Whatsapp - Naija Odyssey (DC)

A man who went from being stateless in Greece to become one of the most famous personalities in sports worldwide.

A man who went from being stateless in Greece to become one of the most famous personalities in sports worldwide. This is a story about identity -Giannis is lost between 2 worlds: his Nigerian heritage and his Greek life-, this is a story about an immigrant family, about resilience and connection.

Credits

Cast:
Self // Giannis Antetokounmpo
18 Year Old Giannis // Nicolas Cebado
13 Year Old Giannis // Henry Ezeodke
Thanasis // Kamara Odorski Titani
Kostas // Jason Dario Abode Houanvoegbe
Alex // Alpha Fayanju
Veronica // Beatriz Okomo
Charles // Patric Kabia
Boy Running on Water // Abubacar Sidigui Diallo
Giannis' Body Double // Gabriel Clark

Directors // Nono Ayuso / @nonoayuso

Rodrigo Inada / @t0s_k4

Producer // Luke Plaister

Executive Producers:
Mike Lobikis / @mistermikelobikis
Vivian Odor
Eshan Ponnadurai
Ghada Soufan
Lisa Tauscher / @latausch
Kimi Porter / @ep.kimi

Written by:
Walter Campbell

Nono Ayuso 

Rodrigo Inada
Jason Campbell
Patrick French
Karsten Jurkschat
Jon Krippahne
Alex Little

Whatsapp Team:
Rodrigo Morán
Belén Márquez
Vivian Odor
Eshan Ponnadurai
Ghada Soufan

Translation Team:
Jason Campbell
Patrick French
Karsten Jurkschat
Jon Krippahne
Alex Little

Client // Whatsapp
Agency // Translation NY
Production Company / @wearepartizan


Production Manager // Marian Mikhail

DOP // Andy Catarisano / @andycatarisano

Art Directors // Tunji Afolayan (Nigeria),
Dafni Kalogianni (Greece), Art Willinski (US)

Editor // Aaron Saiki / @aaronysaiki
Colourist // Fran Cóndor / @fran_condor

Post-production // @mathematic.tv
Executive Producer // Hadi Dahrouge
VFX Producer // Guillaume Nadaud

Sound Composer // @paulogallog
Sound Designers // Denis Kilty

Original Music in Nigeria // Walker
Additional Sound Desing // @feliciano_qo


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