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Surfing Through The Odds, The Soma Surf Story

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Surfing Through The Odds, The Soma Surf Story by Shutterstock Studios

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Title
  • Surfing Through The Odds, The Soma Surf Story
Entrant
  • Shutterstock Studios

About This Project

Summary

In 2021, Coming Soon discovered a content gap when they searched for Black girls surfing in the main stock libraries while working with Soma Surf, an NGO that aims to empower the girls in São Tomé and Príncipe through surf therapy. Shocked by this, Coming Soon approached Betclic, a brand that aims to give visibility to people that defy the odds in sport, and together with Shutterstock we decided to create a collection of assets featuring the Soma girls and a documentary to tell their story.

Goals & Objectives

Our main goal was to raise awareness about the lack of representation in surf and promote diversity in the sport. At the same time we wanted to bring visibility to Soma Surf's work and support them through the licensing of the stock assets.

Results & Impact

Donations have increased by 5,568%. Since October, 634 assets have been licensed across 39 countries. The campaign had a 40.3M reach, and it has been organically showcased by media outlets in Europe, US and Brazil. The documentary has been selected by TAP Airline, enabling us to reach more audiences

the team

Francisca Sequeira
  • Founder and President
  • Soma Surf
Rita Xavier
  • Head of Communications
  • Soma Surf
Pedro Bexiga
  • Executive Creative Director and Art Director
  • Coming Soon
Marcelo Lourenço
  • Executive Creative Director and Copywriter
  • Coming Soon
Ricardo Domingues
  • Head of International Markets
  • Betclic
Ricardo Malaquias
  • Marketing Project Manager
  • Betclic
Francisco Faria
  • Branded Content Manager
  • Betclic
Aiden Darné
  • VP
  • Shutterstock Studios
Adam Barnett
  • Director of Production EMEA & APAC
  • Shutterstock Studios
Noelia Lage Vazquez
  • Executive Producer EMEA
  • Shutterstock Studios
Ana Roseira
  • Client Success Manager
  • Shutterstock Studios
Nailah Blissett
  • UK Producer
Anco Henning
  • South Africa Producer
Ana Catarina
  • Photographer
Ana-Filipa Domingues
  • Director
Thiago Theophilo
  • 2nd Photographer, Videographer and DIT
Bryan Garrick Little
  • Director of Photography
Diogo Domingues
  • Water Cinematographer and 1st AC
Nic Eve
  • 3rd Camera and BTS
Khanya Cona
  • Sound Recordist
Kuassa Neves
  • São Tomé and Príncipe Fixer
Neto Jones
  • Senior Offline and Online Editor
  • LaLoca Post House
Sanki Razer
  • Story Editor
Aline Biz
  • Colurist
  • LaLoca Post House
Thiago Duar
  • Sound Design and Mix
Bruno Lima
  • Sound Design and Mix
Rachael Williams
  • Stock Post-Producer
  • Shutterstock Studios
Ryan Tacay
  • Retoucher
  • Shutterstock Studios