Arcade Content’s Kyle Lewis directed Unlimited Fight, Nike’s tribute to South Africa’s 2016 Olympic Gold medallist, Caster Semenya.
The piece salutes Caster’s will to succeed even as her legitimacy as a female athlete has been continually contested on the grounds of society’s deep-seated fear of that which is different. Caster’s courage and determination is celebrated through a montage of powerful portraits of teenage girls staring into camera while a voiceover delivers a message about society’s tendency to hold female athletes back instead of allowing them to flourish.
Caster went on to win her race, taking a gold medal home to her country, while the film’s powerful message sparked a torrent of pride and enthusiasm across both South African and international social media platforms, with Caster herself being proud enough to share it on her social media.
Creative Credits:
Advertising Agency: Design Futura
Agency team: Gustav Greffrath & Bianca Vermaak
Production company: Arcade Content
Producers: Lebogang Rasethaba & William Nicholson
Director: Kyle Lewis
DOP: Pierre De Villiers
Stylist: Kaley Meyer
Editor: William Kalmer, Deepend Post
Colourist: Craig Simonetti, Pudding
Music: Tapiwa Musvosvi
Sound company: Freq'ncy