Black Ice

short film

Akwasi Frimpong dared to dream. In 2018 that belief paid off: Akwasi became the first Black male skeleton athlete in the history of the Olympic Games and Ghana's second-ever Winter Olympian. While an unfortunately timed Covid diagnosis has kept him from qualifying for Beijing 2022, Akwasi continues to show the power of Dreaming On.

Credits

Client: On Running:

Starring: Akwasi Frimpong

Production Company: Hungry Man

Director: Richard Bullock

Executive Producer: Matt Buels

Producer: Hannah Stone

Producer: Jack Beardsley

Animation: Brett McManus & Machines of Loving Grace

South African Unit: Production Company: Gatehouse

Austrian Unit: Production Company: Creative Creatures

DOP: Theo Tennant

DOP: Devin Toselli

Post Production: Heckler

Lead Editor: Andrew Holmes

Creative Producer: Coralie Tapper

Executive Producer: Will Alexander

Colourist: Fergus Rotherham

Music & Sound: Heckler Sound

Rerecording Mixer: Dave Robertson

Composer: Dustin Lau

D&AD Winner 2022

Best Short Film. Craft category. One Club for Creativity