DIRECTED and SHOT by James Mann. This spot premiered during the NCAA final four tournament.
Winner of 2015 Telly Award - Bronze
2012 Webby Award Honoree
2013 Shoot Magazine New Directors Showcase
Heavy's House of Pain is a boxing gym located on the top floor of an abandoned building in Downtown Los Angeles. Because the building's stairways have long since been demolished or collapsed, the only way to access the gym is by walking across the ledge of the adjacent apartment building and ducking through a small opening in the decorative cornice. It's not for everybody...
Directed, Shot and Edited by James Mann.
Directed, shot and edited by James Mann.
This brand introduction film was created to debut a new high-end shoe brand, the Los Angeles Shoe Company (LASCO), in a saturated marketplace. Combining traditional narrative elements, documentary coverage and poignant interviews, the film explores the challenges of making high quality handcrafted goods in one of America’s most severely debilitated manufacturing sectors. By illuminating LASCO’s powerful role in bringing the age-old craft of shoemaking back to American soil, this brand introduction visually links the company’s work to the global concerns shaping contemporary consumer choice.
Directed, Shot and Edited by James Mann