A couple sharing a quiet moment in the Black Men Love campaign.
Shea Moisture Men / Film

Black Men Love, for Shea Moisture Men.

09/ 12

Client
Shea Moisture Men / Unilever
Discipline
Film / Audience intelligence
Recognition
Webby Award, two Telly Awards, Inclusion Award, Cannes nomination

First, see the person.

Love.
In their
own words.

What we changed

From a category.
To a connection.

We put love and lived experience at the center of the story. Audience insight became Black Men Love, a film series we developed, wrote and directed.

  • Audience intelligence
  • Writing & direction

1 Webby.
2 Tellys.
Plus an Inclusion Award and a Cannes nomination.

Shea Moisture Men, Black Men Love campaign film09

Inside the idea

01The brief

An audience deserves to feel seen.

In a crowded category, Shea Moisture Men needed a story that would connect with its audience and give the brand a distinct voice.

Services and roles
Audience analysis
Writing
Direction

02The decision

Lead with what matters.

We developed, wrote and directed Black Men Love: a film series centered on love and lived experience. The work reached audiences through the brand’s channels and community events.

A portrait from the Black Men Love campaign film.
Black Men Love / Portraits of connection01 / 02
Framed family photographs shown in the Black Men Love film.
The details that make a story human.02 / 02

Recognition and results

A conversation that resonated.

1Webby Award
2Telly Awards
2024Inclusion Award

The campaign earned a Webby Award, two Telly Awards and an Inclusion Award. It also received a Cannes nomination.

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