading the charge is Flock Together, a birdwatching collective redefining what birdwatching looks like by challenging the underrepresentation of Black and other POC in nature. In partnership with The North Face x Gucci, this campaign brings to the fore those changing the outdoors for the better.

This campaign film features the Flock Together founders Lalu ‘Ollie’ Olanipekun and Nadeem Perera as the intrepid guides of a whimsical bird watching tour. An ode to the great outdoors that has served even more purpose to most this last year, and a colourful reflection of the playful collaboration between two brands.

  • DIRECTOR Fiona Jane Burgess

  • Executive Producer Kadri Mahmoud

  • Production Company COMPULSORY

  • PRODUCER Natalie Steiner

  • DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Luke C. Harper

  • AR Camera Operator Josh Brooks

  • Focus Puller Samuel Johnson

  • Loader Ashton Born

  • Camera Trainee Elizabeth Gbejuade

  • Grip Dan Huntley

  • 1st AD Luke Goodrich

  • 2nd AD Charlie Kilick

  • Runner Giulia Lyla Balsamo

  • Runner Sam Page Jones

  • Runner Barney Lee

  • Runner Denis Norty

  • Runner Brian Githiomi

  • Line Producer Adam Farley

  • Key Production Assistant Alice Hayes

  • Production Assistant Sinead Solomon

  • Production Assistant Jo Thompson

  • Covid Supervisor Connor Quinn

  • Production Designer Clarisse d’Arcimoles

  • Art Assistant Jessica Morris

  • Art Assistant Kate Rothery

  • Animal Handlers A-Z Animals

  • Sound Recordist Charlotte Homeshaw

  • Lead Makeup Artist Rocio Cuenca

  • Makeup Assistant Faye Bluff

  • Makeup Assistant Olivia Cochrane

  • Hair Stylist Yuuki Yanase

  • Hair Stylist Assistant Michi Yangi

  • Hair Stylist Assistant Masaki Ueda

  • Stylist Ola Ebiti

  • Stylist Assistant Bethany Parkinson

  • Stylist Assistant Niki Ranger

  • Stylist Assistant Leonor Carvalho

  • Seamstress Nafisa Tosh

  • Editor Rich Woolway at Stitch

  • Colourist Rich Fearon @at Black Kite Studios

  • Music Composition Marlon Beatt

  • Sound Design & Mix Tom Parker at OPM

Description

A new generation of birdwatching enthusiasts are breaking down the stereotype of what outdoor recreation looks like and who it is for. Through it, more people are discovering the mental and physical benefits of being in nature. Among those leading the charge is Flock Together, a birdwatching collective redefining what birdwatching looks like by challenging the underrepresentation of Black and other POC in nature. In partnership with The North Face x Gucci, this campaign brings to the fore those changing the outdoors for the better.

This campaign film features the Flock Together founders Lalu ‘Ollie’ Olanipekun and Nadeem Perera as the intrepid guides of a whimsical bird watching tour. An ode to the great outdoors that has served even more purpose to most this last year, and a colourful reflection of the playful collaboration between two brands.

DIRECTOR
Fiona Jane Burgess
Executive Producer
Kadri Mahmoud
Production Company
COMPULSORY
PRODUCER
Natalie Steiner
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Luke C. Harper
AR Camera Operator
Josh Brooks
Focus Puller
Samuel Johnson
Loader
Ashton Born
Camera Trainee
Elizabeth Gbejuade
Grip
Dan Huntley
1st AD
Luke Goodrich
2nd AD
Charlie Kilick
Runner
Giulia Lyla Balsamo
Runner
Sam Page Jones
Runner
Barney Lee
Runner
Denis Norty
Runner
Brian Githiomi
Line Producer
Adam Farley
Key Production Assistant
Alice Hayes
Production Assistant
Sinead Solomon
Production Assistant
Jo Thompson
Covid Supervisor
Connor Quinn
Production Designer
Clarisse d’Arcimoles
Art Assistant
Jessica Morris
Art Assistant
Kate Rothery
Animal Handlers
A-Z Animals
Sound Recordist
Charlotte Homeshaw
Lead Makeup Artist
Rocio Cuenca
Makeup Assistant
Faye Bluff
Makeup Assistant
Olivia Cochrane
Hair Stylist
Yuuki Yanase
Hair Stylist Assistant
Michi Yangi
Hair Stylist Assistant
Masaki Ueda
Stylist
Ola Ebiti
Stylist Assistant
Bethany Parkinson
Stylist Assistant
Niki Ranger
Stylist Assistant
Leonor Carvalho
Seamstress
Nafisa Tosh
Editor
Rich Woolway at Stitch
Colourist
Rich Fearon @at Black Kite Studios
Music Composition
Marlon Beatt
Sound Design & Mix
Tom Parker at OPM