Mercedes and a moment of bliss
Directed by Peter Thwaites and produced by The Corner Shop for Merkley + Partners, the film captures the messy reality of family life and the comfort of a car that holds it all together.
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In Mercedes-Benz’s latest spot, a quiet moment between two people sets up a very familiar kind of chaos.
The film opens on a rain-slicked parking lot at night, where a couple sits together in their GLE, the world outside still and silent. The man selects a song titled Bliss on the touchscreen and turns to his wife with a small smile, a rare, stolen moment of peace.
Seconds later, the car is flooded with muddy, loud, post-soccer teenage boys, piling in over one another, still buzzing with energy. One of them immediately calls out, “Hey Mercedes, play Josh’s playlist.”
The spot closes warmly: “Welcome to your happy place. Welcome to your home.” Directed by Peter Thwaites and produced by The Corner Shop for Merkley + Partners, the film captures the messy reality of family life and the comfort of a car that holds it all together.
Credits
View on- Agency Merkley & Partners/New York
- Production Company The Corner Shop
- Director Peter Thwaites
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Credits
View on- Agency Merkley & Partners/New York
- Production Company The Corner Shop
- Director Peter Thwaites
- Ad Agency Omnicom Productions/London
- Editing NOMAD Editing Company/London
- VFX Preymaker
- Executive Director Francesca De Luca
- Group Creative Director Chris Landi
- Group Creative Director Saks Afridi
- Copywriter Jimmy Baras
- Art Director John Malone
- Senior Creative Producer Scott Mushinskie
- Executive Producer Alex Kobak
- Editor/Partner Jai Shukla
- Editor Tommy Palumbo
- Assistant Editor Jodi McCormack
- Post Producer Carrie Fleming
- Executive VFX Producer Melanie Wickham
- Post Producer Jacob Weeks
- VFX Supervisor Adam Lambert
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Credits
powered by- Agency Merkley & Partners/New York
- Production Company The Corner Shop
- Director Peter Thwaites
- Ad Agency Omnicom Productions/London
- Editing NOMAD Editing Company/London
- VFX Preymaker
- Executive Director Francesca De Luca
- Group Creative Director Chris Landi
- Group Creative Director Saks Afridi
- Copywriter Jimmy Baras
- Art Director John Malone
- Senior Creative Producer Scott Mushinskie
- Executive Producer Alex Kobak
- Editor/Partner Jai Shukla
- Editor Tommy Palumbo
- Assistant Editor Jodi McCormack
- Post Producer Carrie Fleming
- Executive VFX Producer Melanie Wickham
- Post Producer Jacob Weeks
- VFX Supervisor Adam Lambert
