Social activation for Mercedes-Benz Deutschland, in celebration of International Children’s Day.

Home With Them

Written by: Alex McFadyen

Produced by: Alex McFadyen & Julian Gerdes

Directed by: Sam Templeton & Alex McFadyen

DoP: Sebastian Beyrer

First AC: Finnegan Wagner

Gaffer: Vincent Moreau

Gaffer & Production Assistant: Dylan McFadyen

Editor: Sam Templeton

Color Grade: Megan Tomeo

Music Composition: Francesco Figliomeni

Costume: Alex McFadyen

Costume Assistant: Elisa Schenke

HMU: Anne Timper

Set Design: Kit Lewis

Fraen - mrs universe

Art Director: Fraen Again

Director: Keidy Pech

Producer: Julian Gerdes

DoP: Nils Hansen

Production Assistant: Uljana Naumov

HMU: Ivana Miltner

Edit: Hannes Weisshaupt

Color Grade: Florian Stärk

mrs universe is a song about empowerment. It was written from a place of isolation and show a person’s process of self-realisation. With the film, we wanted to pay respect to those feelings. Visually, we wanted play with the dichotomy between self-doubt, alienation and freedom. Between feeling alone and the realisation that you are the universe. Ultimately, we wanted to make something that celebrated the process of maturation, and the divine feminine within us all.

Premiere via Kaltblut Magazine

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ERGO Life Stories

Client: Ergo Group AG

Producer: Julian Gerdes

Art Director: Alejandro Márquez

Director/DoP: Sebastian Beyrer

First AC: Felix Alm

HMU: Tini Sager

Editor & Color Grader: Sebastian Beyrer

This film is the first instalment of the #LifeStories video series for the the Ergo Group AG.

Snoh Aalegra - WOAH

Production Company: Akkurat Studios

Director: NO SCHOOL

Production Assistant: Julian Gerdes

Production Designer’s Assistant: Julian Gerdes

Coverage: Vogue.com

Off of her 2019 album - Ugh, those feels again. Shot in Berlin on 16mm film.

Iris - Femme Florale mini documentary

Creator: Kasafilms

Director: Andy Abzah

DoP: Greg Kotler

Producer: Julian Gerdes

Edit & Color: Andy Abzah

Femme Florale (fɛm ˈflɔrəl) is a hybrid mini-doc on Bergen based singer-songwriter Iris. Taking place months prior to the release of her second EP baring the same name, Femme Florale relates her adventures while charting inspirations, visions of growing, and wishes of becoming a better human being.

Iris - Cotton Candy

Creator: Kasafilms

Director: Andy Abzah

DoP: Greg Kotler

Producer: Julian Gerdes

Edit & Color: Andy Abzah

Norwegian singer songwriter, Iris, makes her music video debut with Cotton Candy, the leading single from her forthcoming EP Femme Florale.

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The Journey

Creator: Berlin Braves

Director: Sam Templeton

Producer: Julian Gerdes

Second Camera: Julian Gerdes

Edit & Color: Sam Templeton

The Journey was a community athletic initiative, created and executed by the Berlin Braves in 2018. For 8 weeks, we trained prepare 40 kids for their first ever half marathon - the ‘Homies Half’. Along the way, we portrayed the many young athletes taking part in the program and gave them a platform to their individual stories.

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In The Zone

Cilent: Nike Berlin

Agency: Berliln Braves

Director & DoP: Sam Templeton

Producer: Julian Gerdes

Edit & Color: Sam Templeton

Athlete: Gideon Paul

Athletic portrait of boxer/runner, Gideon Paul, for Nike Berlin and Berlin Braves.

…and so, we move to Otherlands

Creators: Noah Slee & Sam Templeton

Director & DoP: Sam Templeton

Berlin Crew Production Assistant: Julian Gerdes

BTS Still Photographer: Julian Gerdes

Edit & Color: Sam Templeton

Covergage: Highsnobiety.com

Noah Slee is a New Zealand born musician, currently based in Berlin, Germany. Directed by Sam Templeton, his new short film ‘…and so, we move to Otherlands’ is a love letter to the healing power of dance. The 15 minute video spans over 4 continents (New Zealand, Germany, Australia and the U.S.), showcases a variety of dance aesthetics and traditions, and includes 10 tracks by the artist himself. Most of which appear on Noah’s debut album Otherland, which came out last year.

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RTRGRD

Creator: Sam Templeton & Jaslyn Reader

Director & DoP: Sam Templeton

PA + Camera Assistant: Julian Gerdes

Editor & Color: Sam Templeton

RTRGRD is a dance film by Australian contemporary ballet dancer Jaslyn Reader and New Zealand videographer Sam Templeton. The film was created in Berlin, born out of the tension between loneliness and being alone in a generation of urban nomadism.

Eli

Client: Berlin Braves

Agency: Vigics

Director: Robinov Kikic

DoP: Tobias Smeets

AC: Thijs Bestemaan

Production: Sophie Victorine

Location Production: Julian Gerdes & Thabo Paul

Edit: Erik @ De Grot

Music: Gerben @ Six Feet High

Originally titled ‘The Becoming’, Eli is a visual story about a a boy with hoop dreams and a desire for community.

18K

Creator: Julian Gerdes

Song: Alltime by Swarvy

A collection of 35mm ‘throw aways’. A series of moments, experiences and faces that made 2018 such a joyful, soul inspiring year for me and my friends group.