Gucci and North Face choo choo choose an alpine adventure
TikTok star, trainspotter and professional handsome person, Francis Bourgeois, fronts a charming campaign for the collab from Black Dog's Tom Dream.
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- Director Tom Dream
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Credits
powered by- Production Company Black Dog Films/London
- Director Tom Dream
- Ad Agency Highsnobiety
- Executive Producer Martin Roker
- Post Production Electric Theatre Collective
- Sound Design String and Tins
- Post Production Shivam Solanki
- Producer Ghandi El-Chamaa
- DP Harry Wheeler
- Editor Robert Fox
- Colorist Megan Lee
- VFX Shivam Solanki
- Composer Steve Pringle
- Sound Designer Adam Smythe
- Associate Creative Director Sian O'Flaherty
- Content Editor Ruhi Parmar Amin
- Senior Art Director Josh Wilson / (Art Director)
- Senior Digital Art Director Luca Banchelli
- Senior Producer Adria Paituvi Castro
Credits
powered by- Production Company Black Dog Films/London
- Director Tom Dream
- Ad Agency Highsnobiety
- Executive Producer Martin Roker
- Post Production Electric Theatre Collective
- Sound Design String and Tins
- Post Production Shivam Solanki
- Producer Ghandi El-Chamaa
- DP Harry Wheeler
- Editor Robert Fox
- Colorist Megan Lee
- VFX Shivam Solanki
- Composer Steve Pringle
- Sound Designer Adam Smythe
- Associate Creative Director Sian O'Flaherty
- Content Editor Ruhi Parmar Amin
- Senior Art Director Josh Wilson / (Art Director)
- Senior Digital Art Director Luca Banchelli
- Senior Producer Adria Paituvi Castro
First things first, if you're unaware of the cultural phenomenon that is Francis Bourgeois, load up your Instagrams/TikToks and prepare to be charmed by his gleeful obsession with trainspotting.
Taking what is considered by many to be the holy grail of nerdery and making it joyful and, dare we say it, cool, Bourgeois has built up quite the following, so much so that Gucci and North Face snapped him up to front a film promoting their new collab.
Directed by Black Dog’s Tom Dream through agency Highsnobiety, the stylish and endearingly tongue-in-cheek short sees Bourgeois live out his dream as a train conductor in an idealised version of a train journey through the picturesque Alps, as his co-travellers adorn cosy collection.
Key to the fun of the film is Bourgeois' relish in the role of a lifetime - his chiselled face bursting with delight at each announcement and whistle-blow.
“This was a dream collaboration, to have the opportunity to channel the endless joy and charisma of Francis Bourgeois (train enthusiast/ national treasure) into a whimsical Alpine world featuring the new range of The North Face x Gucci collection” said director Tom Dream.
“Josh Wilson at High Snobriety was the most open-minded creative I’ve worked with and gave me the freedom to explore new ideas and possibilities from the development stages right through to the edit and sound design.”